Michelle Leivan - Work Detail: Self Portrait - 2010
Self Portrait - 2010
Print on Canvas
22 x 28
$200.00 USDAvailable
The original is not for sale but this is now available as a hand embellished full size giclée print mounted on board.
What a better way to start off a series of people I know but with a self portrait. The only problem is do we really know ourselves? I'd like to think that I know myself pretty well, but then again maybe I really don't. There is a saying that “I know (something) like the back of my hand” well I don’t think I really do know the back of my hand so well. I am sure I could spot it in a line up of photos but it changes over the years. My hand is not the same as was last year. There are new scars, the aging process is taking slowly but surely taking its toll. The various things that life has thrown at me creating changes I wouldn’t have expected or counted on.
I do know I am a work in progress, sometimes I am stubborn and selfish and other days I am flexible and giving, or at least I think I am. Someone else like my husband could probably give you a better perspective about who I am. That is the enigma wrapped into a conundrum that I am trying to unravel with this series. Other people and what I have learned from them and discovering the impact of those relationships.
About Giclée
Giclée – pronounced “zhee-clay” is a derivative of the French word “gicler” meaning “to spurt”. It is a coined term for the process of making high quality fine art prints from a digital source using ink-jet printing. Artists generally use giclée inkjet printing to make reproductions of their original two-dimensional artwork, photographs or computer-generated art.
The process to create a “giclée print” represents arelatively new advancement in printmaking technology and produces better color control and accuracy than anyother current means of image reproduction. Original artwork is translated digitally with high resolution scans, digital cameras or computerized art programs and printedusing professional color ink-jet printers. High quality archival inks are used on a variety of surfaces includingcanvas, fine art papers and photo papers. The quality ofthe giclée print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums and galleries.
For artists this process is most advantageous because they can reproduce their artwork on-demand with minimal effort and manageable cost. The high cost of mass production for an edition is eliminated and each image can be printed on demand. The digital files are archived until they are needed and will not inherently deteriorate as does the older film process. Also, with the giclée process a print can be made to accommodate a variety sizes and onto a variety of media, which gives the artist another option for customization with each client.
The original is not for sale but this is now available as a hand embellished full size giclée print mounted on board.
What a better way to start off a series of people I know but with a self portrait. The only problem is do we really know ourselves? I'd like to think that I know myself pretty well, but then again maybe I really don't. There is a saying that “I know (something) like the back of my hand” well I don’t think I really do know the back of my hand so well. I am sure I could spot it in a line up of photos but it changes over the years. My hand is not the same as was last year. There are new scars, the aging process is taking slowly but surely taking its toll. The various things that life has thrown at me creating changes I wouldn’t have expected or counted on.
I do know I am a work in progress, sometimes I am stubborn and selfish and other days I am flexible and giving, or at least I think I am. Someone else like my husband could probably give you a better perspective about who I am. That is the enigma wrapped into a conundrum that I am trying to unravel with this series. Other people and what I have learned from them and discovering the impact of those relationships.
About Giclée
Giclée – pronounced “zhee-clay” is a derivative of the French word “gicler” meaning “to spurt”. It is a coined term for the process of making high quality fine art prints from a digital source using ink-jet printing. Artists generally use giclée inkjet printing to make reproductions of their original two-dimensional artwork, photographs or computer-generated art.
The process to create a “giclée print” represents arelatively new advancement in printmaking technology and produces better color control and accuracy than anyother current means of image reproduction. Original artwork is translated digitally with high resolution scans, digital cameras or computerized art programs and printedusing professional color ink-jet printers. High quality archival inks are used on a variety of surfaces includingcanvas, fine art papers and photo papers. The quality ofthe giclée print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums and galleries.
For artists this process is most advantageous because they can reproduce their artwork on-demand with minimal effort and manageable cost. The high cost of mass production for an edition is eliminated and each image can be printed on demand. The digital files are archived until they are needed and will not inherently deteriorate as does the older film process. Also, with the giclée process a print can be made to accommodate a variety sizes and onto a variety of media, which gives the artist another option for customization with each client.