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DIGITAL ART from I N N O V A Press Release Innova Digital Art at Photokina Papermaking is a two thousand-year-old technology and artists have been painting on canvas for centuries. These two media are the bedrock of mankind’s greatest artistic achievements: from the works of Shakespeare and the drawings of Da Vinci, to the paintings of Titian, Velasquez and Vermeer. The iconic images of modern times have been caught on paper and canvas by Picasso, Warhol and Rothko; they have also given substance to the photographic innovations of Capa, Cartier-Bresson and Arbus. It is for this reason that digital fine art paper and canvas company, Innova Art, has invited world class Photographer Douglas Menuez, renowned book artist and printmaker, Eric Kunsman, and Karsten Ludwig of the newly launched print-on- demand supplier, State of the Art GmbH & Co., on to its stand (Hall 10.1, stand D2) at this year’s Photokina. All three will be demonstrating how the company’s award- winning products, like their historical counterparts, are an integral part in the making of the modern masterpiece. ‘Digital printing may be a 21st-century technology,’ says Sales Director Mark Messina, ‘but if it is to produce images that will endure, that stand comparison with the iconic images of the past, it is artists who will show how this can be achieved.’ The Innova Art stand will carry an exhibition of photographs and books printed on Innova digital papers by Douglas Menuez. Menuez, one of America’s most acclaimed and versatile photographers, has photographed the Olympics, the destruction of the Amazonian rainforest and famine in Ethiopia, and has a client base that ranges from the Washington Post, Time, People and Fortune Magazine, to Siemens, Hewlett Packard, Coca Cola and Microsoft. His witty and insightful photographic account of the rise of Silicon Valley was recently acquired by Stanford University Library as a historical record of prime importance. Menuez has always sought out new challenges and, for him, digital photography offers fresh territory. However, he would not have opted for it in place of traditional Innova digital fine art papers - foundation of the modern masterpiece. Photokina, Kolnmesse, Germany, 26 September-1 October 2006, Hall 10.1, stand D2. © Douglas Menuez 2006
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D I G I T A L A R T from I N N O V A Press ReleaseInnova Digital Art at Photokina
Papermaking is a two thousand-year-old technology and artists have been painting
on canvas for centuries. These two media are the bedrock of mankind’s greatest
artistic achievements: from the works of Shakespeare and the drawings of Da Vinci,
to the paintings of Titian, Velasquez and Vermeer. The iconic images of modern times
have been caught on paper and canvas by Picasso, Warhol and Rothko; they have
also given substance to the photographic innovations of Capa, Cartier-Bresson and
Arbus.
It is for this reason that digital fine art paper and canvas company, Innova Art,
has invited world class Photographer Douglas Menuez, renowned book artist and
printmaker, Eric Kunsman, and Karsten Ludwig of the newly launched print-on-
demand supplier, State of the Art GmbH & Co., on to its stand (Hall 10.1, stand D2)
at this year’s Photokina. All three will be demonstrating how the company’s award-
winning products, like their historical counterparts, are an integral part in the making
of the modern masterpiece.
‘Digital printing may be a 21st-century technology,’ says Sales Director Mark Messina,
‘but if it is to produce images that will endure, that stand comparison with the iconic
images of the past, it is artists who will show how this can be achieved.’
The Innova Art stand will carry an exhibition of photographs and books printed on
Innova digital papers by Douglas Menuez. Menuez, one of America’s most acclaimed
and versatile photographers, has photographed the Olympics, the destruction of
the Amazonian rainforest and famine in Ethiopia, and has a client base that ranges
from the Washington Post, Time, People and Fortune Magazine, to Siemens, Hewlett
Packard, Coca Cola and Microsoft. His witty and insightful photographic account of
the rise of Silicon Valley was recently acquired by Stanford University Library as a
historical record of prime importance.
Menuez has always sought out new challenges and, for him, digital photography
offers fresh territory. However, he would not have opted for it in place of traditional
Innova digital fine art papers - foundation of the modern masterpiece. Photokina, Kolnmesse, Germany, 26 September-1 October 2006, Hall 10.1, stand D2.
