Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Featuring Contemporary Art Displays In The Home

By Karen Fisher


Everyone has a different view of what they like and dislike about art and because of this, what looks good in a gallery, might not look good in your living room. Each person's particular taste in contemporary art displays is open to criticism by another as tastes differ dramatically when it comes to paintings and sculpture.

Family photos, including those handed down through the years, can make a lovely art installation within a home. With the advanced technology available to us, it is really easy to take even the most worn and damaged photos and have them touched up and restored to look practically new.

Depending on your room decor and how formal the area is, you could select several options. For a more casual room, such as a family room, use the largest wall in the room to start planning your art focal point. Once the pictures are up on the wall, they should complement the room and be a talking point.

Spend some time hunting through yard sales and second hand shops for old frames that can be cleaned up. For this project you really do not need to have matching items. You could even look through your local home supply store for different sizes and shapes and colors of photo frames. The final effect will be an eclectic collection with the focus on the beautiful subjects within the photographs.

To make the presentation of your artwork more cohesive, use a photo editing program to convert all the pictures into the same tone, for instance, all sepia or black and white. Lay out the frames with your pictures onto a floor area that you have marked out to match the size of the wall space. Arrange them and move them around until the look is pleasing to the eye, keeping the frames in a non-conforming pattern but retaining a square or rectangular area. You want to make sure that there is a balance especially because your frames are not identical.

The layout for identical, matching frames could be a lot simpler to achieve in that the lines will be straight and the formation will be symmetrical with identical spacing. If you keep your photos in color and use less embellished frames in a neutral tone such as white or black or grey, the color photos will be more prominently displayed.

If you select a specific theme for your wall of pictures, try to avoid using pictures only from one family occasion such as a wedding or themed party. Consider taking photographs on every family vacation and hiking trip or even just time spent in the garden. These pictures of nature and flowers make for a lovely topic and the collection can easily be added to over time.

Using family photos and showing them in a specific setting within the home is a very attractive way of decorating. First, the pictures are completely unique to you and second, it is a deeply personal subject. The overall installation will be special as well as adding the finishing touch of contemporary art display to a room.




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