[alt-photo] Re: bottom-weighting mats

[David Ashcraft]

I always do, I simply place the print on the board and move it where  
it looks most pleasing to my eye.  This is usually around three  
quarters to one inch or more on the bottom.  Some photographs just  
look better a little higher up and others not so high.

If a generously sized matt is used the optical illusion of the equal  
top and bottom having the appearance of the bottom being smaller  
becomes less.  The smaller the matt used the greater the illusion.   
And this isn't the same for everybody, some are more prone to the  
illusion than others.

Contemporary aesthetics... never mind.

On Nov 30, 2011, at 8:07 AM, Christina Anderson wrote:

> How many of you bottom weight your mats and if so by how much? I  
> have been told that contemporary work has abandoned that practice,  
> but uses mats of equal size all the way around. Short of bringing a  
> tape measure with me to galleries, input on both sides of this issue  
> much appreciated.
> Christina Z. Anderson
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David Ashcraft
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