Digital photography on canvas art?

Question

I recently went to art show. One of exhibit had huge panoramic canvas pictures of landscape photos (taken with a digital camera). Up close the pictures looked like oil paintings, but they were actually digital photos printed on this canvas as art. These pictures were nice & huge. There were panoramic style and were about 30" x 48" (2.5 ft x 4 ft). The canvas was attached to a wooden stretcher frame for direct hanging on a wall w/o need for a frame. I was wondering if anyone knew any more on this subject. Is there a special name for this process of digital photography onto canvas art? What kind of printer is used? Where do you get the pictures developed? What else is needed for this process? Starting costs? Where can I go for additional information on this subject?

Answer 1

I just saw this stuff in the photography exhibits at the Amon Carter Museum in Ft. Worth and asked about it. Apparently it is a fairly new technique. Now if I can remember the name - Ciba
See the links below for the complications and features of this type of printing on canvas and ink jet (with huge bed printers)

Answer 2

There is no special name, it's just an art or in this case a photo print on canvas. The process of putting a print on canvas has been around a while, no new ground broken here, although some would like you to think they did it first. Some art websites where anyone can post their art work or photos offer this sevice at very reasonable prices. Search under ''canvas prints''.

Answer 3

Well, technically walgreens can print that. If it's what I think you're talking about.

Answer 4

When you find out, let me know. Sounds very unusual.;

Thanks.