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Original Strokes |
September 16, 2005 Volume 1, Number 1 |
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In This Issue To Giclee or Not to Giclee, That is the Question
"Discarded" By Cindy Clarke
Rock Island Gallery 928 Orange Avenue Coronado CA 92118 (619) 435-0212
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Gallery Web Site: http://www.rockislandgallery.com Shows and Events Artist Night at the Rock: Oct. 6 7:00-10:00 PM Featuring the hand-blown glass creations of Mark Sigafoos Beverages and light hors' deouvres
Purple Fluted Mesh Vase: 17"x 15"
Blue Swirl Plate w/Stand: 21"x22" Left: Ocean Bullet Vase 12" Right: Ocean Round Vase 8"
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Welcome to Original Strokes
At Rock Island Gallery we believe discussions of art should be casual, informative, and attitude free. Our goal is to raise your comfort level when buying art, not burden you with esoteric opinions that will have you second guessing your art purchases. Over the coming months we will talk about artistic styles, new artists, framing, design and decorating, and a variety of topics that will help you become a more informed art buyer. Every issue includes our contact information, so feel free to call or email your questions and comments. Send us your suggestions for article topics and we will do our best to fulfill your requests. Thanks for your interest, and we look forward to seeing you in the gallery! Mark Cohen
To Giclee or Not to Giclee, That is the Question
In a perfect art world, you buy only original paintings. Every trip to a gallery is an opportunity to acquire the works of an established artist, or discover an unknown painter whose talent points to a future filled with promise. It is an exciting and rewarding way to build a valuable art collection. However, for many art collectors, original paintings - especially large canvases - are financially out of reach. Does this mean you must abandon your search for quality art works? We hope not, because you would miss out on an exciting innovation in art reproduction: the canvas gicleé. The word gicleé is French for "spraying". It is a derivative of the word "gicleur" which means nozzle. Put the two together and you have an inkjet printer. Chances are you have an inkjet printer at home for printing photographs. Although the basic technology is similar, the printer used to produce gicleés on canvas or paper employs a micro fine delivery system and museum quality archival inks. The excellent quality of a gicleé print begins with a high resolution digital scan that captures the rich colors of an original painting. The scan is then transferred to paper or canvas using a large format inkjet printer. Depending on the resolution of the original scan, gicleés can be up to 6 feet across. Advances in color matching allow a skilled technician to come so close to the original it is difficult to tell the two apart. Many artists embellish their gicleés with original brush strokes. The end result is a beautiful canvas reproduction that has the rich color and texture of an original work of art - but for a fraction of the price.
"Sunday Morning Series XII"
The gicleé pictured here is a 42x28 wrapped canvas. At 3 1/2 feet across, the image maintains its clarity and color, even though the original painting is considerably smaller. Buying quality canvas gicleés enables you to add dramatic color to large walls. We have dozens of beautiful giclees in a variety of sizes on display at the gallery. We can even produce custom sizes of many paintings. It is true that an original work of art will increase in value at a much greater rate than a gicleé. However, hand-signed gicleés are usually printed in small runs of fewer than 200 (compared to 1000 for a typical lithograph). When a print run sells out, you can rest assured that your gicleé will have limited distribution, and you will be pleasantly surprised at its increased value among collectors. |
