The Philosophy of moulding

26.05.2025

Picture frame moulding: a thin strip, usually made of wood, but also metal or plastic, used to edge, reinforce, or decorate.

The choice to frame a painting—and how to do it—is a conscious and delicate practice in gallery work.

Studio Gariboldi loves the slat. It defines without enclosing, refines without distracting. It is light, clean, linear.

In the picture, a frame moulding for Nobuya Abe, R.3, mixed media on canvas, 1966