Framing your OA 3 3

[vodou]

19 hours ago, JadeGiant said:

Keeping art in portfolios is not hoarding.

Many of you guys struggle with the financial outlay to frame drawing funds away from buying more art.

I struggle too but it’s with portfolios, gave that up a very long time ago. Stacks (yes plural 😛) works.

 

[joefixit2]

17 hours ago, Subby1938 said:

Not sure why you think saving art in folders is relevant ! It’s not art inside a portfolio . I’m pretty sure most of us are not museum curators so buying art to store in folders you could do better with medium . 
 

it’s like buying music and not listening to it . That’s an art form as well 

That makes zero sense.  A piece of OA in a portfolio does not make it not art.  All the stuff that my kids made for me in elementary school are not in frames on my wall, does that mean that is not art either?  Your absolute statement is not logical.

[vodou]

6 minutes ago, JadeGiant said:

Maybe you need to relax a bit?

[Skizz]

Strictly speaking, original comic art was neither meant to be framed on a wall, nor put in portfolios. It was meant to be used to produce a comic book. Anything beyond that ... is just gravy.

I do agree that original comic art framed on a wall does look amazing.  

Having said that, there are any number of reasons why a collector may choose to leave his art in portfolios, rather than have it framed. 

1. There are concerns about light damage.  The very fact that original comic art was not necessarily meant to be framed is illustrated by the fact that many artists used materials that would not stand the test of time and fade over time.
2. Wall space is an issue. There are some collectors who have hundreds (even thousands) of pieces original comic art in their collection and there’s only so much wall space. 
3. To add to the above point, there is also the theory that art needs space to breathe. To that extent, some collectors prefer to have only one piece of art on a wall, surrounded by ample blank white space. It’s arguable that this approach makes the one piece of framed art more special than having multiple pieces cluttered together (although I’ve recently had a virtual tour of a collector friend’s house that takes the latter approach very tastefully)
4. There is also the opinion that not seeing the art for a while allows you to come back to it with a fresh eyes on the next viewing. So putting the art away in a portfolio may in fact enhance your appreciation of the art.
5. Finally, and this one is quite important for me, there are collectors who like to get up close and personal with the art, feel the texture of the page, see the ridges and grooves that the ink makes from an angle, observe in detail the tiny hills that the white-out cluster into ... hell, maybe even try to smell the ink.  To those people, having the glass separating the art from the viewers eye is not conducive for this kind of appreciation.

I subscribe to all the above in varying degrees. AND I also LOVE having comic art framed on my wall.  

In order to balance the two, I only have a few pieces of art framed in my somewhat small apartment at any given time. But there is a rotating exhibition and each piece gets four to six weeks on the wall before it’s swapped out for another. 

Anyways, here’s some framed (and in portfolio) art I have. 

Edited June 5, 2020 by Skizz

[cloud cloddie]

1 hour ago, Skizz said:

 

 

 

Maybe it’s the dog owner in me, but having all that liquid above a bookshelf makes me super uncomfortable. 

[BCarter27]

20 hours ago, Skizz said:

There is also the opinion that not seeing the art for a while allows you to come back to it with a fresh eyes on the next viewing. So putting the art away in a portfolio may in fact enhance your appreciation of the art.

People think I am nuts when I say this, but it's definitely a thing. Hanging a piece can sometimes be the equivalent of hearing a favorite song too many times.

[ESeffinga]

Sounds to me like someone framing the wrong pieces. 

Edited June 6, 2020 by ESeffinga

[JadeGiant]

6 hours ago, BCarter27 said:

People think I am nuts when I say this, but it's definitely a thing. Hanging a piece can sometimes be the equivalent of hearing a favorite song too many times.

100%

Sometimes it is like discovering the art for the first time all over again as your eye will catch something new, etc. 

[Subby1938]

I think we need to see some framed art .....

[cloud cloddie]

36 minutes ago, Subby1938 said:

I think we need to see some framed art .....

 

[Subby1938]

No I’m good here this thread is about framing art so let’s see them 

[Subby1938]

[vodou]

On 6/11/2018 at 7:47 PM, dirtymartini1 said:

When getting your OA professionally framed, do you leave the art in its mylar and acid free board or take it out when framing? Please feel free to elaborate on either side why you do what you do.

thanks for the input.

 

 

10 hours ago, Subby1938 said:

...this thread is about framing art so let’s see them 

Not exactly.

This thread is "about" OP's question quoted above your statement, specifically to mylar and backing board usage. The definition of elaborate on that does not require pictures of framed art. Unless you have a very different dictionary use from Merriam-Webster's. You're not telling us but it looks like you're not going with mylars/backing boards...maybe you could confirm though in the spirit of @dirtymartini1's ask? And otherwise grant the rest of us to post as we will?

Funny, until you came along with the aggro (in other threads too), everyone was getting along just fine. Maybe it's time to just...

On 6/5/2020 at 3:07 PM, vodou said:

 

Edited June 7, 2020 by vodou
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[Subby1938]

Actually it was someone here that reported me on this thread for posting my art . Seems little child like and what’s the picture of the half naked guy for ? Am I being harassed again . 

[Subby1938]

Let’s see those pictures clearly certain characters like to listen to themselves talk instead of posting . Couldn’t care less about there false statements and the only aggressive behaviour here is constant attacks I receive everytime I post . 

[Rick2you2]

Does Mylar offer any protection from exposure to light, or just against degradation of the paper?
 

[Rick2you2]

2 minutes ago, Subby1938 said:

Let’s see those pictures clearly certain characters like to listen to themselves talk instead of posting . Couldn’t care less about there false statements and the only aggressive behaviour here is constant attacks I receive everytime I post . 

I think you are being unduly harsh. People have different opinions, and differing opinions can cause conflict. Some people also just like to have a little fun. I wouldn’t take it personally.

 I also wouldn’t be so sure anyone reported you for a posting. Don’t outside monitors, or perhaps programs, sometimes flag things?

[Subby1938]

I don’t think it would protect against UV so art glass would be best route for that . My concern for Mylar is getting glare from it under glass which would make viewing art from angles annoying . I use anti reflective glass as well. Early on I framed a piece that was normal glass and realized quite quickly the ceiling lighting and natural lighting just bounces off the glass and I couldn’t see the art . 

[Subby1938]

I was reported nobody is monitoring th is thread and being called aggressive when I only have handful of posts is ludicrous . I only visit sharing my Timelys thread where I look at books mostly . Same people come on and always attack then report . I don’t care .

 

i am chill very chill don’t need picture of half naked man which is clearly derogatory to relax. Leave me alone how about that !

[ShallowDan]

On 6/7/2020 at 9:21 AM, Rick2you2 said:

Does Mylar offer any protection from exposure to light, or just against degradation of the paper?
 

I know that the packaging label on E Gerbers' sleeves (at least the archive series ones) state that they protect against UV fading.  I don't think I'd want to put it to the test, though.