Serigraphs
Serigraphs
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 Jiang Tiefeng Huntress 1990  US $875.00
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 Yuroz original oil painting US $80,000.00
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 Shepard Fairey Print NO RESERVE AUCTION OBEY MAY DAY MEGAPHONE US $199.00
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 LED ZEPPELIN screenprint only 500 SOLD OUT shepard fairey obey giant andre US $110.00
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 GEORGE RODRIGUE SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A BLUE DOG SIGNED US $2,400.00
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 The Three Virgins of Venice US $14.95
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 Clerks movie poster limited edition art Black White Variant Tim Doyle US $95.00
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 APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX Movie Poster art print limited edition Tim Doyle US $77.00
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Types of Tapestries
The best reproduction jacquard wall hanging tapestries come from France, Belgium and Italy and the best hand woven tapestries come from China (where they have been hand weaving silks and fine carpets for over 800 years). There are five kinds of tapestries available today (not including originals, which are fine if you can afford them!). The best are custom tapestries followed by hand woven reproduction tapestries. Next are the Jacquard woven wool wall hangings followed by Jacquard woven cotton wall hanging tapestries. Somewhere between them in quality and value is serigraphed or silk-screened tapestries. The least expensive and most economical are the digital reproduction tapestries (village, cafe and country scenes of Europe)
Custom tapestries are specific designs hand-woven for a special occasion or situation. They are woven in 100% New Zealand wool and are woven painstakingly one thread at a time by a skilled weaver. Their cost is far less than an original antique wall hanging tapestry. Additionally, a major advantage is their uniqueness and their ability to resolve precise and demanding design requirements. Any size of tapestry can be woven in custom using either 100% wool or wool and silk combination. Designs can be provided by a customer or a design can be researched and designed by Heirloom European Tapestries, Either way the completed tapestry is unique, beautiful and specifically designed for the individual or project.
Hand woven reproduction tapestries, as the name suggests, are woven on upright looms by hand in the traditional way (as they have been done over 1,000 years). These tapestry wall hangings are usually 100% wool or wool and silk, and have very fine details with a dense weave. This being a ‘cottage industry' skill is only available in a few countries today. The best come from China, where weaving silks and fine carpets has been a tradition for over 800 years. Heirloom European Tapestries has the largest collection of classical hand woven tapestry designs. These tapestries are produced by the finest skilled weavers under the direction of French Designers/weavers. Each thread is painstakingly woven on upright or horizontal looms. Depending on the detail in the tapestry, some of these wall hanging tapestries take up to 8 months to weave. The result is an exquisite finished product with fine detail. The final product has a luster, depth and softness to them, often described as a slight ‘antique look'. Only Heirloom European Tapestries @ www.tapestries-inc.com carries the largest selection of completed hand woven tapestries in stock.
Jacquard woven tapestries are woven on old looms which use a semi-mechanical process invented by one Joseph Jacquard in 1805. The process uses perforated cards similar to the old IBM computer data entry punch cards. They feed the appropriate colored weft threads (the threads that run horizontally creating the design) to the shuttle, thereby considerably increasing the weaver's speed of production. This significantly reduces the cost of production without seriously affecting the quality of the wallart. The Jacquard process revolutionized the weaving industry, allowing many people with good, but not necessarily royal incomes, to purchase their own tapestries.
Wool jacquard tapestries are premium. They provide rich lushness, texture and tactile qualities along with added life. Cotton has been used since the 19th century; it is less expensive and provides a smooth luster and fidelity of color that compares very favorably to wool. Today's Jacquard woven cotton tapestries cost about 25% less than those woven in wool. Cotton tapestries are often finely detailed and are generally not visually inferior to their wool counterpart. The wool tapestry may perhaps last decades longer, depending on conditions such as light, moisture, etc., but bear in mind that all tapestry textiles fade and degenerate over long periods of time. Today's reproduction woven tapestries, whether wool or cotton, use colorfast dyes that under normal conditions will fade only slightly over many generations.
Most wool tapestries have a 70-85% wool content, with the balance in rayon, linen, or silk synthetic for added strength and sheen. One of the qualities of all tapestries is that, as the light changes throughout the day, from sunlight to electric light to candlelight, the tapestry changes, taking on new colors, textures and depth. Wool tapestries soften and diffuse light. With cotton and silk-screened tapestries, the light strikes more flatly and evenly.
Silk-screened or serigraphed tapestries are painted images of the original tapestry wall hanging reproduced on irregularly woven wool or linen (which gives the tapestry the authentic look). It is a semi-mechanical process that requires considerable labor, including hand painting to finish the details. Their main quality, as compared to woven tapestries, is their antique, faded appearance, and their availability in large sizes. They have the 'look' and 'visual' texture of many original tapestries hanging in museums today.
Digital reproduction tapestries are what the name suggests. A picture or painting is digitally transferred to a computer and then reproduced on high speed machines. The final result is an image that can replace a painting. The image is not as specific in detail and can be a bit ‘fuzzy' Size restrictions also apply, as the looms are set for very specific sizing (small to medium only).However, this type of tapestry , is very affordable given budget restrictions. Wallart tapestries @ www.wallart-tapestries.com has a large selection of digital reproductions only all under $200.
About the Author
Heirloom European Tapestries is the largest source for beautiful and elegant wall hanging Large Tapestries for home and office decor. We manufacture a wide range of tapestries which include Floral tapestries, French tapestries, Italian tapestries & Landscape tapestries.
Can I legally use song lyrics on works of art that I plan to sell?
I am doing a series of serigraphs discussing rock music theology through use of symbolism in imagery, and I would like to attach specific excerpts (like one or two sentences) from songs that I feel illustrate further what I am trying to convey. With copyright laws, can I legally do this? I plan to place a price tag on said serigraphs.
Thanks.. I thought it would be some form of plagiarism, but the wording of copyright laws left me confused. I really appreciate the quick responses.
No, because you will be making money without giving a portion to the artist. It would the same situation if someone used your artwork in a advertisment.
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