Wednesday 25 October 2017

Practical Approach To Contemporary Art Displays In Your Kitchen

By Gregory Nelson


You have probably seen numerous interior design magazines where pictures and art are placed in the kitchen, whether hung on the wall or otherwise. Though putting artwork in the kitchen may have its disadvantages; to do with grease and oil damaging and dirtying your artwork pieces, you can still undertake some simple steps to make sure that your pictures will last well into the future while at the same time creating some interest in the kitchen. Here are the pointers in kitchen Contemporary Art Displays.

There is no real secret. If you can't hang artwork on the wall, then rest it on something. The question then is where to put it such that it brings attention to it as a work of artwork rather than an eyesore.

A general rule of thumb to follow is that your artwork should be approximately three quarters the length of your chosen table as this will allow people to fully appreciate the painting without thinking the surroundings too odd. Other factors to consider are that the artwork display should be noticeable and should not face an area of the room where no person can view it properly because this would negate the purpose of creating it in the first place.

Ensure to display the artwork at eye level. Now it's time to get a little creative - when you hang pictures on the kitchen walls, try to hang them at eye level. This will, undoubtedly be easier for people to relish the pictures without stooping down low or craning their necks just to have a look. If you're hanging artwork in the dining area, make sure that when guests are seated, they will still have a good view of the art pieces.

Put it on a chair; you can put a nice old antique chair next to the doorway, and then put an artwork piece on the seat of the chair. This display method would be more suitable for artwork pieces that are tall and narrow in shape, with the top of the artwork piece almost reaching eye level when resting on the chair.

Also, it is appropriate to avoid a table with a slippery surface as this could potentially result in the painting falling off or being knocked over leading to irreparable damage. You don't have to limit yourself to just one artwork piece. If the table is long enough, you can use two or three artwork pieces, leaning on top of the other, with the largest piece at the back and the smallest at the front. When resting a piece of artwork against another, make sure the overlap does not cover the artwork work of the back piece.

The better approach is to arrange three or four small pictures and group them. Because people looking at the artwork will be seeing it from a close distance, select pictures that have detail in them - an example would be flowers where the intricate details of its petals can be seen. Small pictures with detail are much more appreciated when a viewer is seeing it from a short distance away, like from a dining table.

One final piece of advice - wherever you decide to put your artwork pieces, always make sure it is not placed at a location where it is easily knocked over. An example is a hallway or corridor, where narrow space and running kids don't exactly form a nice combination especially when there are many decorative artifacts and artwork pieces around.




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