Framing your artwork, photography, or sports memorabilia might seem a task that changes little with time. Surely, there are finite methods in which to display your artwork? Once you dig through the minutiae of frame construction and display glass, there must be few options left.

But artists are, by nature, creatives, and of late, they have brought forward this practice with something brand new. And one of the most interesting examples is the so-called sunken, or floating, frame method.

Combining a stretched canvas with a frame, the sunken frame method sees the canvas fitted within a black-backed, coverless frame. The black backing to the frame accentuates the ‘floating’ view of the artwork, making it appear as though it is levitating within the frame itself.

This unique method offers the piece an added layer of depth, and draws the eye towards it’s frame-free styling, without leaving it unprotected. The canvas edges cannot shrink in to the wall mounted background, and it appears to project itself more directly from the wall. It is ideal for paler pastels, or colours that might not stand out as much as you’d want, if mounted on your typical white or eggshell walls.

The art world continues to blaze new trails, and the sunken frame is just the latest example. Check out the range of examples at Amarisco Framing and Mounting in Sydney, for some of the best examples of framing craftsmanship to be found anywhere.