Digital BW, The Print

Very depressing, isn't it? Can anyone recommend a desert island with 
electricity?
Mark
look_ma_no_hands_giclees.com

On Apr 21, 2005, at 3:56 PM, koloshor wrote:

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>  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley"
>  <tyler@t...> wrote:
>  >
>  > I wouldn't join it even though I suppose that's what I do, just
>  > because the word is proudly used by it.
>
>  It's like the "fimo" or "sculpy" artists who insist on calling it
>  "polymer clay" or "low fired clay". They turn colors when you call it
>  "plastic".
>
>  > 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.
>
>  It's getting worse. Epson has trademarked "Ultra Giclee". Now, there's
>  a porn star name. ;)
>
>  Staples Fine Art has trademarked "Heritage Giclee".
>
>  There's a "Gicl�e Printer's Association", which appears to be the sole
>  property of Harald Johnson, who's plugging his book on the front page
>  of the GPA web site.
>
>  The GPA has two levels of certification (and two trademarks), "Tru
>  D�cor" and "Tru Gicl�e".�� Most of the materials the GPA recommends
>  can't actually meet their Tru Gicl�e certification criteria, so I'd
>  lump them in with the infamous IFPO . You remember them, pay your
>  membership dues, get a "press pass" that won't actually get you into
>  anything.
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