FAMAG 2009.3
Pine frame designed and made by Patrick Woodroffe in 2008?09. The main structure of the frame is similar to a Scandanavian plate frame of the nineteenth century and a classical altarpiece (aedicular) frame, and the shutters are reminiscent of Alpine decorated woodwork.
About this work
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Woodroffe, Patrick (1940-2014): Mountain Dragons of British Columbia, signed and dated 1977 & 2009, oil on hardboard, 30.5 x 16.5 cms. Purchased from the artist with commissioned framework as part of New Expressions, funded by MLA South West, supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
More information about the frame
This is one of the gallery?s Frameworks commissions which was funded as part of New Expressions. The project was staged in 2009 with the aim of creating a fresh relationship between museums, artists and audiences with a series of exhibitions and installations across the South West.
As part of the design process Patrick visited Falmouth Art Gallery and spent time studying historical frames in the stores and interacting with visitors, local schools and special-needs groups. Patrick sees his paintings as ?windows to another world? so he designed a frame that resembles a Swiss chalet-style window with open shutters. The window has a false perspective although the door edges and decorations are carved in perspective. The frame looks right but on closer examination becomes absurd. The mitres are tapered to bring ?the eye? into the painting. Patrick wanted the frame, like the painting, to be timeless. The wood will be allowed to age naturally and in this way the frame will continue to improve over the next five years.