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Giclée (pronounced "zhee-clay") is a neologism for the process of making fine art prints from a digital source using ink-jet printing. The word "giclée" is derived from the French language word "le gicleur" meaning "nozzle", or more specifically "gicler" meaning "to squirt, spurt, or spray". It was coined in 1991 by Jack Duganne, a printmaker working in the field, to represent any inkjet-based digital print used as fine art. The intent of that name was to distinguish commonly known industrial "Iris proofs" from the type of fine art prints artists were producing on those same types of printers. The name was originally applied to fine art prints created on Iris printers in a process invented in the early 1990s but has since come to mean any high quality ink-jet print and is often used in galleries and print shops to denote such prints. Rooted in contemporary urban culture, Zach Schrey creates an alternate world of characters and designs that remind of us the everyday, yet have an instant presence because of their bold, clean nature. Being influenced by the often-repeated imagery of cartoons, comics, and corporate logos/brands, Zach's work collectively pokes fun at these frequently accepted norms, while at the same time heightening our awareness of this hidden ridiculousness. He lives and works in Chicago, Il.