Artist statement: There is a space between digital production and hand drawn artwork that is both intriguing and alluring. Arriving from a history in hand printed photography and traditional printmaking, I utilise digital platforms as a virtual studio space. Photoshop becomes an extension of more traditional printmaking techniques through deliberate layers of images, mediums and sculptural elements, often eliminating the need for figurative attributes in favour of more abstracted and symbolic interpretation of global issues of environment, compassion and emotional discourse. Over the years I have exhibited bodies of works investigating climate change, the plight of asylum seekers and our connection to community. I believe that art has the potential to communicate through a subtle emotional connection that can influence and challenge the viewer. My work requires time and space to interact – I liken my work to stanzas in a poem.
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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.
