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Jeff Hettwer

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From: Ham Lake/NE Mpls
Registered: Feb 10, 2004
What is your opinion about Giclee prints?
Posted: Oct 25, 2005 9:43 AM
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I’ve been noticing lately as I go on art crawls, visit open studios, and attend art fairs that a lot of painters are choosing to make Giclee prints of their work. I would like to get your opinion about this. Is this a positive thing for an artist to pursue or will it negatively effect the way people think about your art.


Jimmy longoria

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From: Minnesota
Registered: Oct 6, 2005
Re: What is your opinion about Giclee prints?
Posted: Oct 25, 2005 1:37 PM
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> I’ve been noticing lately as I go on art crawls,
> visit open studios, and attend art fairs that a lot
> of painters are choosing to make Giclee prints of
> their work. I would like to get your opinion about
> this. Is this a positive thing for an artist to
> pursue or will it negatively effect the way people
> think about your art.

It is the means to be able to make a living off of your "creativity". The medium is ideal for "budget" minded patronage. They get what they pay for: a well framed "print".

As a framer you have a great advantage over the rest of us; you have framing at "wholesale".

Is it "Art" with a captial "A"?

Time will tell, just as with "hot" Artists the fad may wear off.

As a Chicano Painter I purposely paint in such a manner that the "camera" can not replicate nor enhance what my "hand" has done. The "original" is of great importance to me. I oft times feel like Van Gogh, absurdly applying far too much paint than the Guagians of the world. But then again I do think Vincient the better painter.

For every Artist out there; do what you need to do to make the work that needs to done.


Jimmy Longoria
Chicano Artist de Minnesota

Asheville LocalYocal

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From: Asheville
Registered: Aug 18, 2008
Re: What is your opinion about Giclee prints?
Posted: Aug 18, 2008 4:32 PM
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I found a great posting on Giclees: http://www.ashevilleartgallery.net/xhtml/Article_Giclee.htm

I think that it sums it up for me.

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