Zac HIBBINS
Kingswood College
VCE Studio Arts 3 & 4
Artist statement:This series of works is about the exploration of divisions within the social environment, examining the emotional, political, mental and social divides that mark everybody's lives. It touches upon the idea of distance between people in the environment, the conflict of personalities and ideas, and the emotional war within the mental state of conflicting emotions and principles we have to learn to live with. But the first step is to acknowledge the differing ideas and differing emotions of the people of the world, and this series explores that.
Also known as Giclee prints or bubble-jet prints, pigment ink-jet prints are generated by computer printers from digital or scanned files using dye-based or pigment-based inks. A series of nozzles spray tiny droplets of ink onto the paper surface in a precise pattern that corresponds to the digital image file. In dye-based prints the ink soaks into the paper, whereas in pigment-based prints the ink rests and dries on top of the paper surface.
Whilst the term is broad, pigment ink-jet prints have come to be associated with prints produced on fine art papers. They are the most versatile and archival method of printing available to photographers today. A wide variety of material on which an image can be printed with such inks are available, including various textures and finishes such as matte photo paper, watercolour paper, cotton canvas or pre-coated canvas.
