Specialist Framing and Mounting
Harmonize your Artwork with your own Style and Space!
Your
Ready-to-Hang Artwork
Framing and Consultancy
We understand the role and the value of the artworks displayed on your walls when it comes to conveying identity, style and values. At Gallery Afrique, we have our own in-house framing facility. We offer framing services to all, whether you bring your own art or you purchase artwork from our gallery, we are happy to help you.
Our select specialised art and framing advisory experts will consult with you in order to help you get the right frames or mountings to meet your requirements and budget.
Custom and boutique Frames to Suit Your Style and Space
Presentation of photography done right is a critically important aspect to completing the work The right frame or mounting is all it takes to harmonize your photographic artwork with the environment.
I want you to be proud of the photography that you display in your space. That is why I only work with the best framers that have an internationally recognized reputation for their artistry. I’ve adopted the highest industry standards so that you can have absolute confidence in the quality of the workmanship.
Framing
Preserving your photograph is important to us, so all of our framing is guaranteed to meet the Fine Art Standard for Level 2 (High level) Framing.
This framing method meets the high standards demanded by leading intermational galleries, museums and art auction houses. That is why we have chosen a framer that is Certified by the Fine Art Trade Guild to meet this high standard.
Advisory
Our framing advisory experts bring their own artistry to the project. They will guide you through the framing process and tailor their suggestions to your requirements. Their strong attention to detail allows you to show off your new prints for many years to come.
Choose your style
You will be able to choose from their range of high quality frames and glass designed to showcase your fine art so that you can enjoy the extraordinary experience of nature in your living space.
The Fine Art Trade Guild standard
Level 2 (High level) Framing
This standard sets the requirement for high level protection using conservation methods and conservation materials
Previously known as Conservation Framing level, Level 2 framing gives a high level of protection for your artwork, whilst looking good and enabling you to view your framed work to best effect. It should give virtually as high a level of protection as Level 1 framing and in many markets, for example the USA, no distinction is made between the two.
What to expect:
By using conservation quality materials and the best techniques, the framer can give your work protection from physical and mechanical damage, airborne pollution and acids generated by many framing materials.
Suitable for:
Objects and artworks that are to be preserved for future generations, and collectables
Original artwork
Limited edition prints of moderate to high value
Conservation framing requires that all processes affecting the artwork be fully reversible. In other words, what you have framed can be returned to its former state, i.e. prior to framing, at any time up to 20 years, assuming that the artwork is not inherently unstable.
Source: FineArt - UK
Meet Our Expert Fine Art Framers
Johannesburg, South Africa
CANDICE BERMAN GALLERY
Certified Fine Art Trade Framer
A member of the Fine Art Trade Guild, we specialise in custom & boutique framing to the 5 levels as prescribed by the British Fine Art Trade Guild and is also a qualified Guild Commended Framer.
Our workshop is also the only Fine Art Trade Guild certified Advanced Conservation Framer in South Africa.
We do your framing to the Guild’s prescribed specification sheet either to the minimum level, budget level, commended level, conservation level, as well as museum level depending on customer requirements. If correctly framed and labeled with our Fine Art Trade Guild labels you will not have any rejections at international auction houses.
About Candice Berman
GALLERY DIRECTOR & ART ADVISOR
Candice Berman founded Candice Berman Gallery in 2013 and opened Berman Contemporary in 2017. After qualifying for a BA Fine Art degree through the University of Witwatersrand, she chose to pursue a BA degree in Philosophy and English Literature and completed her Honours Degree in English Literature with distinction.
Afraid that her raw creativity may be suppressed, she pursued art away from the academic confines of an institution and now directs her focus towards the raw, unpolluted expression of the mind and its contents through art. Her fascination lies with pioneering art movements, particularly that of South African Contemporary Art and Neo-Expressionism – she is passionate about discovering and developing new artists who express a clear, individual voice. As Candice puts it: “I work tirelessly for my artists and love pushing them to the limits to see what emerges.”
With a fantastic team at both galleries, Candice continues to apply her keen eye and aesthetic to building young artists and collaborating with collectors and curators alike.
223 JAN SMUTS AVENUE, ROSEBANK,
JOHANNESBURG
We are now also in Rosebank!
Come visit out new framing showroom at 223 Jan Smuts Ave.
We have our extensive selection of frame mouldings and profiles to select from with some new oak wood additions to the range. Our friendly and expert consultants will advise on the best profiles to preserve and present your work in the most fitting way.
Tel: +27 010 880 5240/5241
Acrylic Face Mounting
(Diasec / Diamount )
is also available on request
Face mounting gives the effect that the photograph is floating on the wall for a clean and very modern stylish look.
This process is achived by laminating the fine art paper print between optical grade acrylic (perspex) and an aluminium back.
Diasec / Diamount panels are backed with diabond, reinforcing the rigidity of the finished picture and sealing the artwork from both sides. The Aluminium back also enables the attachment of sub-frames that allow the artwork to hang on the wall without a traditional picture frame.
The sturdy, reinforced nature of the mounting makes it suitable for medium to extra large-scale artworks.
Unlike Conservation Framing, the process is irreversible and if the acrylic glass is damaged there is no way to salvage the print. However, with proper care to avoid damage, the mounting is able to last 30 years and beyond.
In the past, the process was patented by the Swiss company Alrane Inventing AG to generate a brand name for the official licensee. To this day that same process is only available to official license holders.
The Dutch company "Diasec Support BV",was started in 2009 to support the Swiss licensor by offering training and custom-made machines. Special fluids needed for the Diasec process are only available from the Swiss originators.
Their product is called Diabond and is also only available to official license holders.
In South Africa we have official license holders of both DiaSec and DiaBond and we are fortunate to have access to both.
There are also a number of approved DiaSec facilities worldwide. Google DiaSec to find one near to you.