Ideal space between canvas and frame for a box frame?

[blandy]

What are everyone's thoughts about the ideal spacing between the edge of a canvas and the frame, in a box frame?  I am unsure.  Attached photos - the Banksy has a 10cm gap, the Nick Walker has a 8cm gap. 

Would love to hear your thoughts.  And apologies about the photos being 90 degrees off - they are the correct way up when I upload them and they get rotated during the upload!  Ideas on how to fix that?

[IggyWiggy]

11cm on the Banksy and 9.5cm on the Walker.

[iamzero]

I have about 10mm around the ones I have.

[blandy]

10mm?!  Wow - that's a very small gap.  I take it there is nothing to see on the edge of the box canvas?  On my Walker, there isn't anything to see, so I debated making the gap much smaller, but on the Banksy, I wanted to be able to see the "signature" on the edge of the box.

Do you have a photo of a piece with the 10mm gap?  Would be very interested to see what it looks like.

Cheers!

[iamzero]

http://instagram.com/p/9f3tFQpx5V

[iamzero]

http://instagram.com/p/0JJjhvpx-y

[blandy]

Nice one! Love the Mau Mau's.

[delloy]

Some of mine are the same as above about 10mm but some smaller.

[dot]

i agree with dell - not much - enough to see the dimensions..

[delloy]

blandy Do the pieces you've shown above have glazing on them as well? I never put glazing over any of my canvases in tray frames. I always feel glazing on an original canvas takes something away/texture from the piece and adds an unnecessary distraction when focus should be on the art itself

[Deleted]

I like box frames snug around the canvas. 10mm is more than enough. Even with some tagging or writing on the side of a canvas 10 mm will just about to show it but not distract from the canvas itself.
I always make sure the box frames do not distract from canvas and i never place glass in them as i agree with delloy. Unnecessary distraction on the art itself and takes away the canvas structure...

imo.