{"id":228,"date":"2009-11-10T13:25:36","date_gmt":"2009-11-10T18:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zatista.com\/?p=228"},"modified":"2009-11-10T13:25:36","modified_gmt":"2009-11-10T18:25:36","slug":"giclee-what-the-heck-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zatista.co.nz\/blog\/2009\/11\/10\/giclee-what-the-heck-is-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Gicl\u00e9e: What the Heck Is It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s end the confusion and set the record straight. Pronounced &#8220;zhee-clay\u201d, it\u2019s a term based on the French verb, gicler (\u201cto squirt\u201d), and was coined by printmaker Jack Duganne in the early 1990s to mean any inkjet-based digital print used as fine art.<\/p>\n<p>Easy, right? Here\u2019s a little more background&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Originally, the term gicl\u00e9e was meant to distinguish industrial pre-press proofs made for matching color from the fine art prints being produced on the same types of printers. Made by Iris Graphics, Inc. (hence the name \u2018Iris printer\u2019 or \u2018Iris print\u2019), these complex pioneering printers used a sophisticated print head to disperse the ink on the paper in a fine mist (aka \u2018ink jet\u2019 printers).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-306\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.zatista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/irisprinter21-400x349.jpg\" alt=\"irisprinter2\" width=\"400\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #808080\"><em>photo: pictexstudio.com<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Decades later, today\u2019s gicl\u00e9e prints are created using professional 8 to 12-color ink-jet printers. These printers employ special fade-resistant &#8220;archival&#8221; inks which will keep their color for up to 25 years if kept out of the sun. The prints can also be produced on any type of paper. Thanks to modern technology, quality is high allowing these extremely detailed images to be marketed as fine art.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-307\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.zatista.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/giclee1angelinasart.com1-400x387.jpg\" alt=\"giclee1angelinasart.com\" width=\"400\" height=\"387\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #808080\"><em>photo: angelinasart.com<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>From the artist&#8217;s point of view, gicl\u00e9es are desirable because any number of reproductions can be ordered at any given time and at a relatively low cost. Gone are the days when an artist faced a large outlay of funds resulting in mass produced images. Now with digital printing, once the scan is made and archived, printing is on-demand and affordable. In addition, these digitally scanned images can easily be customized by adjusting size or the material onto which the print is made (i.e., various papers or canvas).<\/p>\n<p>So you ask, \u201cShould I buy one?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no right answer, it\u2019s a matter of taste. Personally, I prefer owning an original. While I applaud the innovation and appreciate how digital printing is helping us collect fine art more affordably, it is undeniably special to collect art that no one else has. If you are considering a gicl\u00e9e, be discriminating. Find out if the image is from an edition and how many prints are in the edition. Is the image signed by the artist? Do as much research as you can- a source I recommend is <a title=\"IFPDA link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ifpda.org\/content\/\">The International Fine Print Dealers Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When you have the choice, I\u2019d opt for one of a kind. Your art collection will be unique and, most likely, you will have a better investment for having purchased original art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s end the confusion and set the record straight. Pronounced &#8220;zhee-clay\u201d, it\u2019s a term based on the French verb, gicler (\u201cto squirt\u201d), and was coined by printmaker Jack Duganne in the early 1990s to mean any inkjet-based digital print used as fine art.<\/p>\n<p>Easy, right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[670,395,340],"tags":[379,380,465,560,582],"class_list":["post-228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-styles-and-mediums","category-buying-art","category-collecting-art","tag-art-prints","tag-art-reproductions","tag-giclee","tag-original-art","tag-real-art"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gicl\u00e9e: What the Heck Is It? - Zatista.co.nz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zatista.co.nz\/blog\/2009\/11\/10\/giclee-what-the-heck-is-it\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gicl\u00e9e: What the Heck Is It? - Zatista.co.nz\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Let&#039;s end the confusion and set the record straight. 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