Depth enhancing artwork mounting base

Abstract

A depth enhancing artwork mounting base wherein the size and shape of an artwork mounting face in conjunction with the size, shape, and texturing of an integrated depth enhancing face enhances the depth perception of the two dimension art work.

1 . A depth enhancing artwork mounting base comprising a placard, wherein said placard comprises an outer perimeter, where in said outer perimeter describes the shape of said placard and further wherein said placard comprises an upper surface wherein said upper surface is divided into a mounting face and a depth enhancing face, at least one inner perimeter boundary line in part describes and limits said mounting face and separates said mounting face from said depth enhancing face, and further, wherein, said depth enhancing face comprises at least one segment wherein said at least one segment is treated with an optical differentiation means to enhance the visual perception of depth. 
     
     
         2 . The depth enhancing artwork mounting base of  claim 1  wherein the outer perimeter comprises only straight sides, and further wherein the inner perimeter comprises only straight boundary lines. 
     
     
         3 . The depth enhancing artwork mounting base of  claim 2  wherein said depth enhancing face comprises more than one segment. 
     
     
         4 . The depth enhancing artwork mounting base of  claim 3  wherein opposing, outer perimeter sides are parallel and of equal length. 
     
     
         5 . The depth enhancing artwork mounting base of  claim 3  wherein members of at least one pair of opposing, outer perimeter sides are not of equal length and members of a second pair of opposing, outer perimeter sides are not parallel. 
     
     
         6 . The depth enhancing artwork mounting base of  claim 3  wherein two outer perimeter sides that in part limit and define the depth enhancing face are not of equal length and are not parallel one to the other, and further wherein the inner perimeter boundary line separating the first and second segments of said depth enhancing face is not parallel to either of said two outer perimeter sides, and finally, wherein both of said outer perimeter sides and a first end of said inner perimeter boundary line share a common node. 
     
     
         7 . The depth enhancing artwork mounting base of  claim 2  wherein the depth enhancing face comprises only a single segment and further wherein the outer perimeter of the placard describes a pentagon. 
     
     
         8 . The depth enhancing artwork mounting base wherein the outer perimeter of the placard comprises a first pair of opposing sides wherein each member of said first pair of opposing sides comprises and is described by an arc of 180 degrees, and wherein the members of the first pair of opposing sides are connected by opposing outer straight sides; and further wherein the depth enhancing face comprises a single segment, and wherein the mounting face describes a full circle wherein one-half of said full circle comprises first member of said first pair of sides that describes an arc of 180 degrees, and the other half of said full circle is an inner perimeter boundary line that comprises a boundary arc of 180 degrees and further wherein the diameter of said boundary arc equals the diameter of arc of the first member of said first pair of sides. 
     
     
         9 . A depth enhancing artwork mounting base wherein said depth enhancing mounting base comprises a placard, wherein said placard comprises a first free-form outer perimeter side and a second free-form outer perimeter side and a first transition outer perimeter side and a second transition outer perimeter side and said placard further comprises an upper surface; and further wherein the second end of said first free-form outer perimeter side is visually and functionally connected to the first end of said first transition outer perimeter side at the first visual/functional contact point, and the second end of said first transition outer perimeter side is visually and functionally connected to the first end of said second free-form outer perimeter side second visual/functional contact point, and the second end of said second free-form outer perimeter side is visually and functionally connected to the first end of said second transition outer perimeter side at the third visual/functional contact point, and the second end of said second transition outer perimeter side is visually and functionally connected to the first end of said first free-form outer perimeter side at the fourth visual/functional contact point; and further wherein said upper surface of said placard comprises a mounting face and a depth enhancing face, wherein said mounting face is defined and limited by said first free-form outer perimeter face and by inner perimeter free-form boundary line, wherein the first end of said inner perimeter free-form boundary line is visually and functionally connected to said first end of said first free-form outer perimeter side at the fourth visual/functional contact point, and the second end of said inner perimeter free-form boundary line is visually and functionally connected to said second end of said first free-form outer perimeter boundary line at the first visual/functional contact point; and further wherein said depth enhancing face is defined and limited by said first transition outer side, said second free-form outer perimeter side, and said second transition outer perimeter side and by inner perimeter free-form boundary line, wherein the shape, and configuration of said inner perimeter free-form boundary line and the shape and configuration of said second free-form outer perimeter side are inter-dependent; and further wherein said second end of said first transition outer perimeter side is visually and functionally connected to said first end of said second free-form outer side at the second visual/functional contact point, and said second end of said second free-form outer perimeter side is visually and functionally connected to said first end of said second transition outer perimeter side at the third visual/functional contact point, and said second end of said second transition outer perimeter side ( 505 ) is visually and functionally connected to said first end ( 509 A) of said inner perimeter free-form boundary line at the fourth visual/functional contact point, wherein said fourth visual/functional contact point is a common point including the visual and functional connection of said second end of said second transition outer perimeter side and said first end of said first free-form outer perimeter side; said second end of said inner perimeter free-form boundary line is visually and functionally connected to said first end of said first transition outer perimeter side at said first visual/functional contact point wherein said first connecting point is a common point including the visual and functional connection of said second end of said first free-form outer perimeter side to said first end of first transition outer perimeter side. 
     
     
         10 . The depth enhancing artwork mounting base of  claim 9  wherein said first outer perimeter straight side is not parallel to said second outer perimeter straight side and wherein said first outer perimeter free-form side mimics and assumes the same configuration and shape as but is smaller than the inner perimeter free-form boundary line.