Artwork placement thoughts
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The Placement Of Art Within The Garden
Comments (31)kt- what terrific photos of terrific pieces. you have really made my day. so exhilerating! what i love about these pieces is that his work is so reflective of the tropical plants themselves. the long twisted pieces are often obviously influenced by actual tropical plant parts. in keeping with their surrounding plants, they add color and excitement to some otherwise more monochromatic visuals. it's funny, i have seen many many of ch's pieces, and been to the tacoma, wa. museum that houses much of his work- but i have never before seen pieces so simpatico with their environment( certainly NOT the huge venice installation). your photos definitely rekindle my interest in him, so thank you. i think your re-positioning of the iron pieces- amongst your ferns- is brilliant. as to the bigger 'art in the garden' discussion, i do have a few thoughts. we have a lot of garden art throughout the gardens here, and most of it has some size. for me, the pieces provide contrast and counterpoint to the surrounding world of plants.however, even as they provide contrast, they must make visual sense for where they are placed.they also have personal associations for me, and some of them ( quotes and poetry) reflect my feelings and give me pleasure to read when i'm in my gardens. all of them make me smile. outwardly or inwardly. two large pieces make me laugh- and that is specifically why I purchased and installed them, though they are in our work area. one rule that i have developed for placement is that i try to not have more than one art piece in any given 'visual frame' (unless they are symmetrically matching.)each garden room has its own artwork that is not visible from one room to another. the art pieces do not jump out at you. 'garden art' includes 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional sculptures, sculptures that incorporate movement- from water or wind,and some incorporate architecture- as a backdrop to the piece or as the piece itself. all this garden art is a real life saver when the gardens are not their most attractive (like now, with all the stress of the hot summer and when it's quite 'jungley' out there. i find them particlarly valuable in shady sitting areas where large swaths of non floral plants can really use the surprise element. at the risk of sounding overblown, here is a poem that i keep over my desk- that says it all for me- about the gardens and about the art in the gardens. I pray for an arresting beauty a single span of pure delight Intrude upon us. Give us pause Be the deer in the yard, the wine in the water cask, the mermaid in the net. -Thomas Donovan surprise, delight, reflection, contemplation, nourishment- all the things i hope are provided by the art pieces throughout our gardens....See MoreArt Work - Too Small for Wall?
Comments (60)Thanks everyone ... I appreciate all the help and compliments I received on this! The rug isn't new, but it was my 3rd try until I got it "right" You know I didn't even think to move the picture up a little, to cover the box, but I will definitely do that. Unfortunately my whole house needs to be rewired, so I will have many more of these type holes to patching paint!...See MoreHow to re-arrange artwork on LR and FR (4 Photos)
Comments (28)2021 Update: I ended up keeping the art here with some changes: 1- centered the piano on the large wall (below middle clerestory window), 2- grouped closer and centered the paintings; 3- swapped the larger painting (portrait) with the 2 smaller ones (landscape), creating space for a corner plant. Now, I am selling the house ;( . If you would like to follow my new post, I would appreciate it: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6050162/living-room-with-yellow-walls-and-medium-brown-floor-3-photos...See MoreSizing of Art Work
Comments (50)That's a 5' square (25 sq ft of plates) and it looks too small! That wall is huge. I've lowered the plates and spread them out to about 8" apart.... 28.5 sqft. Oh, and added a roman shade to disguise the discrepancy of window heights....See Moreeverdebz
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