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The term
Giclee (a French printmaker's term for 'fine spray') has been borrowed
to distinguish this new process from ordinary offset prints.
This method
of art reproduction has quickly become the standard in the art industry,
widely embraced for it's quality by major museums, galleries, publishers,
and artists. A Giclee Print simply is the closest duplication of an original
artwork that is humanly, mechanically, or technically possible...unmatched
by any other printing method.
A Giclee
is created by a digital printer's tiny ink jets which spray millions of
droplets of water-based ink onto fine archival art paper or canvas. They
are produced one at a time and, depending upon their size, the intricate
printing process can take up to an hour or more to complete.The prints
are unsurpassed in brilliant, exquisite color, and razor sharp detail.
A Giclee
print has no perceptible dot pattern, an endless array of richly saturated
color, and every nuance of the original image. The highest quality water-based
inks available in the world are used to assure a 70 year light-fastness,
UV resistance, and the same longevity as the paints I use in my work.
(A special UV protectant agent is also applied as an invisible top coat.)
They have
an impressive exhibition record having been shown in museums and galleries
throughout the world, including The Metropolitan Museum of New York, Los
Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, National Museum of Art, The British
Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Washington Post Collection, The
Corcoran Gallery, and the San Francisco Museum of Art.
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