Digital BW, The Print

It seems that nobody like Giclee, so what term do you use?  



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean" 
<deanwork2003@y...> wrote:
> 
> I'm not stuck with it. I've been doing this work for artists  for 
over 5 years and 
> I've never used the term and never will. It is an embarrassment to
even think 
> about using it. In the art world there is always a tendency for
people to latch 
> on to a catch phrase in oder to give what they produce some
credibility, 
> especially when they don't know much and are more interested in
marketing 
> than substance. My old French girlfriend is just giggling out there
somewhere 
> even thinking about me discussing this again.
> 
> John ( spurting off again )
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, J Vee
<j.vee@g...> 
> wrote:
> > I agree, but unfortunately that is the term that is understood by
most.
> > Thus, I think we are stuck with it for the time being.  Does such
a group as
> > koloshor mentions exist?
> > 
> > 
> > On 4/21/05 10:07 AM, "Tyler Boley" <tyler@t...> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "koloshor"
> > > <wiz@n...> wrote:
> > > ...
> > >> > The real "Giclee 101" lesson. If you're going to have a
group about
> > >> > the "business of producing ... giclees" (ellipses mine,
again) you
> > >> > should learn what producing giclees means.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I wouldn't join it even though I suppose that's what I do, just
> > > because the word is proudly used by it.
> > > Giclees have been given a bad name by a soap opera past, way
too many
> > > bad shops, editions made in the thousands that won't last a
decade,
> > > not to mention that the name is poorly chosen and displays a
lack of
> > > cultural sensitivety. It's stupid, like walking around with and
> > > "idiot" sign someone taped to your back, but somehow proud of
it.
> > > I would go anywhere near it.
> > > 
> > > Tyler
> > 
> > 
> > 
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