© Douglas Menuez 2006
D I G I T A L A R T from I N N O V A Press Release
© Douglas Menuez 2006© Eric Kunsman 2006
processes had he not been convinced that the resulting images are the equal of
conventional photographic prints and even exceed them in terms of image quality.
Speaking about the newest products to the Innova range and a breakthrough in the
digital darkroom, Menuez says:
‘I’m blown away by the quality of the FibaPrint TM Gloss. I got chills- like I was making
prints in the darkroom for the first time. Bravo!’
Eric Kunsman founded Booksmart Studio, Rochester, USA, in 2004, as a fine art studio
specialising in print or artists’ books using digital printing technology. Kunsman,
himself a highly regarded photographer and book artist, teaches digital art courses
and lectures at the Rochester Institute of Technology, USA. Booksmart Studio also
host digital workflow and book arts workshops in Rochester, NY as well as locations
throughout the USA. He has quickly become established as one of the world’s leading
authorities in the field of book arts, and is closely involved in the development of
products that deliver the necessary flexibility, durability and image quality. He will be
demonstrating how the latest additions to the Innova range of book art papers and
stunning Opus range of albums can be used to create artist’s books of the highest
artistic value and craftsmanship.
‘I use Innova Book Arts papers for my book projects because Innova has listened to
book artists about our needs which is different from those of digital printmakers.
Innova’s book arts paper has the consistent grain direction, archival qualities, durable
surface, and highest print quality available one needs to create fine edition books.’
Karsten Ludwig of the newly launched print-on-demand supplier, State of the Art
GmbH & Co., will be on hand to demonstrate his newly launched print-on-demand
print kiosk system for galleries using Innova products and printing on the latest
Canon wide format printers. His is the first ‘open system’ print-on-demand solution
that will allow gallery customers to select from the widest possible range of images
and print images out to their specifications. Matched closely to this truly 21st-century
technology is the full range of Innova papers and canvas.
InnovaIn just three years since it was founded, Innova Art has engineered world beating
digital fine art papers and canvas. Its clients range from multinational corporations
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to self-publishing artists and photographers all over the world. The first international
supplier of fine art media to be launched in the 21st century, Innova Art is alone in
having developed its innovative range of coated papers and canvas specifically for
the rapidly expanding digital market. And the results speak for themselves. When
in 2005, Innova Art announced the launch of FibaPrint F-Type Gloss, a revolutionary
new inkjet paper that emulates the unique surface qualities of traditional bromide
prints, it proclaimed it a quantum leap in digital printing. In 2006, the Technical
Image Press Association, its jury drawn from photography and imaging magazines
representing 12 European countries and 8 million readers, agreed, awarding the paper
Best Independent Inkjet Paper in the TIPA Awards 2006. Photokina will see the launch
of the latest warm tone and semi matte versions of the FibaPrint F-Type papers.
In just 36 months of unceasing invention, Innova Art has given digital photographers
and artists every reason to switch to their digital art papers and canvas. Visit the
company stand at Photokina and you will see the making of modern masterpieces as
they happen.
Innova Art stand D2, Hall 10.1, Photokina, Kolnmesse, Germany, 26 September
-1 October 2006
For further details on the complete range of Innova range of digital fine art papers
and canvas, contact Innova Art Ltd on: 01992 571775 e-mail: marketing@innovaart.
com or visit: www.innovaart.com
Innova art papers and canvas are distributed by:
Mark Messina Wayne ConnellyInnova Art Ltd (UK) Innova Art Ltd (USA)[email protected] [email protected] +44 1992 571 775 +1 856-456-3200
Martijn Odijk Todd CrayeArca Printersupplies (Netherlands) Innova Africa & Middle [email protected] [email protected]+31 168 38 0908 +27-848-531187
Tadashi Kuroda Ian ClareKuroda Corporation (Japan) DES Pty Ltd (Australia)[email protected] www.des-pl.com.au+81 3 5566 2188 (02) 9743 6708
