Silkscreen Prints Are Not True Original Art

Screen printed or silkscreen prints, as works of art have commanded lots of attention.

I have been a serious collector of prints. So I have paid attention to the question of originality as this is a factor in determining value. After all, when collecting, you must ask yourself what is true art?

Originality, one of several originality factors has to do with the way prints are created by the artist. Each copy of a print made in multi-copies can be original if done according to established standards.

I have always felt, along with experts on the subject, that the silk screen process did not produce a genuine original because the artist had no complete control over the finished work, as is the case with other print processes. (See the Earl J. Weinreb NewsHole® comments and @BusinessNewshole tweets.)