Ain't it funny, though, how IRIS was once the Holy Grail for fine
digital output, while most every other form of inkjet output was
considered worse than beneath contempt, "and would ever be
thus", as someone told me. At least he didn't throw the "G" word
at me.
- Barrett
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul
Roark" <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
>The "giclées" referred to Iris prints that were dye-based, I
>believe. The carbon-based pigments most of us now use are
>far superior. As such, I don't want any association with that
>fugitive medium (not to mention the ridiculous name's slang
meaning).
>
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com
> ____________________________________
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scshaw2 [mailto:scshaw@s...]
> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 6:46 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Interesting interview with Mac Holbert of
Nash
> Editions
>
>
> Thought this might be of interest since it discusses
> getting rid of the term "giclée" from the guys who
> started it all. Only first few paragraphs of interview
> here with URL to entire interview at bottom of this post.
> Also talks about new Epson paper.
>
> ____________________________________________
> Here are excerpts from an exclusive interview
> Royce Bair, editor of Inkjet NEWS & Tips, had
> with R. Mac Holbert of Nash Editions on October
> 31. <http://www.nasheditions.com/>. (In 1990,
> Mac Holbert and Graham Nash pioneered the use of
> the IRIS 3047 Graphics Printer as an output
> device for making digital fine art prints. One
> of their early print makers, Jack Duganne, was
> the first to coin the term "giclée" for inkjet
> prints, back in 1991
> <http://www.dpandi.com/giclee/giclee.html>.
> Today, Nash Editions use several Epson 9600's and
> only one IRIS. Their clients include Robert
> Farber, Milton Greene, Douglas Kirkland, Winston
> Smith and Charles Wolfe, just to name a few.):
>
> ROYCE: Mac, you recently told me that the term
> "giclée" is starting to lose popularity in our
> market?
> MAC: The term "Giclée" is starting to fall out of
> use in the fine art market, at least among the
> fine art museums. It is still being used very
> much in the "executive" art market. I'm
> currently working with several museums to come up
> with a correct terminology. It's very much like
> what they did with color photography years ago,
> bringing out the term "chromogenic prints".
> _______________________________________________
>
> see the rest of the interview at:
>
> http://www.inkjetart.com/news/archive/IJN_11-20-03.html
>
> scShaw
> Atlanta
>
>
>
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