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. The Giclee printing method can produce up to 16 million colors. When Durer produced etchings of his images, and used the prints as individual works of art, it was as outrageous as Warhol using color lithography to produce PopArt in the early 1960's. Giclee technology was first developed as a proofing process for digital pre press, and remains the ultimate soft proof in the digital printing world. The high quality of the process was noticed in the mid 1980's leading to development of inks that expanded the color range and life of the print.

Cirrus is located in downtown Los Angeles at 542 South Alameda Street. We offer collection management services for both private and institutional collectors. Cirrus has published over 500 limited lithographs, silkscreens and block prints by major and emerging Los Angeles, American, and European artists. store The bookstore offers books, catalogues, posters, and postcards by artists Cirrus has worked with over the years. .

Others, celebrated in their own time, are little-known today. Finally, there are the self portraits in which artists attempted to understand themselves or simply responded to the most available subject--one can, after all, make a portrait merely by looking in the mirror. As works of art, portrait drawings and prints served several purposes. Some were created as mere sketches; others allowed the artist to try out a pose for a painting or experiment with a new technique. In commissioned portraits, the artist carefully and deliberately recorded a celebrated person's appearance.

	Saturday, October 17, and during Downtown Saturday Nights. Call Robert Folger at 622-3508 to schedule any other viewings. A new room is devoted to photographs, prints, and an artists' library. UA Student Union, north side of the mall east of Old Main. Tuesday through Saturday, during Downtown Saturday Nights and Thursday Night Art Walks.

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