Internationally acclaimed Australian photographer and two-time Best of Show recipient Bob Armstrong, received nine 2013 PIA (Printing Industries of America) "Benny" Awards at the annual Premier Print Awards Gala held on Sept. 8 in conjunction with PRINT 13 in Chicago.
The Benny has become a globally recognised symbol for excellence within the printing industry and the Best of Show designation is the highest honor achievable through The Premier Print Award Competition sponsored annually by the PIA. Armstrong earned the top honor for the second year in a row.
PIA Chairman of the Board Tim Burton (far right) presents Bob Armstrong (second from right), PIA "Benny Awards. Also featured Andrew Oransky from Roland DGA (far left) and Body of Work model, Swarna Taylor (second from left).
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| PIA Chairman of the Board Tim Burton (far right) presents Bob Armstrong (second from right), PIA "Benny Awards. Also featured Andrew Oransky from Roland DGA (far left) and Body of Work model, Swarna Taylor (second from left). |
Armstrong, who was a special guest at the Roland booth during PRINT 13, won Benny Awards in a variety of categories, including: Art Prints, Calendars, Booklet or Brochure Series, Service Catalogs (4 or more colors, non-printer), Book Jackets, Digital Printing - On-Demand, Other Special Finishing Techniques, and Print/Graphic Arts Self-Promotion (pre-press companies, finishing, advertising, and other graphic arts firms). In the Art Prints category, Armstrong also carried away first, second and third place honors for the second consecutive year.
Most of Armstrong's Benny Award-winning works, including the Best in Show 2014-2015 Calendar, the Art Prints, and Self-Promotion Book Cover, were printed on a Roland VersaUV® LEJ-640 UV-LED large-format, hybrid flatbed printer - a device the photographer relies on to produce flawless one-offs of original masterpieces from his renowned "Body of Work" collection. Incredible precision, exceptional detail and vibrant color are essential elements for each of Armstrong's prints, which sell for $25,000 and up. And, according to Armstrong, the LEJ-640 delivers on all of these fronts. "When we started Body of Work, our goal was to produce the best printed product in the world," said Armstrong. "In order to accomplish that, I knew that we would need a large-format printer capable of replicating all of the unique qualities, colours and subtleties of my original photos. The LEJ-640 has been able to do all that...and more."
Armstrong's Body of Work is the product of collective talent combined with state-of-the-art technologies, including the innovative features and capabilities of Roland's advanced LEJ-640 printer and also dye sublimated items using Roland DG printers. Working closely with the team at Roland DG Australia, Armstrong set out to achieve his goals and was able to explore and push the creative boundaries of wide format printing. Armstrong is quick to point out that this collaborative effort has produced extraordinary results, setting a "new benchmark for the development and application of original creative directions in communication strategy, design and photography, as well the establishment of new frontiers in print."
The prints offered within Armstrong's Body of Work Casino Collection, many of which feature top models from around the world, feature stunning UV-printed effects and unique, tactile-contoured finishes.
Armstrong displayed a selection of his prints at the Roland booth during PRINT 13 and also at the recent Visual Impact show in Sydney. Visitors were able to see a VersaUV LEJ-640 in action plus Roland's newest introductions, including the SOLJET Pro 4 XF-640 - Roland's fastest printer ever - were on display at both trade shows.
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