When an artist creates a painting using oil or acrylic
paint we have no compunction in accepting that the work as experienced is
art and not a reproduction. Unless, of course it is a reproduction of a
painting - a print. However, the print exists in its own right and has
special qualitiesof its own, e.g. an etching. . An etching should be
printed on very high quality paper, nothing else will do.
Similarly, the digital print when presented as a work of art is dependant
upon not only the paper, but also the final proof - its dimensions and
resolution. I have determined for my own work that if I decide that a
print should be of a certain size then all the artifacts that are part of
that image as it is printed is what the artist intends. Grain or other
artifacts are part of the artist's intention. when such a print is viewed
every element of the print is part of the artist's intention. these prints
are the art work. An appropriate paper or other medium will be selected
for each image in order to provide the optimium product. My publisher will
print, pack and deliver your print, surprisingly the packing and delivery
cost component is a significant proportion of the cost. however this does
ensure that your purchase will arrive in perfect conditon.
Website Reproduction and Prints
The most common display size is 1024 x 768. Digital images have been
reproduced to fit on the standard display which is also in the ratio of
width to height of 4:3 the standard televison screen. As this will effect
the reproduction of many images created by the artist (as most images will
need to be reduced to fit the display) an additional image showing part of
the original has also been added to the web at its full size reproduction.
Sometimes a hot link on the reproduced image will open a full size detail
on a new page.
The user's display should ideally be adjusted to display favourite
photographs accurately. The display should be viewed with low ambient
light, otherwise the contrast will be poor.
On a Windows PC the user may obtain a better display of artwork if
toolbars and menus are reduced to the minimum. The F11 function key can be
untilised to provide a full screen display of the artwork. The supplier of
our prints will only use the finest materials and will print on archive paper
or canvas. I will ensure that the artwork that you have selected is
printed on the most appropriate materials.
Individual
Artists
Individual artists may prefer other arrangements for displaying their
work. Preparation of a suitable image of the artwork for display on the
web and an appropriate detail of the artwork is quite time intensive. Each
artist may have their own sub-domain of Abstract Artists in the form:
artistsname.abstract-artists.com (the domain abstract-artists.co.uk has
web forwarding so either the dot com or dot co.uk URL may be used) These
sub-domains will be managed either by Geoff Edwards or any other employee
of Xyzweb Limited or by the artists themselves. A visitor to
Abstract-Artists will be able to view a thumbnail selection from the portfolio of
each artist's work. The artists own space can then be accessed.
Copyright
It is not necessary to claim copyright by marking work. Copyright is automatically
given to all images and text that are published on this web or elsewhere.
My view is that most of my own work will be marked with a copyright symbol
but the supplied artwork will only be marked with a discrete signature. |
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