Summary
This blog explores how to elevate interior spaces with modern wall art, offering three key design ideas to showcase artwork effectively, ensuring it becomes a focal point and a conversation starter.
Main Points:
- Make a Statement: Position art strategically to captivate viewers, especially in prominent, central locations.
- Curate a Gallery Wall: Combine various mediums and styles to create a personalized and dynamic display.
- Feature Your Art: Use custom displays to highlight your artwork as the centerpiece of your décor.
Powerful images move people. When displayed correctly, modern wall art adds unmatched elegance and sophistication to any interior space.
In essence, modernist art is created with expression in mind. Its primary purpose is to instill deep emotion in the viewer. While the imagery in modern artworks may or may not be recognizable, the feelings each piece inspires have the power to forge deep and enduring connections. A single photograph, painting, or sculpture can unite people and unify spaces.
When introducing new artwork into your environment, how you display it is crucial. In this blog, the art specialists at LIK Fine Art share three design ideas to give high-end wall art the space, framing, and respect it deserves.
1. Define a Space by Making a Statement
You selected your new piece of modern wall art because it resonated with you—perhaps it provoked thought, expanded your perspective, or filled you with peace and harmony. A truly great piece of art retains its impact over time. By placing your modern wall art in a position of honor, you allow your guests to engage with it on a deeper level.
While it can be tempting to hang your art on a wall above your couch, it’s also a missed opportunity. Instead of placing it behind where guests sit, consider placing it opposite your furniture, where it can be appreciated and explored.
We love using modern photography to zone spaces in open-floor plan homes and apartments. By defining a dining or seating nook with compelling abstract photography, you can create a sense of rhythm, movement, and flow.
Think about where viewers are seated and how much time they’re spending there. Give them the opportunity to explore and engage with the art, not just glance at it.
2. Thoughtfully Curate a Gallery Wall
Interior design trends are changing, and opinions on wall art galleries are evolving along with them. If curated carefully and tastefully, a gallery wall can still be an excellent way to show off your personality and preferences to the world.
Vary your home décor with photography, wall sculpture, paintings, prints, and other contemporary media. The goal is to curate a wall that is eclectic but cohesive, with enough texture and interest to take the viewer on a visual journey.
Focus on how the display as a whole makes you feel. For home decor, photography can be a blend of personal and professional. Many design-savvy individuals even incorporate family photos alongside their modern artwork to make their display more evocative and personal.
Additional gallery wall ideas include pairing contemporary art with vintage frames, mixing vertical and horizontal pieces, and incorporating artworks of various sizes.
You can add an overarching sense of unity and cohesion by choosing pieces that share one element in common, such as a distinct color, shape, or thematic element. Start your gallery wall with a piece that moves you, such as an abstract photograph, and build the rest around it.
3. Make Your Piece the Hero
Investing in high-end wall art means it deserves a display solution that highlights its significance.
You can make your wall art the hero of your room by incorporating custom shelving, paneling, or joinery that emphasizes the piece. These architectural framing elements naturally draw the eye, allowing the art to blend seamlessly with the space while still standing out as a focal point.
Consider the texture and contrast created by your environmental framing choices. The texture behind your modern wall art is just as crucial as what surrounds it. Likewise, you can bring out the colors of your wall art by incorporating accents throughout the room. Carefully consider which items you place on your bespoke shelves, for example.
Any of the wall art ideas above have the power to transform the way you engage with your space. The transformation begins when you find a piece of art that moves you.
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