Unique
Editions is a group of five artists-- Helen Golden, Bonny Lhotka,
Dorothy Simpson Krause, the late Judith Moncrieff and Karin
Schminke--who
combine their expertise in traditional studio media and techniques
with digital imaging to produce original fine art and editions.
The artists met in June of 1994, at "Beyond the Digital Print" a
workshop organized by Krause at Massachusetts College of Art
in Boston.
The
artists' varied backgrounds are evident in their mixed media
approach to using the computer as an art-making tool. Although
every image is conceived and executed at least in part on
the computer, the range of work includes one of a kind paintings,
collages, Polaroid and image transfers, monotypes and prints
on such varied substrates as canvas, handmade paper and embossed
metal. Moncrieff coined the term "tradigital media" to describe
this merging of traditional and digital tools and "tradigitalism" as
a name for this emerging movement. Unique Editions serves
as a research and public relations entity for exploring technologies
and promoting digital art. The group has forged links with
hardware and software developers in an effort to provide
feedback on their products from the artist's perspective.
The groups also demonstrates to the art world the role of
digital technologies in the artist's studio. |