Patent Application
20050252058
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of artistic articles. More particularly, the invention relates to a composite art work made from a representation and a surrounding formable frame.
2. Background of the Invention
Frames are used for protecting the sides of a painting and for facilitating its hanging on a wall in a vertical disposition, in order to provide a desired effect to an observer. For example, fresco painting has been utilized for centuries to obtain a fresco finish characterized by a marble-like appearance. A thin layer of mineral colors are applied to freshly laid lime plaster, such that the pigments of the applied colors are absorbed into the plaster by capillary action and become an integral part of the newly formed surface. However, the frame in which a fresco-finished painting is mounted is separate from, and generally different in appearance than, the centrally mounted painting.
Decorative frames may be produced from a material or color similar to, or complementary with, that of the painting. Nevertheless, the frame does not blend in with the painting to form a continuous work of art, but rather it remains a noticeably separate object thereto. At times, the frame is inconsonant with the artistic effect provided by the painting. Furthermore, the cost of a frame relative to the painting is significant, considerably adding to the cost of purchasing an art work.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an artistic frame that blends in with the painting mounted thereby to form a continuous work of art.
It is an additional object of the present invention to provide an artistic frame that is made from inexpensive and commonly found materials.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an artistic frame that complements the centrally mounted painting such that an optical effect is produced that is not found in prior art works of art.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the description proceeds.
The present invention provides a composite art work comprising a representation adhesively affixed to a relatively smooth backing and an artistic frame contiguous with the representation, at least a portion of said frame being produced from a forming medium applied to the backing such that edges of the representation are substantially indistinguishable from an art form produced from said forming medium.
The term “representation,” as referred to herein means an art form, such as a reproduction, print, film, lithograph, printed fabric, sculpture, or an original painting, a naturally found object, such as a leaf or flower, an industrially produced object, such as glass, a tile, mirror or a mosaic, or any hand-made craft, which is affixable to the backing.
The term “frame,” as referred to herein means the portion of the art work which surrounds or is contiguous with the representation. The forming medium applied on the backing is arranged such that the frame expresses the art form of the representation and provides another aspect thereof—hereinafter referred to as “expands”—which could not have been conveyed due to the physical limitations of the size of the representation.
By applying forming medium onto an edge of the representation and painting the hardened forming medium in a desired fashion, said edge becomes concealed and consequently indistinguishable from the art form produced from the forming medium applied on the backing. An edge is concealed by means of an art form having the appearance of a frame—hereinafter referred to as a “pseudoframe”—produced by the forming medium applied on the backing, by means of forming medium applied on the representation, or by means of paint applied on the representation, or by a combination thereof.
The composite art work is preferably a continuous work of art formed by a portion of the representation and by a portion of the frame. As referred to herein, a “continuous work of art” means a work of art in which the art form expressed by the representation is expanded to the corresponding frame by drawn lines of the same width and extending in the same direction or in the same pattern, by a similar art style, by a similar color or shade, by a similar texture, or a combination thereof as that of the representation. The frame may duplicate the art style of the representation, which includes, but is not limited by, impressionist, fresco, minimalist and art deco art styles.
The optical effects provided by the composite art work are due to the relative location of the applied forming medium with respect to the representation, as well as to the texturing and thickness of portions of the forming medium.
The hardened forming medium may be coplanar with, or recessed with respect to, the representation. Alternatively, portions of, or the entire hardened forming medium, may protrude from the representation.
In one aspect, the backing is convex.
In one aspect, the art work comprises a plurality of separate art forms. Each adjacent art form is connected by a rod.
Support members are preferably connected to the backing, for separating the backing from the wall on which the composite art work is hung.
The present invention is also directed to a process for producing a composite art work, comprising:
An edge of the representation is concealed by producing a pseudo-frame from forming medium applied on the backing along edges of the representation, by applying forming medium on the representation and painting hardened forming medium such that it expands the art form of the representation, by painting the representation such that it expands the art form thereof, or by a combination thereof.
