Hints on Selecting Art

2008-10-19T17:47:00.000-07:00

"Having Trouble Pin Pointing
Your Next Art Selection?"

Classic or contemporary, rustic or retro... you have your own style, and it says a lot about you. With this simple guide, I'll make it easy for you to choose the art that suits your style. First, let's first identify your style that best describes you, then I can best zero in on the perfect picks for you. "Which art style are you?"....

Modern/Minimalist

If you dig clean, uncluttered lines and a simplified palette defines the home that suits you best.
If you love dramatic contrasts and economy of space.

If preferring the beauty of one or two elements to a roomful of competing textures and colors your groove.

If uncluttered rooms with pared-down furnishings and plenty of open space make you feel relaxed and grounded.

Art Picks For The Modernist/Minimalist Should be...

In selecting the artwork look for bold pieces that emphasize color, form and repetition: Pop Art, Op art, Abstract Expressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, and digital or enhanced photo images.

Framed botanical s, serigraphs, hand painted canvas art and graphic black-and-white photographs are also perfect for the minimalist aesthetic.

Shabby Chic

If you take a fresh, relaxed approach to decorating, and place comfort ahead of passing trends.

If subtle patterns and touchable textures reign supreme in your home.
If you love the lived-in look of a favorite chair or heirloom quilt.
If the rooms that attract you most are free of hard edges and feature soft colors and rounded silhouettes.

Art Picks For Shabby Chic...

In selecting the artwork to create the inviting look you love, opt for floral prints in soft pastels.

Sepia photographs, framed botanicals, wreaths and objects with a timeworn look, like antiqued iron keys or vintage tools, are also ideal..

Classical/Traditional

If you're attracted to comfortable, classic spaces, and love to pair old with new.
If you favor family heirlooms and antique-inspired reproductions
If you prefer coordinating looks to one of strong contrast.
If you're most at home in a calm, orderly environment, and tend toward soft, muted colors and rich jewel tones.

Art Picks For The Classical/Traditionalist

Choose fine art pieces in time-honored styles like Impressionism, Renaissance, Realism, Post-Impressionism, Romanticism, and Baroque. Within these art styles, look for subjects that match your passions: floral, landscapes or portraits, for example. Other classics to consider are beautiful maps, hand-woven wall tapestries, still life, and floral motifs.

Retro

If you love the nostalgia of antique fixtures and all things vintage.

If you always find a treasure or two at the local flea market, and especially love salvaged materials used in creative ways.

If cheerful environments in crisp whites, reds and bright citrus hues make you feel most at home.

Art Picks For Retro

Weathered tin signs, classic advertisements, vintage publications and travel posters will help create the nostalgic look you love. Also look for three-dimensional pieces, like patinaed ironwork and rustic wood objects

Global

If you love spaces that reflect a passion for travel and a connectedness to the world at large. You're drawn to the exotic - carved wood furniture, bold animal prints, hand-hewn objects.

If you prefer warm earth tones that represent the earth and all its diversity.

If rough surfaces, natural fibers and other richly textured materials both relax and inspire you.

Art Picks For Global..

The artwork look for the Global specimen would be bold works of art from around the world: Africa, Asia, Mexico and Latin and South America. Graphic printed fabrics, hand-woven baskets and framed rustic objects are all good choices. Or, create an Eastern motif with Asian-inspired botanicals, Buddhist Art and framed silk fabrics.

I hope my guide to choosing art will help make your challenging task a little easier.
One final bit of advice while shopping, no matter what your style is, have fun!

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Hints on Selecting Art