6.06.2016

Decorate With Regional Abstract Artists

By Kenneth Smith


Art has gone through many periods, when certain things were in style. Abstract art is more modern than the realistic art of the Classical, Middle, Renaissance, and Romantic ages. However, it's been around long enough that homeowners have learned its value in home decorating. Modern furniture does blend with still life studies of fruit or flowers, or with landscapes complete with happy cows and fluffy clouds. However, the work of abstract artists really sets the contemporary tone.

For example, an artist could use hot reds and yellows to bring to life the feeling of lying on a beach with your eyes closed, seeing the blaze of light through your eyelids and feeling your blood coming to the boiling point. Of course, you might not discern that. You might think of a desert or of the energy of the sun which makes life on earth possible.

Abstract art comes in all colors, themes, effects, and sizes. This makes it easy to decorate with. You can find a small piece for your hall or the bathroom, as well as a majestic work for hanging behind the couch or over the fireplace. Objets d'art look good in the kitchen, makes a statement on a wall that you see as soon as you walk into a room, or brings color to a dim corner that otherwise might be unremarkable.

Sometimes people find a treasure that really speaks to them, and they design a whole room around it. This can be done by picking up a color from a painting hung over the fireplace, or by choosing furniture that will display a sculpture to best advantage. The proper placement of an object and the lighting that shows it off are key.

Abstract is often taken to mean indecipherable, but it really means 'not like a photograph'. The artist may be trying to suggest something and do it so skillfully that his vision becomes yours. Sometimes it's more that the artist is aiming for an impact, and the viewer is left to find an interpretation. The vision can be vast - like an expression of creation or of an emotion common to all - or minute, like a study of one detail of a familiar object that few have ever focused on in this particular way. This kind of art can fit any period and any decor, although many feel it is only for modern settings.

That's another point. Pictorial art comes in many mediums, so you can choose an oil painting, a watercolor, or a pastel. Even a pen and ink drawing is an effective accent for a room. Prints of a famous or a favorite picture are inexpensive ways to bring color and beauty to any room in your house.

Artists of the Los Angeles, CA area seem to come in every degree of talent and imagination. A piece of driftwood or a fanciful mobile created from beach glass might be the perfect finishing touch for your home. Your own taste should guide you to find something that expresses you as well as the talented person who created the object.

There are many ways to use art in your decorating scheme. Whether it's a painting, a fabric creation to hang on a wall, a hand-made rug, a statue, or a photograph, art can bring life and character to your personal spaces.




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