Klari AGAR
VCE Studio Arts Unit 3&4
WAX 2016
from the series Colour pop
ink-jet print 32.0x42.0cm
reproduction courtesy of the artist and Swinburne Senior Secondary College
Artist statement:
This image creates a deep relationship between the model and her audience with her vulnerable appearance. It lets the audience see a more exposed side of the model which she was revealing for the photographer only. The pictures captures an intimate moment of the model’s sensitivity and personality.
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.
