Original Paintings From Archival Digital Prints
Innovation in process and technology keep the pioneering spirit of the artist at the
forefront. Today's artist experiment with print and original painting. Especially for
those artists who work in a series, this way of working offers a broader scope. We
present these works with the understanding that detractors of this process claim that
this is not oil painting in the manner of the old masters. A closer look at the old
masters will show however that many of them did work and experiment with the
technology of the day. Leonardo certainly employed mathematics, perspective
systems, and pin hole light projection, as well as experimenting with paint
chemistry. Many artists used the camera obscura, drawing grids and viewing boxes to
organize their art. Does anyone really think that the masters would turn away from
the tools modern technology offers to enshrine a method from the past? So what is the
argument about? Value, authenticity, and quality are always concerns in purchasing
art. The same is true in modern media. There is a vast difference between a slightly
tinted photograph, and a serious work which has arrived at an individual statement in
it's resolution. The aficionado certainly has the advantage in judgment. We are
interested in keeping our collectors happy. We believe that these works will accrue in
value as well as popularity.
Digital painting is a crossroads between, traditional art, photography, and
printmaking. Certainly photographers have hand tinted, or painted photographs for a
long time. Painters have painted on lithographs, etchings, stencils, and now in the
digital domain.
A première innovator in this field is Glen River. He remarks:
"The individual paintings in the series I describe as 'Print Based Originals.' They are originals because they are unlike any other. A print edition differs in that the multiple impressions are identical. A "Unique" is a one of a kind, usually due to a minor alteration. The mixed media print based original is significantly re-worked with the painting process. The other difference is that the print based originals are mixed media. They are a combination of the print and pastel, acrylic, and oil. The mixed media painting brings with it significant work in glazes and solid touch brush work. This modern process brings together contemporary media with the old world brush master. I also continue to use other art methods and materials, but I have developed a fondness for crossing borders of disciplines to discover an art which brings the best of all these ways of working together."
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Archival Digital Prints
Giclée (zhee-clay) is a French word that means "to spray", and this term has become the
descriptive name for high-quality prints and reproductions that are produced on
professional ink-jet printers, using lightfast, pigment-based inks on archival (paper or
canvas). The giclee process provides an extraordinary better color accuracy than previous means of reproduction.
Limited Editions:
These editions are usually consisting of 200 copies or less. Each print or reproduction in
the edition is hand-signed and numbered. Each comes with a certificate of authenticity
stating the number of prints in the edition, the substrate (paper or canvas) used and the
date the edition was released. This certificate also tells what number the print is in the
edition.
The numbering is expressed as a fraction. The first print in an edition of 25 would be 1/ 25, the
second print 2/25 and so on. The artist signs these certificates, guaranteeing the buyer that
they are getting a particular print in the edition, and also guaranteeing that when the
edition is complete, no more prints of this image will be made.
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