The metaphysical and the physical, peace and perfection with photographer and printer Danny Chau.
The Last Supper is a weekly podcast about art in Asia. Artist and entrepreneur Oscar Venhuis talks with fellow artists, collectors and gallerists about the current state of affairs and delves deep into the multiple dimensions of art.
Danny Chau, photographer and fine art printer
Episode 12 | Danny Chau is a Hong Kong born photographer and printer who spent his formative years in the U.K. In this episode I sat down with Danny in his Chai Wan studio and we talked about how a chance meeting at his father’s Chinese takeaway was the beginning of Danny’s career in photography and fine art printing.
We discuss consciousness and how Danny attempts to capture this in his new photography project, we delve into his practice of perpetual contentment of life and Danny has an answer what art is for.
Realising the potential of digital technology, Danny Chau then decided to invest into digital printing. With personal experience developed in computers since 1983 and digital imaging since 1989, Danny installed one of the UK's first Epson 9000 large format inkjet printers in April 1998, and an Imacon Flextight scanner in May 2000, to cope with demand. With this, he provided some of the first high-quality digital imaging services to clients in the UK. Seeing there was a gap in quality digital imaging suppliers, in 2002 Danny changed his firm's operations, to focus on best quality digital imaging solutions for professionals (in the UK).
He also introduced the now popular on-demand fine-art gicleé printing (one of the first few printers to do so in London). In 2006, Danny moved to HK because he wanted a change of lifestyle and started his printing workshop in 2008, he is still passionately offering fine art printing services today.
Hong Kong clients include Michael Wolf estate, Fan Ho, Stephen King, Wing Shya, Wing Chan, and Nicholas Chow of Sotheby's.
Chaudigital HK Limited | chaudigital.hk
Room 1509, Phase 2, Chai Wan Industrial City
70 Wing Tai Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong
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