1. Clip it. I used all purpose clips purchased from Black Ink to display one of my own photographs in my kitchen. For added support I used a piece of acid free tape over the back.
2. Mount it. Many artists are choosing to present their artwork mounted on Gaterboard for gallery presentation. The trend has a clean, modern feeling when used at home, as seen in Blade and Amy's Modern Miscellaneous House Tour.
3. Use an Easel. Propping your piece on an artist's easel, as you see in La Danas Yellowtrace Sidney Apartment, is a fitting presentation that works well with large scale pieces.
4. Pin It. If the prints aren't too precious and you're not afraid of putting a few holes in the wall, simple tacks work great. Use brass pins for a slightly more grown up version of this dorm room classic.
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Sorry, but unless it's a stretched canvas, going frameless generally evokes the poor college student look.
I run a gallery and sell lots of loose artists prints. We occasionally hang them in the shop with binder clips for display, but anything that is a hand-pulled print should have archival framing, or you'll be subjecting it to an unnaturally short life. If you must hang your work with clips, use s small piece of mat-board (acid-free) between the paper and the clip on both sides to keep the clip from denting the paper. And please, keep them out of the sun.
The picture on the easel (#3) sure looks like it is framed.
My friend pasted an old poster directly onto her wall and it looks really cool. The paste keeps it looking taut so you avoid the sacking you get with a poster that is pinned to the wall and it smells nothing like dorm room.
Off topic... anyone know where the geometric carpet in the 3rd picture is from?
I LIKE the idea of 'grown up dorm look'. Refreshing to me!
I can just imagine dog eared corners catching the wind.
If I like something enough to hang it on my wall, I like it enough to protect it from the damage it will get from exposure.
I like the casual clip approach. Not everything is so precious that it needs a frame. for instance, the little cyanoprint I made is just right for the bulldog clip it's hanging from. I'm also partial to T pins as opposed to tacks.
Clips for ephemera, frames for art that you want to last. UV light, humidity, dust, etc. will destroy nice watercolors or other original work on paper that should be matted and framed with glass. If you don't care that it won't last, you can certainly do what you like...
I put stuff on my fridge and on my IKEA magnetic board that are ephemeral. Otherwise, framing is a must, IMO, for the dust/dirt factor if nothing else.
And, as ngnerd points out, that piece on the easel is framed... how does that tie in w/this post?
looks like all the prints in photo 3 are in frames. mistake?
Why not put the artwork in a hinged mat (backed, but unframed)? That will at least provide minimal protection, keep the artwork flatter, and still be changeable (you can just unhinge the print or photo and stick in another one), as well as all of the visual reasons for matting.
You can easily get a frame and mat that fits 8x10 art work for under $20. Switch out art work as often as you like... nothing permanent about it.
I like to mat prints using the cardboard "frames" or matting from JoAnns or Michaels or even WalMart - they're pretty inexpensive and have really great colors - some of them are pretty fancy! I start by pushing 2 brads (those brass things kids use for joints in their school projects) through the matting on either side, fold the tabs flat and tape them down so the head of the brads face the wall, and the tabs will be under the print or photo. Then I paste the print over the tabs. On the back I run a string between the brads nice and tight. That way I can hang them on the wall and adjust them so they hang straight! It's cheap and really effective.
I love the look of floating art!
Magnetic push pins are awesome. They hold the artwork with out putting any holes in the print: www.themagnetack.com
Also, I agree with the option to mount prints if you can afford it. Just make sure to request a matte UV coating.
I love what http://vosgesparis.blogspot.com/ does with prints
I display a few of my charcoal drawings around my house, clipped onto drawing boards. It's a nice simple alternative to framing my own art, and it's easy to change it up when I do a new sketch or change my mood!
To those who are so adamant about using frames.......lighten up, will you? Not everyone shares your taste (or budget) in art. Eclectic is always in style and frameless mixed with framed just makes the visual that much more enjoyable.
Hahaha photo #3 is DEFINITELY framed. On an easel. Whoopsie daisy...
Anyone know where to find clips like the one in the first picture? Black Ink doesn't seem to have them anymore :(