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Engineering as an art form
A sub-surface printing technique offered by label manufacturer, GSM Graphic Arts, has been used to create a contemporary work of art. The Primodise technology has been used by artist, Christopher Dayman, to print his musically inspired art into the surface of large aluminium sheet
The Primodise process works by anodising the aluminium to open up the pores of the substrate. Digital print is then applied into the surface and the pores are re-sealed. This delivers full colour, photo quality print into, rather than onto, the surface of the aluminium. Christopher Dayman’s 24-piece collection utilises the technique to realise his digital line drawings, typography and collage, on an aluminium substrate.
Christopher said: “I wanted to capture my interpretation of music in the style of 1940s tin signs. After trying various techniques, I contacted GSM to see if they could help me. Using Primodise, GSM printed full colour designs directly into the aluminium, creating the tin sign look and feel I wanted, with a photo quality finish.”
GSM’s general manager, Rudy Pearce added: “Using aluminium sheets as a canvas challenges traditional expectations of fine art and creates a new art form. When we first introduced the technology we didn’t envisage its use in this way, but we have had quite a few enquiries from the art world about using the technology in jewellery making and sculpture.”
