Suddenly, a huge spaceship appeared…
Personal work, Živko Kondić 2013.
"I had a good long look as the oldtimer glided slowly under nice mid-afternoon light. It covered my view, kind of awe-inspiring in its bulk. One of the old Transport+Support class giants still piloted by second gen AI, T+S-CV Fruit Fly, to be accurate, had a giggle when it ID’d. Rather unusual for vessels this large to be near communities.
It was a talkative Captain Unit, one of few to answer my ping with more than codes. Not much of those left. I can’t blame them.”
It was much fun making this, and I could go on and work on it until hell freezes over, but I don’t want to. I have this tradition of one-long-run-artwork, I don’t like returning to stuff if I don’t get paid to do it, haha. This thing is 80x60cm at 300dpi, my PC had trouble, as it’s outdated. I was surprised when they said I can print this up to 130cm height!
This is one of my personal works I'm proud of the most. It took a lot of time and visual exploration, so I decided to make a single-artwork project for this. It started off as a completely abstract glitch-ish idea, but in the end I saw shapes and a theme in it. I hope you like it.
The print turned out really well!
The print turned out really well!
Original digital file. I was not thinking in terms of print so maybe there are some too-intensive-for-CMYK reds. :)
Matted print stage:
I decided to work localy with a decent digital print shop, there are no artist-oriented print shops in my town so I went with a nice regular print shop. They did an awesome job with the print, the paper I chose for this is 180gr matte paper. I made one with semi-gloss 250gr Pearl paper, but went with this for matting and framing.
A CD for reference. :)
Framed print stage:
I went with a modern black frame a bit wider than the matte, along with matte/anti-glare glass for a pro look. :) I was really satisfied, it was worth it, as this copy here was sold.
On demand prints:
For now mostly in Serbia and Europe(where I can ship it easily) ~95x75cm, 95€+postal expenses in Serbia, 120€+shipping costs(payment and shipping services negotiable) in rest of Europe. Also negotiable with some impact on the price - matte/frame color and size, type of paper(matte/semi-glossy/glossy). Canvas only with additional 30€ on the price, plus we’ll have to talk it over. :)
For now, this format will not be limited. I will have a limited series 130cm height x 100cm width, 5 pieces.
