Giclée (pronounced Jee Clay), is a word conveniently borrowed from French to distinguish between the old prints produced by traditional methods and the new prints of superior quality, produced from digital images by a highly sophisticated spray technology. Giclée stands for ‘something sprayed on’, but sounds nicer then its English equivalent. It rapidly gains recognition and popularity among art specialist and art lovers alike.
Modern printing technology allows the application of incredibly tiny particles of paint on the surface of high quality paper or canvas, resulting in the creation of Giclée prints with the appearance remarkably close to that of the original. What’s more – as there is no direct contact between the printing equipment and the paper, there is no ‘ware and tear’, and the quality of the hundred and first print remains consistent with the first printed, ensuring high standards throughout the whole edition of a particular image.
Giclée prints on canvas rapidly become the latest must among those in the USA who consider themselves trendy. Britain and Europe are catching up. Print sellers in London reveal that the customers associate Giclée prints with quality and fashion.
The artists usually issue Giclée prints in signed and numbered editions or limited editions where each individual Giclée is regarded a Work of Art in its own right.
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