what are seriegraphs?

Question

In the art world, what exactly are seriegraphs. How does one understand their value?

Answer 1

From artontheweb.com

The Art of Serigraphy

The word serigraph was formed from the Latin word seri (meaning silk) and the Greek word graphos (meaning to draw). A serigraph is a print created utilizing the silkscreen process. A silkscreen is a frame with silk or other fine fabric ock the areas where paint is not needed. Water-based or oil-based paint is squeezed or brushed through the
screen, creating the image on the paper below.

A hand-separated serigraph is created when each color in an image is identified by the human eye, and its pattern separated and cut into stencils by hand. A hand-pulled serigraph is created when the artist themselves applies
the ink to the substrate, using a hand-pulled squeegee, and removes it from the printing table manually. In today's market most art dealers use the two terms interchangeably without the traditional definitions. A stochastic
serigraph is a completly automated process in which each color is separated by computer and applied to a substrate in a random dot pattern. A mixed-media serigraph is a print in which "spot" colors are applied, by means of serigraphy, onto an image created by other means.

VALUE...
Value is always in the eye of the beholder. As a former gallery director, I always found it difficult to place value on pieces, especially when I was working with emerging artists. Ultimiately, the value is determined in a serigraph via the artistic and technical quality of the piece and the fame of the artist. Whenever, you are purchasing a serigraph make sure you know the reputation of the person selling the piece. There are many unethical people out in the market today vending giclee copies of original serigraphs.

Answer 2

serigraph = silkscreen = screen print. read the wikipedia article below, it's a good one. most of the silkscreening i've seen has been on textiles but it has other uses too. as far as its artistic value, it's just another printmaking process, but instead of carving out a print block, you block out areas of a "screen" and ink it up. then you lay the screen over the thing you're printing on, use a squeegee thing on it, and the ink transfers through the screen onto the item, but since it can't get through the masked areas it leaves blank spaces there.

Answer 3

Silk screen prints.

Answer 4

are serigraphs copies of an original