Regular stretched canvas stapled on the side
Have you seen a description of a painting on a gallery wrap canvas and wondered how that was different from a regular canvas?
A normal stretched canvas is stapled on the sides and needs to be framed for a finished look.
Gallery wrap canvas with no staples on edges
When the stretchers are deeper and the canvas is wrapped around to the back and stapled out of sight, it is called a gallery wrap canvas. The edges of the image may be extended around the sides or the sides may be painted a solid color. This type of canvas does not need to be framed and produces a more contemporary look than a framed piece.
Do you like the contemporary look of a gallery wrap canvas, or do you prefer your art in a frame? Post your comments below.
SC State Fair, October 12-23
The South Carolina State Fair opens this Wednesday, October 12. I have a painting of the Gervais Street Bridge in the special 225th Anniversary of Columbia exhibit and two more paintings of the bridge in the Professional Division, Painting on Canvas section. Please visit the Fine Art exhibit in the Cantey Building and let me know what you think of the art.
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Hey Lucinda, I am a huge fan of the gallery wrap. Both in art and in photography finishes. I like the fact that you don’t have to put them in a frame if you don’t want to. How do you feel about giclee fine art prints? I have had several fine art photos to canvas prints by Canvas Press (http://www.canvaspress.com) and they have been stellar. Thanks for the info!
Giclee prints can be a good option for making affordable reproductions. But surface texture is an important component of my work, so I focus on original one-of-a-kind pieces.