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Solutions offers bespoke picture framing services, period frame
restoration and more.There may be several appropriate framing
solutions for one painting, thus no absolute "right" in frame design
-- though many "wrongs". Consideration is given to the artwork, the
client's aesthetic preferences and, possibly, the ultimate setting
for the picture.
A study of the artist's intent is central. The frame must bring
harmony to the mood, with a balance which enhances, embellishes, and
complements without distracting or overpowering the subject. The
composition, size, shape, weight and proportion determined by the
artist, as well as the movement, colors, medium, and technique are
important considerations in designing the frame.
As fine art is passed on from one collector to the next, from one
generation to another, regard to the setting is secondary to the
careful consideration given to the relationship of frame to
painting.
After client consultation and a study of the artwork, a
cross-section drawing of the frame profile is drafted to scale with
ornamentation, embellishment and finish descriptions given. If
appropriate, a matting compilation is designed and surface
treatments noted.
"Of all the transgressions of good taste and
common sense that have been made in the sacred name of art,
those connected with the framing of pictures are perhaps the
most flagrant.."
-- Peyton Boswell, art critic (statement of
the early 1920's)
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