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The art of fine art printing has hit a high-water mark
with
the advent of the revolutionary
Giclée (zhee-clay) printing process. This type of art
reproduction is quickly becoming the new
standard in the art industry, and is widely embraced for
its quality by major museums, galleries, publishers, and
artists. A Giclée Print is the closest duplication of
an original artwork that is technically possible.
A Giclée print can provide a realistic, affordable,
and
esthetically pleasing representation of the
original
work of art.
The cornerstone of this process is an advanced
and
highly enhanced digital printer, which is
specifically designed for the rigorous and precise
criteria of fine art collectors
and museum quality,
limited edition prints. The results are
so rich and
accurate, all other methods of reproduction pale by
comparison. The latest Giclée Printing Technology has
far surpassed the standard 4-color process to provide an
8 or even 12-color process. It is so precise it even
reproduces brush strokes and canvas patterns. Yet, the
process is so adaptable the artist can proof and adjust
each print as it rolls out.
The word Giclée itself is French, and means spurt or
squirt, in this case meaning, “spray of ink”. From
hundreds of ink jets come more than a million droplets
of ink per second as they are sprayed on a canvas or
watercolor paper. Once completed an image is comprised
of
almost 20 billion droplets of ink.
The large size and sturdiness of these printers allows
the prints to be made directly onto heavy-grade
watercolor paper or artist canvas, thus preserving the
original character or medium of the art work. The
resulting print has no perceptible dot pattern and an
almost endless array of richly saturated color. The
most archival, light-fast inks and spray sealants
available are used. Giclée inks offer a 105-year
light-fastness and UV-resistance under museum archival
condition.
After two decades of testing and scrutinizing this new print medium, fine art galleries across the country are now proudly exhibiting Giclée's as authentic (even original) works of art and warmly receiving them into their collections.
There is an outstanding exhibition record in such
museums as these:
The Metropolitan Museum (New York)
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art
The Los Angeles County Museum
Zimmerli Museum of Art-Rutgers University
The British Museum
National Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The New York Public Library
San Francisco Museum of Art
The Corcoran Gallery
Laguna Museum of Art
The Washington Post Collection
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