Framing changes how you experience a work. It creates a boundary around the image, changes the amount of space around it, and affects how the piece sits on the wall.
That is why I don't treat the frame as something separate from the work.
Framed and aluminum are different presentations
Some works in Unapologetic Faces are presented on aluminum. Others are framed. Each image is released in one format only.
The aluminum pieces float from the wall without a traditional frame. The framed works have a defined edge around the image and arrive ready to hang.
Neither format is automatically better. I choose based on the work and how I want it to be seen.
What the frame does
A frame separates the image from everything happening around it. That can be useful in a room with furniture, shelving, other artwork, or strong architectural details.
It also gives the face a clear beginning and end. With a series built around faces, that boundary can change the way the expression reads.
Gold Doesn't Heal is one example of a work where the framed presentation is part of the finished piece.
Choosing for your room
If you're deciding between framed work and aluminum, look at the wall first. A room with more visual activity may benefit from the defined edge of a frame. A cleaner wall may give an aluminum work enough space to stand on its own.
Scale matters too. The framed collection includes works in 24 by 36 and 18 by 24 formats. Measure the wall and mark the dimensions with painter's tape before deciding.
One of one stays one of one
The format does not change the one-of-one model. A framed work is still made once. There isn't an aluminum edition of it waiting somewhere else.
Beautiful Accident, for example, is available as the work you see. Once it is acquired, that piece is no longer available.
If you need help deciding whether a framed work fits a particular wall, contact the studio directly.
