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define giclee
Giclée: commonly pronounced "zhee-clay," is an invented name for the process of making fine art prints from a digital source using inkjet printing The term is often used instead of Inkjet in art shops. The word "giclée", from the French language word "le gicleur" meaning "nozzle", or more specifically "gicler" meaning "to squirt, spurt, or spray". It was coined by Jack Duganne, a printmaker working in the field, to represent any inkjet based digital print used as fine art. The intent of that name was to distinguish commonly known industrial "Iris proofs" from the type of fine art prints artists were producing on those same types of printers. The name was originally applied to fine art prints created on Iris printers in a process invented in the early 1990s but has since come to mean any high quality ink-jet print. (source: Wikipedia)
A giclee is a high quality fine art print that is considered to be an important piece of art in it's own right. Giclees can be found on display in the world's finest museums and art galleries.
About Mid Century Modern Art Giclee:
I specialize in giclee canvaswrap and matte paper art. Each Mid Century Modern Art giclee print is created with archival Epson UltraChrome K3 pigmented inks that are rated by the manufacturer for a 100+ year lifetime when kept indoors and out of direct sunlight. These archival quality pigment inks are used to print the image onto high-quality artist canvas with a state-of-the-art Epson Pro 9800 and sprayed with a long-lasting UV protective coating.
Canvaswrap Giclee:
The art extends past the edges, stapled on the back, and is borderless creating a very modern look. The art includes already attached hanging wire and is ready to hang when it arrives at your door. No need for framing. The exception to this is the XXL canvaswrap size which due to it's large size is too costly to ship stretched and will be shipped unstretched and rolled, ready for your professional framer.
Paper Giclee:
There are those who insist on a paper print, matted and framed. I like this look too, especially with a thin black or silver frame. It's a very cool Mid Century Modern Art look. My prints fit well in many Ikea frames or you can take the print to your local frame shop for professional framing.
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