Paul Wicks

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Print Types

These limited editions are signed and numbered on the back of the print, in pencil, rather than on the front, to place emphasis on the subject, rather than it's interpreter.

Details

These images are best preserved either on Fuji Crystal Archive photographic paper in a semi matte and glossy finish, or as a seven pigment Giclée print on acid free water color paper.

Traditional prints are generally made on either Ilfochrome R-print material or on watercolor paper, using an elaborate pigment transfer process. These prints can be expensive and may not be available in the future. Production times for pigment transfer prints may exceed common standards of patience and understanding.

Black and White prints are also available, in a variety of papers and processes, by special arrangement.

Archival color prints have not been technically feasible, until recently. The red and yellow dyes they've used, tended to fade after about 20 years. For this reason, collectors of photography have generally chosen silver and platinum prints, which are black and white.

It may require another century to demonstrate the longevity of the latest generation of color prints. I'm intending to bequeath my body of work to my (future) grandchildren. There's a good chance that my color work will be as fresh then as now.

Fuji Crystal Archive produces images which will remain stable and true for at least half a lifetime. Giclée prints are expected to remain stable and true for a lifetime or two, maybe more. Although no one has yet outlived either these types of prints, they've been tortured-tested to simulate decades of harsh light and ultraviolet radiation.