Digital BW, The Print

Then I guess I should call my silver prints  archival quality enlarger
prints?  It seems that naming the art object by the medium is as common as
naming by the method...thus if you like archival quality ink jet that's fine
but it is no correct than carbon pigment on paper.

Robert


On 4/28/03 4:10 PM, "Hans Fiala" <hbdm@...> wrote:

> You Yanks are such a bunch of bloody snobs, it's unbelievable. Ink jet remains
> ink jet, like it or not. Anybody with 20x magnifying glass can immediately see
> the difference. If you are so ashamed by using new technology, have your
> precious pieces printed the "silver" way.
> I think that "archival quality ink jet" should be acceptable to anybody.
> Hans
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Roark 
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 8:29 AM
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] OT: What to call the prints...
> 
> 
> Alan wrote:
> 
>>> ...I need to know what to call my prints. ...
>>> Ink jet print just sounds so cheap...
> 
>> ...  Giclee seems to have caught on most places -
>> I hate it myself but don't get me started.
> 
> I was in a gallery with some "Giclees" and there was a French woman in there
> who knew the gallery owner.  We started talking about this issue, including
> the alleged slang meaning of the term "giclee."  This woman, who had lived
> in Paris for years, had never heard of the slang meaning.
> 
>>  NOBODY uses "ink jet" in the fancy sales galleries.
> 
> Last week at the Smithsonian, I noticed that a number of displays with color
> images identified the images as ink jet prints.  Still, however, most will
> think of the OEM dye inks and fast fading/color shifting.
> 
>> I call my stuff carbon pigment ink jet on archival paper. ...
> 
> I also like the "carbon pigment" and "archival paper" (as opposed to
> "Archival Matte") labels.  ("Cotton" or "rag" paper would also be fine.)
> 
> But, "ink jet" ...?  I may not be ready to label my prints with that term
> yet.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> 
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