| Author |
Message |
 
Dake
| | Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 7:39 am: |  |
One must admit framing has not developed much in the last century or so. As for Linda's comment about paper also being an integral part of the art, I agree. One could frame a piece blank of Fabriano Artistico or Blue Lake with deckles flapping for all to see and have a very elegant thing. |
Eric
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 7:38 pm: | |
floating=pretentious presentation |
Eugene
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 6:51 pm: | |
I think "Floating" a painting is just another way of making an
ordinary painting look important. Same with tripple and
elaborate matting. The master watercolorists didn't need to Float
their work. a simple white mat is sufficient.
What do you want the viewer to look at ? The deckle or the
painting? |
Linda
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 9:08 am: | |
Floating a painting is a way to enjoy the beauty of the paper the work is made upon. Papermaking can be considered art too! I have made a work to be floated. The framing of it is expensive; the entirety is more delicate overall (bumps and jars! makes me feel like a pastel artist, worrying over my "children").
If I have such a work to create again, I would still do it though, for the entire piece is incredibly lovely to behold. It is worth it. However, it is not for every work. |
John Smith
| | Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 8:29 am: | |
"Floating" a watercolor is a complicated framing
process that is hard to explain without pictures.
It means putting something (like acid free mat) a
little smaller behind the art so that it is held
away from the backboard and casts a little shadow.
Spacers must be used to keep it from touching the
glass. It is a stylish presentation, but I don't
think it's worth the effort. |
John Smith
| | Posted on Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 8:05 am: | |
"Floating" a watercolor is a complicated framing
process that is hard to explain without pictures.
It means putting something (like acid free mat) a
little smaller behind the art so that it is held
away from the backboard and casts a little shadow.
Spacers must be used to keep it from touching the
glass. It is a stylish presentation, but I don't
think it's worth the effort. |
Robert
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 7:51 pm: | |
What is the proper procedure to mount it this way? I've never done it. |
John Smith
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 6:38 pm: | |
Since we're on the subject of watercolor paper. -
- - I have always presented my watercolors in the
traditional way with a white beveled mat. Some of
my friends now paint to the deckle edge of the
paper and frame it so that the edge shows or
sometimes they "float" it, believing that this
gives it a more contemporary look. I maintain that
this is a gimmick and that a good painting doesn't
need this extra window dressing. I'd like to hear
what others think. Excuse spelling, I'm a painter
not an English Major |
