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January 6, 2009 |
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Created and Maintained by: The Photoimaging Information Council |
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 As one of the largest Chinese fine art exhibitions ever held the United States with over 900 fine art prints, the exhibition showcases rare historical work by Chinese photographers from the 1930s and 1940s as well as 28 contemporary documentary and conceptual photographic artists. The exhibits are printed on the HP Designjet Z3100 and HP Photosmart Pro B9180 Photo Printers, highlighting the essence of the historic visual displays with brilliant image quality and color consistency.  1934-1975 Ethnography, Photojournalism and Propaganda ZHUANG Xueben, Noble Tibetan Lady, Xing Hai Province, 1934. Western China 1934-1939 “HP is excited to sponsor FotoFest 2008, one of the largest photography events in U.S., and to allow attendees first-hand experience with HP’s complete digital printing technology portfolio,” said Patrick Hester, director, Large Format Printing, Imaging and Printing Group, HP. “HP is focused on providing a complete range of professional photo printing solutions that enable our customers to express their creative vision.”  1985 - 2008 - Independent Documentary Photography WU Jialin, From the series Mountain Folks in Yunnan: Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, 1989 Countless Images, One Language FOTOFEST2008 provides a global platform for Chinese artists to connect directly with the western photographic community, allowing photographers throughout the world to unite under a common interest. Master printer and founder of Q-Imaging, Gao Lei, who is celebrated in China for his photographs encircling war and politics helped to organize the FotoFest Meeting Place. The majority of the Chinese photography exhibitions, over 900 photographs are printed by Gao Lei and his founding company, Q-Image Lab in Beijing.  1999-2008 Conceptual and Staged Work CANG Xin, Trance, from the series Man and Sky as One - 2 HP Print Center at FotoFest Meeting Place As part of the FOTOFEST2008 Meeting Place, FotoFest’s International portfolio review program for photographers, HP will host the HP Print Center on on March 8th, 13th, and 18th, at the Houston DoubleTree Hotel. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience the next generation of professional fine art pigment printers first-hand in the HP Print Center. HP staff will also be on-hand to provide demonstrations and answer any questions that customers may have.  1985 - 2008 - Independent Documentary Photography LU Nan, From the Series The Forgotten People, 1989-1990. China Additionally, HP is a sponsor of the FotoFest Meeting Place “Career Builders and Art Makers” workshop where Thomas Hoeper, photo industry luminary and Magnum Photographer, will present on a photographer’s perspective on how to succeed in the art world.
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