Canvas prints of 34 remarkable paintings by Harry Sangl are on display at Depot Artspace in Devonport. Soar Arts was involved with every aspect of this project, which demonstrates the incredible versatility of our people and printing technology.
Canvases printed on the HP R2000
At the heart of the Te Kuia Moko exhibition, on until March 22, are 34 prints of portraits painted by Harry Sangl in the early 1970s.
In the absence of the original portraits, which are in storage at an unknown location, the prints allow art lovers to appreciate Harry’s immense talent, as well as the extraordinary faces of Maori kuia with moko. Many of the kuia were of Tuhoe descent and Sangl developed a close bond with each, some of whom were over 100-years-old when he painted them.
The prints were produced on Soar Print’s new HPR2000 press. flat-bed large-format digital press, which is revolutionising printing for point-of-sale, trade displays and signage. It’s the only one of its kind in the North Island.
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Book reprint with ECO 100 and Wibalin® cover stock
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Soar Arts also reprinted The Blue Privilege, a hardcover book that features Harry Sangl’s kuia paintings. The page stock is ECO 100 in natural white 135gsm and the book cover is Wibalin cover stock, which has a vintage look and texture.
We printed the book’s pages on our new CX102 press, which produces the highest offset print quality achievable in New Zealand. The cover was printed direct to Wibalin on our new HP R2000 press, the same flat-bed press we used for the exhibition canvases. To finish the book’s cover, we partnered with the Book Binding Press, who bound the cover to the pages using PUR (polyurethane reactive), the most durable book binding glue available.
Marketing material and e-commerce site
To complete the set, Soar Arts produced the marketing material for the exhibition (posters and flyers) and an e-commerce book sales solution. Soar’s new digital capability makes it possible to produce an integrated campaign of print and online components with a single supplier.
Buy the Blue Privilege book online.
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