The Hottest New Art Medium: Giclee on Canvas

In apparent recognition of the soaring prices of oil paintings on canvas, artists around the world have begun utilizing a new technique called giclee printing that produces results that are every bit as eye catching and beautiful as traditional paintings, but that are extremely economical. The giclee print method can be used to transfer photos to canvas or prints to canvas, and works wonderfully when one has a large wall or other space to fill.

Essentially, the giclee print method begins with a stretched piece of artists’ canvas that is treated in such a way as to allow the permanent transfer of a print or a photograph onto the canvas. The canvas can then be framed and hung. Giclee canvas prints are durable and are not subject to the same cracking issues that can occur with an oil painting on canvas.

Many people have found that giclee canvas photo prints make wonderful wedding and gifts, as they allow a photograph to be displayed in a non-traditional way that has a far more elegant look than a garden variety framed photograph. And, with giclee printing, you have the unique ability to select a one of a kind image that might be hanging in the Louvre or the Metropolitan Museum of Art and enjoy that artwork in your own living room.