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A lousy day is a colorful experiment seeking to translate a digitally constructed photo collage into the material world through a traditional printmaking technique. The project's aim is to see how a step-by-step process, through manual labor, with all its human errors and monotonous replication can slightly alter the visible properties of a previously digital image. As if some tiny mistakes were analogue glitches added to an otherwise virtual visual abstraction. The image of the print itself is built up in the CMYK color channel system which has been separated into four different bitmap layers. Each segmented and cut into linoleum plates, later printed together. Resulting in a second observation of how well a low resolution mass of pixels could be brought to the naturally observable world, yet staying with its comparatively cold and calculated precision. A bridge between technological and physical practices.

type	research exposition
keywords	Printmaking, experimentation, bitmap, Linoleum, pixel, linocut, graphic art, Color, CMYK
date	25/11/2024
last modified	30/01/2025
status	in progress
share status	public
copyright	Marten Prei
license	CC BY-NC-ND
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3168242/3380251
external link	https://www.instagram.com/doctart_364

name	DigitalPicture
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture, picture, picture

name	LousyDayCutting
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	background, background

name	Anatomy
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	BrickCanal
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	VahaseSky
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	Peephole
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	AbrukaSky
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	MossTinCan
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	FirePlaceFriend
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	ParkSquirrel
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	Playground
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	ApplyingPixels
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	LinoPrep
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	MarkFrame
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	LousyDayPlates
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	LousyDayCutting
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	DryingRack
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	InkPull
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	FinalPrint
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	LousyDayFar
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-ND
usages	picture

name	LousyDayCloseIG
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	LousyDayVeryClose
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

name	LousyDayVery2
copyright	MARTEN PREI
license	CC BY-NC-ND
usages	picture

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