The texture of the forming medium is produced by inserting at least one artistically significant element into the forming medium and removing said at least one element therefrom so to form a mold from the impression of said at least one element in the forming medium. The at least one artistically significant element may be displaced in a desired fashion before being removed from the forming medium, so as to form a desired texture.
The term “artistically significant element,” as referred to herein, means a solid object of any desired size and shape which is insertable into and removable from forming medium. The configuration of the texture produced by such an element or of the molds produced by a plurality of similar or different elements has artistic significance in expanding the artistic theme expressed in the representation to the frame. Exemplary artistically significant elements are objects smaller than a hand such as a wire, piece of glass, and a leaf, or a portion of a hand-held implement such as a trowel.
Hardened forming medium is painted with at least one layer of paint.
Preferably, lacquer is applied on the external side of the composite work of art, so as to protect it from dirt and fingerprints.
In the drawings:
The present invention comprises an artistic frame that indistinguishably blends in with an original painting, or a representation thereof, mounted thereby to form a composite, continuous work of art.
Representation 5 is shown to have vases 11 and 12 and fruit stand 14 being placed on table 15. Frame 7 is formed and painted to expand the appearance of representation 5. While the table portion 15 of the representation terminates at edge 9, the table is shown to continue to frame 7, with table edge 13A of the representation being collinear with table edge 13B of the frame. Similarly, stems 16 of the flower growing in vase 12 and fruits 17 are shown to continue to extend to frame 7 in a natural and indistinguishable fashion.
A representation is adhesively affixed by a uniform thickness of adhesive matter, which is applied by means well known to those skilled in the art, on a central portion of a suitable planar surface of a backing, such as wood, canvas or cardboard. After the representation is covered to prevent the discoloring thereof as the frame is being produced, a forming medium, such as modeling paste, e.g. “SuperGamish” produced by Nirlat Ltd., Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, or any other viscous material which hardens into a stone-like hardness after being in contact with air, is applied onto the surface, outwardly from the representation. Due to the pastiness of the forming medium, any desired texture or thickness may be produced thereby. After the forming medium dries and hardens, the frame is contiguous with the representation. The hardened forming medium, or a portion thereof, may protrude from, be coplanar with, or be recessed with respect to, the representation. The hardened forming medium is then painted in a certain way so as to present an artistic continuity with, and to expand the art form expressed by, the representation. A portion of the backing may be painted without forming medium first being applied thereon, in order to provide another artistic dimension to the art work. Similarly, paint may be applied directly onto portions of the representation, in order to provide another artistic dimension to the art work.
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Another technique for making the edges of the representation indistinguishable from the art form presented in the frame involves applying forming medium on the representation. After the forming medium hardens, the hardened forming medium is painted such that a continuous art form is produced which expands the art form of the representation to the frame. Alternatively, paint may be applied onto suitable portions of the representation by a suitable art style and with suitable colors and shades so that the art form expressed by the representation may be expanded to the frame.
A desired texture is produced by inserting an artistically significant element into pasty forming medium. When the artistically significant element is removed from the forming medium immediately following insertion, an impression is formed. A plurality of impressions formed in close proximity one to the other, or in sequential arrangement, provides the texture needed to expand the art form of the representation.
After hardening, e.g. approximately 6-8 hours, the forming medium is painted. When paint is applied by a roller, or by any other suitable means of applying paint by limited pressure, the thickness of the applied paint is reduced and the translucence of the paint layer consequently increases. The optical effect of the work of art may be enhanced by applying several translucent layers of paint, each of which having a different shade. When the underlying forming medium is pigmented, additional optical effects may be produced. Lacquer, e.g. water-based acrylic transparent clear lacquer such as the WATINS-KUX type produced by Oikos, Italy, which is suitable to protect surfaces from dirt, may be added to the art work after the uppermost paint layer dries, e.g. after 4 hours.
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The advantages of an art work produced in accordance with the present invention include:
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While some embodiments of the invention have been described by way of illustration, it will be apparent that the invention can be carried into practice with many modifications, variations and adaptations, and with the use of numerous equivalents or alternative solutions that are within the scope of persons skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the claims.
