Posted by Sue N 13th 2007 July
Categories: Art & Design
What do you think about this issue? I know some people think that prints flood the market and devalue original works of art. Others feel that prints are a way of making art accessible to people in all income brackets. I would like to hear your views.
July 19th, 2007 at 11:58 pm
I think prints are really important. Yes they may devalue originals to some extent, but most people don’t have hundreds of pounds to spend on a piece of art. As Christians are we in this just for the money? Or to share a message? Surely the more accessible we are the better
July 20th, 2007 at 9:59 am
I agree with amanda but we must also recognise for some artists it is their livlihood, what puts food on the table. We recognise that those who minister the word are worthy of a double portion maybe by doung prints we are able to get the message across without devaluing our original paintings.
July 20th, 2007 at 10:47 am
I very much agree with you Amanda. Our aim is to spread the Good News, not to make money, the Lord will look after that aspect if we do what He told us to do.
“..Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation..” (Mark 16:15, NIV)
July 21st, 2007 at 10:12 am
Hi
I also agree that prints or other types of reproduction do spread the “Word”
I belong to a group in Wimbledon that sell extremely well andI have been asked whether selling greeting cards stop the selling of the original.
I think that the customer who can afford £100 or more is a different one who only has a couple of pounds.
The main thing to think about is the message and the image.
And of course the fun in creating something!!!
July 22nd, 2007 at 11:09 am
Hello folks,
I bring a different perspective to this. I guess that you are all talking about facsimilies - Giclee prints. These are essentially mulitiple machine-made copies of original art works. They are often sold as editions but have no resale value. I think some artists and galleries do not make this clear to the buyer.
I am a printmaker. Most of my artwork is produced as monotype, or editioned collagraph, drypoint or wood-cut. Each print is hand made ie. the plates are prepared by hand, ink is added manually and the plate goes through a printing press with the paper. Even with an edition (usually not more than 10 in my case) each print is an original as there will be variations from the wiping of the plate.
In summary, I would like us to use the word ‘print’ with more care.
Best wishes,
Jo
July 22nd, 2007 at 8:41 pm
i think that making ‘prints’ of our work is really important so that more than one person can enjoy the images that God gives us. i like to think that prints will be affordable whether high quality or by producing machine prints. I think postcards are a wonderful way of re producing work cheap enough and im not sure that this would devalue work in any way. i might be wrong. But what values work for me is by how many it can be appreciated by in what ever form of reproduction it takes. i do feel however that in practical terms originals although they may only be financially accessible to a few at the end of the day without the sale of them; financing prints, postcards etc is not possible. ( at least for me!) i think an important thing to remember is that whether affordable or not reaching and touching people is possible just by them being able to see our work. so whether we show it on websites, gallery walls, donate or loan work, exhibit work or sell to an individual or church it will be seen by the many who are looking to see it.
blessings to all who are sharing their god given gift to the world!!!!!!!!