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In 2001, Patricia
Correia established a new division in Fine Art Printing
and Publishing. This new division is located at the Patricia
Correia
Gallery and was founded in 1991.
Artists are invited
to come create fine art prints at the Patricia Correia
Atelier. Projects are as unique as each artist's vision and
the
participating artists are included by invitation only. This
division was
also designed to interface with collectors, art professionals
and galleries
to provide additional venues for Limited Edition artwork. The
publishing
division focuses on unique one of a kind projects and provides
a facility
for artists to push the boundaries in their own art making practice
through
the pigment print process of digital printing.
ABOUT THE PRINT
PROCESS
Digital prints are
images that have been originally created, scanned (or
both) on a computer and printed with a 6 color printer that
communicates
with the computer. Printing of digital imaging that use archival
pigments
is revolutionizing the art world and photography. Five years
ago, Epson
engineers improved upon technology developed for precision color
inkjet
printers and just 1 year ago developed the 9500 printer with
6 color pigment
cartridges that make prints look as good as conventional printing
methods
such as Lithographs and Serigraphs. Complex mathematical algorithms
at the
heart of the printer's software translate images into millions
of small,
clean round dots of archival pigments that are precisely positioned
on the
paper. This unique printer has the capability of printing on
numerous types
of paper including fine art watercolor paper as large as 44"x
100'. With
advanced technological and color expertise, the accuracy and
output achieved
is museum quality. The present life expectancy of the most common
types of
color photographs ranges from 2 or 3 years to an upward limit
of about 60
years. Mr. Wilhelm (world renowned authority on the conservation
of color
photographs) calculated that the new pigment prints will last
200 years,
which constitutes them as "archival".
PATRICIA CORREIA PUBLISHING
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