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Re: print size for exhibition

2009-06-18 by punk_investor

I usually print at 16 x 20 for exhibition, but others in the same shows have printed as small as 8 x 10.  Keep in mind though that size is up to the prerogative of the artist.  Michael Kenna's prints are usually about 8 x 8 and very rarely larger than that.  I think I remember him saying in an interview that the idea was to get people up close and personal when viewing his prints.  One way to determine print size is to determine how far away you want the viewer to be, and use that length as the diagonal length of your print.

Jason


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Evan Wolarsky" <wolarsky@...> wrote:
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> I'm curious as to what size prints members of this group are making for exhibition. My 10x15" print matted on 16X20" definitely looked smaller than the others in a show recently. 
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> I'm not interested in discussions of the aesthetics, but rather what size do you do currently.
>

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