Giclee Printing - A Real Fine Art Print Process? - 0 views

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  #1 Meldgaard Thrane on 31 May 13

   

  Fine art printmaking has traditionally been based on the notion of making a master plate - called the matrix - from the original...
  
  The association of giclee printing using its conceptual cousin - inkjet printing - has led some people to question the truth of this printing channel as a fine art process. To handle this, I believe that it is first essential to look at the annals of artwork printmaking and see if giclee publishing satisfy the guidelines set out therein.
  
  Fine art printmaking has traditionally been centered on the notion of creating a master plate - referred to as the matrix - from the original and using this to breed a fixed number of 'features' of the original artwork. Traditionally, the matrix was then destroyed by the artist, producing a group of certainly limited edition prints. The more conventional printing techniques such as lithography, etching and linocut have changed in to art forms them-selves and required a degree of knowledge to replicate the original for the artists exact needs.
  
  Today, the generation of a printing matrix is not any longer necessary as the good quality reading methods employed by printing companies results in a perfect facsimile of the original painting or picture. Giclee printing offers incredibly high degrees of fidelity and richness of colour when compared to other 'conventional' printing techniques and because no screen or other mechanical device can be used, there's no visible dot pattern. The expertise that's employed requires the careful monitoring of the colour process through the use of colour profiling techniques and the understanding of the colourspace that the machine operates within.
  
  The print-on-demand nature of the publishing process allows photographers and artists to keep full get a grip on over the artistic integrity of their work which, coupled with the established archival permanence of giclee prints (when coupled with specifically designed output media and inks) helps to ensure that the artist's work will be appreciated for decades. Obviously, the understanding between the artist and their clients the edition is truly limited must be preserved. The matrix is no longer destroyed, but the initial scanned file should be removed o-r taken off circulation upon attaining the defined number of produced versions, but this has been the case and the development of giclee printing has no effect on this common understanding.
  
  Giclee printing is definitely an excellent art printing process and one that is genuinely liberating for artists and photographers wishing to discuss their work with the largest possible audience whilst obtaining a good that was hitherto unobtainable without big price. canvas prints

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Fine art printmaking has traditionally been based on the notion of making a master plate - called the matrix - from the original... <br /> <br /> The association of giclee printing using its conceptual cousin - inkjet printing - has led some people to question the truth of this printing channel as a fine art process. To handle this, I believe that it is first essential to look at the annals of artwork printmaking and see if giclee publishing satisfy the guidelines set out therein. <br /> <br /> Fine art printmaking has traditionally been centered on the notion of creating a master plate - referred to as the matrix - from the original and using this to breed a fixed number of 'features' of the original artwork. Traditionally, the matrix was then destroyed by the artist, producing a group of certainly limited edition prints. The more conventional printing techniques such as lithography, etching and linocut have changed in to art forms them-selves and required a degree of knowledge to replicate the original for the artists exact needs. <br /> <br /> Today, the generation of a printing matrix is not any longer necessary as the good quality reading methods employed by printing companies results in a perfect facsimile of the original painting or picture. Giclee printing offers incredibly high degrees of fidelity and richness of colour when compared to other 'conventional' printing techniques and because no screen or other mechanical device can be used, there's no visible dot pattern. The expertise that's employed requires the careful monitoring of the colour process through the use of colour profiling techniques and the understanding of the colourspace that the machine operates within. <br /> <br /> The print-on-demand nature of the publishing process allows photographers and artists to keep full get a grip on over the artistic integrity of their work which, coupled with the established archival permanence of giclee prints (when coupled with specifically designed output media and inks) helps to ensure that the artist's work will be appreciated for decades. Obviously, the understanding between the artist and their clients the edition is truly limited must be preserved. The matrix is no longer destroyed, but the initial scanned file should be removed o-r taken off circulation upon attaining the defined number of produced versions, but this has been the case and the development of giclee printing has no effect on this common understanding. <br /> <br /> Giclee printing is definitely an excellent art printing process and one that is genuinely liberating for artists and photographers wishing to discuss their work with the largest possible audience whilst obtaining a good that was hitherto unobtainable without big price. <a href="http://blog.canvasworld.com/2013/04/top-5-ordering-canvas-prints/" rel="nofollow">canvas prints</a></div>

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