Information about artist Aavo Ermel from Estonia

Aavo Ermel Information about the artist
Aavo Ermel from Estonia creates beautiful pieces of art by using his computer and giclée (digigraphie) technique. He uses photo fragments of his own and, whenever he has permission, of other photo artists. He says that “art can be born out of other pieces of art”. Aavo Ermel was one of the first to use computers to create art in the 1980´s. Viewing his art is easy to see that Aavo Ermel has an eye for good design. He is a qualified interior designer and has worked for years with city planning. Aavo Ermel is convinced that each one of his pictures should tell its own story. He does not like to comment on his work. He just says that today the journey from a desire to the result is much shorter and much more precise than ever before. With his effortless elegance, he discovers something right next to us and starts to work on his scene. Viewers cannot imagine the length of the journey to the end result, because they open their eyes only when they see the end result. Therefore it is not surprising that he seems to become more novel as the years go by. In an ISEA Newsletter (The Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts) Mare Tralla mentions Aavo Ermel among the first to exploit computer technology in the production of visual art in the 1980´s.		Aarvo Ermel Villu Kangur (poet) about Aavo Ermel: “Often full of surprisingly fresh ideas, Aavo Ermel is undoubtedly one of those creative people who are convinced that a piece of art does not necessarily need to be liked by everyone, but that is should never be depressing”.

About Giclée prints:
A giclée (pronounced zhee-klay), is an individually produced, high-resolution, high-fidelity, high tech reproduction done on a special large format printer. Giclees are produced from digitally (using a computer with suitable software) produced images or scans of existing artwork.
The Giclée is quickly becoming the new standard in the fine art industry, and is widely embraced for its astonishing quality by major museums, galleries, publishers and artists.

Giclees can be printed on any number of media, from inkjet canvas to watercolour paper to vinyl, to transparent acetates. Giclees are superior to traditional lithography in nearly every way. The colors are brighter, last longer, and are so high-resolution that they are virtually 'continuous tone', rather than tiny dots. The range of colour for giclees is far beyond that of lithography, and details are crisper.
The prints are created using professional 8 or 12-colour ink-jet printers. Durability is ensured by using special inks and paper.

Digigrahie is a brand name owned by the print manufacturer Epson. Digigraphie^® describes a print created: By an 8-colour Epson Stylus Pro professional printer, with Ultrachrome™ and Ultrachrome™ K3 inks on certified paper authenticated numbered and signed by the artist, embossed and accompanied by its certificate. Aavo Ermel will start to produce his prints using Digigraphie technology.