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Kathy Page asked:


When you put a picture in a frame grab most people just one of your local department store of the box and slap her picture on it. Not many people give much thought to the origin of the frame and has developed much of his humble beginning. Most frames are now mass-produced compounds of wood or metal frames but started as works of art in and of themselves. The practice of framed pictures that began as soon as man began to draw on the walls of the cave. The earliest evidence we have of "frames" is in cave drawings dating from about the second century BC These frameworks were used to isolate and protect primitive art that surrounded them. The frames that were similar to those we use today did not appear until the Middle Ages. Before they were separate frames surrounding the art, the frame and the painting would be produced in the frame wall with carved stone and painted in the average surface slope. Eventual framing of wood carving laborious made its debut. The artists in this period made the frames for their art themselves and as time went on frames usually made increasingly ornate. The limited materials available to artists for them and the earliest frames were embellished with gold or silver. During the Renaissance, furniture makers and wood carvers who was caught under trade. The frames started to develop and acquire different shapes and styles. Round and oval frames were considered for the first time and the use of veneer and inlay, reflecting the inspiration of the furniture manufacturer. The frames were then so highly – regarded as the art that they intended to protect and were often as expensive as the art itself if not more so. In the eighteenth century new ways of manufacturing frameworks were developed that significantly reduced the amount of time it took to make a frame. However, this innovation came degrade frames because they could be produced so easily and with low cost materials. Chapter manufacturers began using molds filled with the composite wood to quickly produce a frame. Many traditional frame manufacturers were outraged that such material was used less and had lost its integrity under the craft. Many manufacturers continued to produce under frames of high quality wood by hand, but automation of the production of flowering of inexpensive frames and frame would be easily achieved while the years went on. Today you can still find hand-carved frames as they were originally made but mass produced frames made of metal and composite wood are much more common and cost efficient. However, if you look carefully, it is still possible to locate the frames made by artisans who take the time to do each frame by hand. These artists often seek natural materials for their creations. The purpose of the framework remains today as before, though, and still serve to protect and enhance photos displayed on them. Next time you look at the dizzying array of racks the big box store, remember to artists who produced the first frames and decide whether you want to take advantage of the ability of artists who still takes the time to create a masterpiece just for you.