Large Format Aluminum!!

iolabs is proud to have partnered with Davis Freeman in creating his exhibitionLooking Forward: The New Heroes,on view from April 21 - October 2012 at the International Fountain Pavilion, Seattle Center.

iolabs worked closely with Freeman to produce (13) 36” x 36” custom-made aluminum prints for this highly publicized exhibit. Here is a brief description of the truly hands on process:

iolabs - hand-made, archival, Aluminum Prints!

Our aluminum prints are produced by first sanding the raw, mill finish material using very fine grain papers.
An ink receptive emulsion/ solution is then adhered to the sheet surface.
The coated sheets are then allowed to thoroughly dry for 24 hours or more using spacers and heated air flow.
Once the sheets are dry, the material is printed using specific ink density and color profiles compatible with the prepared surface.
After printing, the sheets are again allowed to dry and then finished with a lacquered clear-coat in matte, satin, luster or high-gloss.

Voilà!

Davis Freeman’s Website 

Video of exhibit

Facebook Page

We just finished up some awesomeee prints by Ryan Tatar!  Ryan’s prints will be on view at Japan’s GREENROOM FESTIVAL at the end of May - if you happen to be lucky enough to be at this festival…be sure to check out his photographs! If you will be one of the unlucky ones (like myself in Rhode Island, haha) you can check out his photographs via his website, enjoy!

Hope everyone has a great weekend! HAPPY EASTER!

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haha. we thought this was pretty awesome.

Happy Friday everyone!

Happy [wayyyyy] belated Valentine’s Day from iolabs!  Hope everyone had a romance-filled day!

Artwork above by LA artist Shana Frase! One of the many many many things happening at iolabs as of late.  We have had an incredibly busy winter - if you can even call this a winter for Rhode Island this year -  and we are excited about all the new projects we have lined up for the future!

Bored this weekend?  Check out what we have been up to over at our Flickr site orrrr maybe head on over to Shana’s online shop and extend your Valentine’s day a little longer with one of her Hahnemuhle German Etching prints!

Have a great weekend!

iolabs is featured on THE RHODE GUIDE today!  Check out the article HERE!