Archive for January, 2010

The Art of Giclee Printing: Photos on Canvas

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Giclee printing is a special form of art whereby photos are transferred onto canvas or another medium via advancements in printmaking technology. In a Gliclee print, the object or piece of artwork of interest is rendered as a high-resolution digital image. Then, long-lasting colored ink is used to reproduce the digitized image through a specialized printing process that can be applied to canvas, paper, and other art media of interest. It has been suggested that giclee printing yields longer life and higher fidelity color reproduction than other printing or archiving techniques.

Recently, a collection of giclee prints by an artist has been the inspiration of an artistic collaboration of another sort. The late giclee printer Genevieve (“Gen”) Monacelli was born in 1924 and worked at various jobs through her life, including as a canner, as an employee in the restaurant of her parents, as a government employee, a volunteer, and finally a mother. Unbeknownst to many, she also was an accomplished giclee printing artist in private until her death in 1997.

Her dramatist son, Patrick Riviere, inspired by and wanting to pay homage to his mother, entered into a collaboration with a former high school classmate, Laird Ogden, another dramatist in Ohio to stage a play that will launch the public display of his mother’s collection, beginning with five signed and numbered pieces that he hand-picked for an additional run and to be succeeded by a second limited edition printing before a larger scale printing is undertaken. This work follows upon a book of his mother’s work that Patrick completed with assistance from former high school theater instructor, Ms. Kate Konsigisor, to help the public appreciate the giclee prints by his mother.

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Design influences from the 60’s are set

Friday, January 29th, 2010

to become the new fashion trendsetters.

With Gucci leading the way, design elements circa 1960 are quickly finding their way to the runway. Frida Giannini, of Gucci, is bringing back “hippie” in a new and chic way. With accents of colorful flowers on shirts and in jewelry design to simple but bold neon colors back in strips. Fluorescent shades are become the new black and what better than do accessories that with a leather jacket adorned with graffiti prints.

Men’s fashion is also being touched by Giannini’s new move with embroidered suits and belts with large gemstones. Step up the basic monotone silk jacquard with one of tropical designs in tone-on-tone. Men beware of your girlfriend snatching up the new bright patent leather high top by Gucci from your closets.

Of course what would high fashion be without its accessories? Duffels and bags are in pastel patterns and bright colors. For instance, take the old crocodile skin bag and wow everyone with your new one is pastel blue. Floral designs have stepped down to your feet as well in the form of laces in a new low boot.

So the newest trend in fashion is that hippie is back to hip.

giclee is a fine art method, it

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

associates with the prints which using fade resistant inks that is an archival ink and also with the ink jet printers.
Photos on canvas is a great way to express a picture, every artist want to be creative and must be original in their ideas. That thing can be done through photo canvas this canvas photo provide you an innovative and a strange look to your photos. Photo on a canvas adding a new beautiful look to your photos. using there canvas photos one can easily clear the effect of an externalizes such as bad weather, low light, dim light, etc., It gives a good picture as well. This photo canvas can be placed for a long life time it can be enjoy by your generation’s also if it place in such a place where it can be safe don’t keep it in heavy sun light areas, or water area like in bathrooms, wash rooms etc., so it can be save for long time. There are just three easy steps to print photos on canvas. first one is cropping method where the picture can be cropped by size and shape, Second one is retouching and the final step involves as changing the original colors.  Learn more about giclee at Breathing Color.