Painted Sunflowers: (Frameless Frame)
David Bishop, "Painted Sunflowers"
Photograph of Sunflowers on hand painted background
Size: 40"x 29.5"
Edition of 100.
Each print is hand signed and numbered by Artist
Printed on DYE-SUBLIMATION ONTO ALUMINUM
DYE -SUBLIMATION ONTO ALUMINUM
Sublimation onto metal is a new, cutting edge, way to reproduce an image. Sublimation itself is the process of going from a solid to a gas, back to a solid - skipping the liquid state.
The image is first printed onto a transfer paper and then is adhered to pretreated aluminum (other substrates such as tile, wood, or glass are also available).
The aluminum and transfer paper are placed into a custom heat press, which is heated to temperatures exceeding 380 degrees Fahrenheit. While being subjected to extreme heat and pressure, the dyes from the transfer paper turn into a gas, are pressed into the surface of the metal, and then solidify into the treated aluminum. As the dyes cool they are permanently infused beneath the surface of the metal substrate.