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Re: to mat or not..
Amen to this and other like sentiments: each to his own. I mostly don't
show edges myself, preferring to frame the image the way I framed it in
the camera. But as I make more pinhole images, that could change.
An anecdote from my last opening: A couple of collectors came and
bought a whole series of work to hang with their Jasper Johns and Susan
Rothenbergs and such. As I was bidding them goodbye, I saw out of the
corner of my eye a young thing with her hair pulled back into a bun and
the zeal of righteousness in her eye, headed my way. Sure enough, she
had just graduated from art school and thought it her duty to inform me
that I was presenting my prints wrong. Handmade prints must ALWAYS show
their edges, she said. Otherwise, she scolded, how would anyone know
they were authentic? Who would buy a handmade print that had the edges
all matted off like that? I had the pleasure of smiling graciously at
her as the gallery attendant went around the room placing red dots on
one placard after another.
Katharine Thayer
Herbert C Maxey wrote:
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> Every thing we do is or should be based on our personal likes and
> dislikes. If you want brush marks, go for it., If you mat your images -
> Good for you. Do what you want to do. As soon as you cater to some silly
> notion "Well, the Pros do it this way ..." then you are not creating work
> to your likes - you are following a train.
>
> B.