Sofa Art framed
Eliska
followed artist Ray Richardson as he made decisions throughout the process of making a
painting.
Near the end of the show, he discussed the thought that went into choosing a frame for the
work and talked about how after he carefully selected the frames for his pieces, viewers
would say to him things like "I think it would look better in one of those silver metal
frames." He laughed and said how much he hated those frames.
So just when you think you've escaped sofar art madness - the frame demon strikes : )
Eliska
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Portraits of Pets and People
Hans Supp
says...
>So just when you think you've escaped sofar art madness - the frame demon
stri
>kes : )
>
>Eliska
I always assumed that any piece worthy of being
called 'sofa art' demanded the gaudiest gilt
frame available. I especially like the ones
I've seen with bits of inlaid mirror that further
enhance the glitzy look.
Dr. Slick
>
> Near the end of the show, he discussed the thought that went into choosing a frame for the
> work and talked about how after he carefully selected the frames for his pieces, viewers
> would say to him things like "I think it would look better in one of those silver metal
> frames." He laughed and said how much he hated those frames.
>
> So just when you think you've escaped sofar art madness - the frame demon strikes : )
>
God, the frame is half the painting sometimes, ehh?
The same painting can have a totally different mood with another frame, eh?
Not to be underestimated.
Slick
Eliska
>Eliska <eli...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message news:<2a1pavshb1cq465g0...@4ax.com>...
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> God, the frame is half the painting sometimes, ehh?
>
> The same painting can have a totally different mood with another frame, eh?
>
> Not to be underestimated.
>
Boy is that the truth. Recently entered the college's art competition and all work on
paper had to be framed and matted. The limitation - it had to be a white mat. It killed my
graphite drawing.
A wonderful instructor I had in the 70's, who was exceptionally skilled in understanding
color, taught me a lot about framing. I had a source then for nice, inexpensive frames.
With her help, I was able to paint portions of the frames to really enhance my art work.
Erik A. Mattila
Hey, those Flamingo/mirror paintings from the '50s are worth big bucks
now.
Erik
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Neil Maxwell
wrote:
>With her help, I was able to paint portions of the frames to really enhance my art work.
There's a Tucson artist named Laurel Hansen who's frames are
integrated very nicely into the paintings. Some are just good
matches, but my favorites are custom shapes, painted to extend the
feel of the painting into the frame. Frank Stella's Circuits series
has the same effect.
Neil Maxwell - I don't speak for my employer
kay & wand
leslie
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Hans Soutt
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>There's a Tucson artist named Laurel Hansen who's frames are
>integrated very nicely into the paintings. Some are just good
>matches, but my favorites are custom shapes, painted to extend the
>feel of the painting into the frame. Frank Stella's Circuits series
>has the same effect.
I've seen many artists who use the frame as
an extension of the work in the frame. But
there is one artist - a male - whose name
I cannot call up right now - who makes these
elaborate frames for his realistic landscape
works. In his case the work in the frames
seems an afterthought from someone who appears
to like the woodworking that went into the
frame more than the creation of the painting.
Anyone know who I'm referring to?