Phenomenology Of The Visual Arts (even The Frame) -

: Edward S. Casey describes edges and frames not as literal limits where activity stops, but as structures that "shelter and support" the image, opening up possibilities for it to emerge.

: The frame acts as a boundary that distinguishes the "inside" of the artwork from the "outside" world. It can function simultaneously as an artistic element that integrates the work and as a "defense" against the exterior world. Phenomenology of the visual arts (even the frame)

: This concept, developed by Paul Crowther in his work Phenomenology of the Visual Arts (even the frame) , refers to the set of perceptual factors that inform our basic cognition of the world, which visual art uniquely captures and aligns. The Phenomenology of the Frame : Edward S

: Mikel Dufrenne defines this as a "bodily comprehension" where the subject and the "aesthetic object" (the artwork as perceived) are fundamentally interconnected. It can function simultaneously as an artistic element

: The presence of a frame can express a subtle "self-awareness" of the artwork's own existence as a created object rather than a direct window into reality.