{"id":11258,"date":"2024-09-05T08:40:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T06:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imex.it\/shaped-frames-through-the-centuries-beyond-styles\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T11:19:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T09:19:27","slug":"shaped-frames-through-the-centuries-beyond-styles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imex.it\/en\/shaped-frames-through-the-centuries-beyond-styles\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaped frames: through the centuries, beyond styles."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shaped frames, a bit of history.<\/h2><\/h2>\n\n

The shaped frame is the model that has been able to cross all the centuries of the history of the frame<\/strong>, being always part of it, going beyond styles, merging with them. But it is also the most authentic expression of every style and every era, because it allowed and still allows today to give full freedom of representation using both design and decoration.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n

In past centuries it was the masters of painting themselves who inaugurated stylistic methods of shaped frames. An example of this is the ‘Sansovino’ frame<\/strong>, named after the sculptor and architect who lived in 1500 (photo gallery at the end of the article); the ‘Salvator Rosa’<\/strong>, named after the painter who lived between the 17th and 18th centuries, to continue, for example, with the study and experimentation in the avant-garde period by Giacomo Balla<\/strong>, one of the many experimenters of new trends.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n

From this period onwards, the shaped frame, as well as interpreting the work, continues its experimentation by also following its lines, itself suggesting the subject<\/strong>, in a sort of “double shaping”<\/strong>: the one of the frame itself (section) and the one of the canvas, as in Dal\u00ec’s ‘Couple with heads full of clouds’<\/a>, where the frame reinforces the very close relationship with the work itself, as when the painting and frame were a single piece.<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n\n

Technical details and uses of the shaped frame<\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\n\n

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In today’s historical period, in which the types of flat and box frames are dominant due to the cleanliness of their shapes and their minimalism with which artworks, photographs and prints can be expressed, produced and then viewed, shaped frames lead to a more structured vision of the artwork that they contain<\/strong>, fishing in the memory of tradition while allowing itself to play with shapes, in an absolutely dynamic, non-obvious dialogue between content and container.\u00a0<\/span><\/p> \n \n<\/div> \n<\/div> \n<\/div> \n<\/div> \n<\/div> \n<\/div>\n\n

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The shaped frame<\/strong> is in fact a type of decorative frame characterized by a profile that is not simply rectangular or square, but features curved shapes, wavy patterns, carvings or elaborate designs<\/strong>. This type of frame is often used to frame works of art, mirrors or photographs, adding a touch of elegance and refinement to the context in which it is inserted.<\/p>\n\n

Main features of shaped frames<\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\n\n