The art of fine art printing has become even more precise with the
advent of the revolutionary Giclee (ghee-clay) printing process. A
giclee print is as rewarding visually as it is technically amazing. For
brilliant, exquisite color and razor sharp detail it is unsurpassed.
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 Giclee Print is simply
the closets duplication of an original artwork that is humanly,
mechanically, or technically possible.
The cornerstone of this process are enhanced digital ink jet printers
which are specifically designed for the rigorous and precise criteria of
fine art collectors and connoisseurs of museum quality, limited edition prints.
The word Giclee itself is French, and means spurt or squirt, in this
case meaning, "spray of ink". From a hundred of inkjets more than a
million droplets of ink per second are sprayed on a canvas or watercolor
paper spinning on a drum. Once completed an image is comprised of
almost 20 billion droplets of ink. The latest Giclee Printing
Technology enhanced the standard 4-color process to an 8-color process.
The resulting print has no perceptible dot pattern, an endless array of
richly saturated color, and every nuance of the original image. The
most archival, water based lightfast inks available in the world are
used. The latest inks offer a 70- year light-fastness and UV-resistance
under museum archival condition.
Beyond this description, a Giclee Print simply must be seen to be fully
appreciated. Fine Art Galleries across the country are warmly receiving Giclees.
Giclee prints have an impressive exhibition record. They have been
shown in museums and galleries throughout the world. A few examples are:
The Metropolitan Museum of New York
Lost Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art
National Museum of Art
The British Museum
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Washington Post Collection
The Corcoran Gallery
Laguna Museum of Art
San Francisco Museum of Art
(from One World Art, Fine Art Giclee Printing company in Sedona, AZ)
