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2. Diasec - Wikipedia

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   The Aluminium back also enables the attachment of sub-frames that allow the artwork to hang on the wall without a traditional picture frame. [ 3 ] Diasec samples that were made in the 1970s show a negligible color shift, the whites are still pure and there is no evidence of acid erosion visible.

3. Bracket (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   What makes a bracket a bracket is that it is intermediate between the two and fixes the one to the other. Brackets vary widely in shape, but a prototypical bracket is the L-shaped metal piece that attaches a shelf (the smaller component) to a wall (the larger component): its vertical arm is fixed to one (usually large) element, and its ...

4. Picture frame - Wikipedia

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   View of a frame-maker's workshop, oil on canvas, circa 1900 The elaborate decoration on this frame may be made by adhering molded plaster pieces to the wood base.. A picture frame is a container that borders the perimeter of a picture, and is used for the protection, display, and visual appreciation of objects and imagery such as photographs, canvas paintings, drawings and prints, posters ...

5. Mat (picture framing) - Wikipedia

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   In the picture framing industry, a mat (or matte, or mount in British English) is a thin, flat piece of paper-based material included within a picture frame, which serves as additional decoration and to perform several other, more practical functions, such as separating the art from the glass. Putting mats in a frame is called matting, a term ...

6. Framing (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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   Framing: trees focus on the church of Weissenbach an der Triesting, Austria A framing view of the Uetersen Rosarium.. In visual arts and particularly cinematography, framing is the presentation of visual elements in an image, especially the placement of the subject in relation to other objects.

7. Angle bracket (fastener) - Wikipedia

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   A typical example use of is a shelf bracket for mounting a shelf on a wall. In general, angle brackets have a wide range of applications, and are used, among other things, in building construction, mechanical engineering or to join two pieces of furniture. Retailers also use names like corner brace, corner bracket brace, shelf bracket, or L ...

8. Installation art - Wikipedia

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   In "Art and Objecthood", Michael Fried derisively labels art that acknowledges the viewer as "theatrical" (Fried 45). There is a strong parallel between installation and theater: both play to a viewer who is expected to be at once immersed in the sensory / narrative experience that surrounds him and maintain a degree of self-identity as a viewer.

9. Standing frame - Wikipedia

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   A standing frame (also known as a stand, stander, standing technology, standing aid, standing device, standing box, tilt table) is assistive technology that can be used by a person who relies on a wheelchair for mobility. A standing frame provides alternative positioning to sitting in a wheelchair by supporting the person in the standing position.