by Chris Barnett | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
With the Vija Celmins exhibition at SFMOMA, I indulged my time-honored teadition of catching great exhibits right before they come downđ. Especially for people whose work and perspective involves materials and aesthetic choices, this one offers a very rich experience....
by administrator | Jun 29, 2017 | Design, Education, Featured Projects, Pictures of Frames, Presentation Considerations, Process, Uncategorized
The framing of this lovely mid-century US Coast Guard photograph is the result of an exercise inspired by conversations about conventions in art presentation that we have had with Liza Dalby–with a focus on the differences between Asian and Western approaches....
by administrator | May 11, 2015 | Design, Education, Methods and Materials, Process
by Chris Barnett Framers develop an acute awareness about both the pictorial importance of papers, and how they encompass myriad structural and material qualities. The permutations in paper manufacturing processes are vast, yielding diverse materials such as...
by administrator | Jan 25, 2015 | Education, Methods and Materials
Glazing is a term framers use to refer to âthe glassâ, and glazing products are available as a wide variety of materials designed to address certain criteria such as clarity, ease of cleaning, safety, filtration of ultraviolet light as well as light in general, and...
by Sterling | Mar 1, 2014 | Featured Projects
by Chris Barnett A memorable framing project presented itself to us in late 2012, when Paula De Cristofaro, the paintings conservator at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, contacted me concerning a 1958 Ad Reinhardt painting. With a canvas measuring 40 x 108, the...