Artwork Description:
The original artwork showcases a geometric pattern created with fineliner, digitally refined, and highlighted with golden touches before being transferred onto fabric. The fabric is then mounted on wood and enriched with structure paste. It's completed with multiple layers of spray paint, a blend of pigmented paste, and resin, all encapsulated within a clear resin coating.
"Golden Hour" stands as an evocative visual metaphor, symbolizing not just the captivating light of the golden hour but also the profound beauty and complexities of life, captured through intricate golden geometric designs, structured paste, and the subtle interplay between colored and clear resin with gold foil accents. This artwork is one of a trio that explores the most impactful moments of the day in relation to the sun's position in the sky—symbolizing the beginning, zenith, and conclusion of each opportunity we seize to fulfill our desires and achieve our purpose. Alongside "Dawn (Sunrise)" and "Dusk (Sundown)," "Golden Hour" serves as an eloquent reminder of the privilege each new day brings—to pursue excellence from dawn till dusk or to simply doing our best in seizing fresh opportunities to achieve our desires.
About the printing process:
Giclée Inkjet printing, a method where ink is meticulously sprayed onto paper in a fine dot pattern known as a half-tone, endows prints with a distinct fine art feel through its use of textured papers. This technique is celebrated for its ability to produce prints with deeply saturated colors, thanks to the vibrant pigments forming the inks. It offers a wide selection in paper thickness and texture, catering to various artistic preferences. The brilliance of Giclée prints lies in their vivid and saturated hues, setting them apart in the realm of art reproduction. Artists and illustrators favor Giclée prints for their precision in replicating the original artwork's medium. Furthermore, the archival quality of Giclée prints is remarkable, enduring approximately 40 years in daylight and up to 200 years in optimal dark storage conditions, preserving the legacy of the artwork for future generations.
The paper we love to use at Fineliner Diaries for our fine art prints:
The paper used for the Giclée fine art prints of "Golden Hour" is Ilford Cotton Textured. Ilford Cotton Textured is a highly textured Giclée art paper, offering strong reproduction of blacks and good colour intensity with a texture that holds the ink and catches the light. This Giclée paper has a white uncoated paper base, which together with the texture gives the artwork a lovely fine art reproduction feel. The texture of the paper is pronounced, so if you are looking for the craft feel in your fine art print, this is the option we recommend. The Ilford Cotton Textured is a robust paper that handles mounting well. Print finish is matte. Paper tone is warm white. High texture paper with a weight of 310 gsm.
The "Golden Hour" fine art print is an open edition print, available in 70cm by 100cm, with a 0.35cm white border on top and bottom of the print and 0.25cm on the left and right side. Printed area is 65cm by 93cm.
