Talking Art Prints with Hui Cha Stanek

William Robert Stanek and his wife, Hui Cha, have been called “living legends” and “national treasures” for their decades of creative works in the arts and publishing. In this post, Hui Cha talks about the art prints produced at their online galleries: 

360 Studios - https://www.pictorem.com/gallery/360.Studios

1North Studios - https://www.pictorem.com/gallery/1north

Studio 24 - https://www.pictorem.com/gallery/24

Robert Stanek Studios - https://www.pictorem.com/gallery/robert.stanek

Here's a brief Q&A from a past interview with Hui Cha Stanek about Art Prints

Why did you choose Pictorem?

"We chose Pictorem to be our primary gallery partner online because they not only demonstrated that they have the best understanding of high-end art printing but they deliver the highest quality end product we have seen anywhere," Hui Cha says. "Most other online gallery companies severely limit upload sizes of the artwork. Many have fixed caps at 25MB or less or they compress/alter the upload.  This results in an inferior product. Pictorem doesn't do this, we can and do upload our original work at up to 500MB and this work is printed at this extremely high quality level as well."

What process do you use for printing art on canvas? "Our artworks on canvas are stretched around wood frames using a traditional method," Hui Cha says. "The kind of art you see in art galleries and museums."

"Our art is printed on canvas using a fine art printing process called Giclee, pronounced zhee-KLAY. Our prints use museum-quality pigment-based inks to capture every shade of the original work."

Is Giclee printing high quality?

"Giclee prints are in fact the gold standard for high quality. Renowned artists from From Thomas Kinkade to Robert Wyland to use Giclee prints," Hui Cha says. "Not only that, the giclee printing process assures longevity of any work of art. The colors in Giclee printed artwork can last decades without any visible fading, ensuring art can be passed down through generations."

Is Giclee printing expensive?

"Giclee is more expensive than traditional print," Hui Cha says, "Yet worth every penny to achieve a quality result that often cannot be distinguished from the original artwork."

Do Giclee prints have a surface texture?

"Only if printed on a textured surface or using the artistic knife varnish style, which is one of several coating finish styles our art can be printed with. The other finishing styles are matte, semi-gloss, silver canvas, and high-gloss clear coat. At checkout, use the preview options to see which finishing style you prefer."

Do Giclee prints increase in value? 

"It’s very common for Giclee prints, especially, limited editions to go up in value. Prints also go up in value as the artist becomes more well-known."

Thank you for your time!

"You're welcome. Looking forward to talking with you again."