Carinna Parraman

Senior Research Fellow: The Centre for Fine Print Research CREATE

  

• The investigation and development of digital print methodologies for artists.
• A practical investigation into alternatives to four-colour inkjet printing.
• Collaboration with Tate Britain to archive the 20th century print collection.
• An assessment of the impact of ink jet dye and pigment colourants on artist's archival printmaking papers.
• The integration of arts and technology for schools, in collaboration with Hewlett Packard Art and Science Philanthropy Programme.

Carinna's research interest spans art, science and education. Her interest in the science of art has developed through digital imaging and inkjet technologies, which has resulted in an investigation of artists' methods for printing, the archival qualities of ink and paper and the investigation of screenprinted colour prints of the 60s to inform inkjet colour printing methods. A proportion of this research is influenced by her work at the Prints and Drawings Department at Tate Britain, where Carinna is collaborating with the Department to catalogue the contemporary prints.

She continues to work with Hewlett Packard on a number of research projects, which has included Art and Science projects for schools I & II; more recently, @rt Exchange sponsored through Hewlett Packard's Art and Science programme; and Boxing Clever - an exhibition and competition investigating the relationship between paper engineering and print.

She has presented papers at both science and art conferences including Colour Imaging Conference USA, Institute of Physics, CADE (Computers and Art Design Education), Southern Graphics Council Conference USA, and IMPACT print conferences.

Conference Papers

• In Search of the Organic Dot, 7th-9th April 1999, CADE 99 Digital Creativity, University of Teeside, p.185 (ISBN 0907550665)
• The Photomechanical Print as Conservable Output, 26th-27th October 2000, Preservation and Conservation Issues Related to Digital Printing, Institute of Physics, Rutherford Centre, London. p.95
• Preserving the Identity of Digital Prints, 29th August-2nd September 2001, IMPACT 2, University of Helsinki, Finland http://www2.uiah.fi/conferences/impact/
• Digital Print, Traditional Print, April 9th-12th 2001, CADE 2001 Digital Creativity, Glasgow School of Art, p.281 (ISBN 0901904821)
• The Impact of Paper on Ink: The Photomechanical Printer's Perspective, IS&T 9th Color Imaging Conference - Color Science, Systems and Applications, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, November 5th - 9th 2001, p. 214 (ISBN 0892082356)
• The Practical Application of an Artist's Colour Model as an Alternative to CMYK, IS&T/SPIE, Santa Clara, USA, 21st - 24th January 2003, p.129 (ISBN 019448087)
• The Fading Characteristics of Dye Based and Pigment Based inks on Artists coated and uncoated printmaking papers, 23rd - 27th March 2003, The Physics Congress, Institute of Physics Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
• (Co-written H.Wang, John Purcell Paper): The Application of Colour Management Systems to Improve the Quality of Inkjet printing on Fine Art paper, 23rd - 27th March 2003, The Physics Congress, Institute of Physics Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
• Carry-On On-Line, Digital Dissemination for Artists, CADE 2003, University of Lincoln, 22nd - 25th April 2003
• Digital Printing for Artists, PICS, May 13th -16th 2003, Rochester New York, USA (ISBN 0892082453) p.455
• A Visual Survey of Colour on Paper and Colour Changes During Exposure to Light, IS&T 11th Color Imaging Conference - Color Science, Systems and Applications, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, November 2003
• Customising Digital Printing for Fine Art Practice, Electronic Imaging Conference, San Jose, USA January 2005
• (Co-written H.Wang, UWE) Methods of Making ICC Profiles for Fine Art Inkjet Printing, Beijing International Conference on Imaging, China, May 2005

Conference and Symposia Contributions

• Practical demo on 3D printing, 17th-21st March 1999, Southern Graphics Council, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA
• Digital Printmaking - A panel exploring digital print making (chaired by Sue Gollifer), April 9th-12th 2001, CADE 2001 Digital Creativity, Glasgow School of Art, p.137 (ISBN 0901904821)
• Using New Technologies Retrospectively, 1st-5th March 2000 Southern Graphics Council, University of Miami, USA
• From Digital to Photomechanical: The symbiotic relationship of digital and photomechanical printmaking, 7th-11th March 2001, Southern Graphics Council, University of Texas, USA
• Print on CD and the 'Bladerunner Principle', 30th May - 2nd June 2001 International Print Symposium, Cortona, Italy
• Panel Discussion: Changing Aesthetic in Contemporary Print, 29th August-2nd September 2001, IMPACT 2, University of Helsinki, Finland
• HP Art and Science conference 2nd -3rd September 2001, National Gallery, London
• HP Art and Science conference Christiaan Barnard Suite, Cyprus 4-6th September 2002
• Paper: Digital Colour for Artists Southern Graphics Council Conference, Making Histories: Revolution and Representation, April 2003, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, USA
• HP Art and Science Projects for Schools, CADE 2003, University of Lincoln, 22nd - 25th April 2003
• HP Art and Science, Florence, June 2003
• HP Art and Science, Nice, October 2003
• HP @rt Exchange, Barumini Sardinia, October 2004
• HP @rt Exchange, Bristol, November 2004

Symposia/Conferences Coordinated

• HP Art and Science Colour and Wideformat Master Class , 2nd - 4th July 2003, University of the West of England, in collaboration with Hewlett Packard and University of Derby

Journals

• Printing in 3D, Autumn 1998, Printmaking Today, p.30
• What has the Half-Tone Ever Done for the Artist? Autumn 1999, Outline 8, CTIAD University of Brighton, p.8 (ISSN 13654349)
• The Inkjet in Question, Summer 2001, Printmaking Today
• An Overview of Paper and Ink, Autumn 2003, Art Business Today
• Lasting Combinations, printing on uncoated and coated fine art papers, Winter 2003, Printmaking Today, p.26-27
• Choosing Compatible inks and Combinations, Spring 2004, Printmaking Today, p.20-21

Other Public Output

• CD ROM: The Helio Database, Spring 2001, Bristol, Impact Press
• Set up the web site for the CFPR and IMPACT papers (2000)
• Guest speaker at Arizona State University, 7th November 2001 Tempe, Arizona USA
• Presentation: New Directions in Print Making Prints at the Centre for Fine Print Research Miskolc Gallery, April 14th 2004
• Tate Lecture: Reinvention in Print: Anglo - American Printmaking from the 60s to 80s, 14th July 2004

Carinna.Parraman@uwe.ac.uk

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