There is no doubt: surrounding yourself with art provides a feeling of well-being in our homes. In addition to decorating and giving life to our walls, works of art allow us to personalize roomswithout forgetting that it is also a way of investing.
But we also know that sometimes it pays to buy art. They may lack knowledge, budget, or perhaps we even think that our house is too small for the acquired works of art to shine in all their splendor.
And anything farter from the reality. To demonstrate that art has a place even in the smallest flats, we have spoken with Carlos Suarez, CEO of Saishoa Spanish platform for investment and training in contemporary art that helps art consumers to acquire works with expert artistic criteria.
Art is also for small flats
Although we imagine art in large halls or large rooms, the truth is that art has a place in any type of house or space. Precisely, this is one of the great concerns of many people who would like to have art in their homes, but believe that due to the small size of the house, or of the room, they will not shine in all their splendor, since they think that they will be oversized.
In this sense, Carlo Súarez explained to Decoesfera that “The important thing when planning spaces for the pieces is consider the number of elements in each room where we can place the art. It is not relevant if the house is small or large, the width of the wall space is more important, for example the specific space where we place the piece, the distance to the wall or elements in front, the natural light it can receive and from where receives, or the number of decorative elements or furniture that we have in that space. All this will define whether we are better off with a small or large, square or circular, embossed or flat work, so that it is in its fair measure of proportion with the space”.
The right place to put works of art
Another of the doubts that many potential art buyers have is the ideal place in which you have to put works of art. The CEO of this art-tech has explained to us that “ideally there are three spaces in which to put art before others and they all respond to the common denominator of being ideal to faithfully represent ourselves to the outside, our social face to the world (the hall ), our friendly face in a first layer of intimacy with our close friends (the living room) and finally, our most intimate face that we represent with the work in our most personal space (the bedroom)”.
The ideal is to locate works in the spaces in which it is worth highlighting some point of us, since artwork allows you to personalize the view you give the world of you in your homeand this will be key in spaces where you spend more quality time like the three mentioned.
Tricks to make works of art stand out at home
To give prominence to the works of art in our house, Carlos Suárez recommends thate on a large wall, without elements, it is necessary to opt for a mural work that hardly breathes against the ends of the wall to transmit power. On a large wall with elements on it (sideboard, chest of drawers, shoe rack, etc.) it is better to hang small format works, not even medium ones, that breathe a lot.
Instead, with a minimal decoration, works with a lot of color are a very good option, according to this art expert. In a house with ornate decoration, works with simple lines and geometry that is not complex, are usually the best option for contrast.
If you have ever bought a painting, surely the question has arisen: Is it good that the decoration of a room revolves around the color of a work, or is it better to use the work to break? For Carlos Suárez, both strategies can be used, although the great collector always bets on the first.
“The only element that represents us exclusively is that work, it is neither the sofa, nor the television, nor the sideboard, nor the table. For this reason, it is highly recommended to first choose the work and then decorate accordingly, because that way we will achieve that the whole room talk about us. You can use the work to break, but it usually fails if you don’t know very well what you’re doing, the room ends up looking like a frankenstein in most cases”, he explained. Suarez.
Lighting, a key element for art
Buying a work means, in addition to choosing the place to install it, thinking about what type of lighting is the most suitable for it to shine in all its splendor. From Saisho they recommend us to bet on the direct lighting with spotlight to give it that prominence that the work deserves, although a good natural light in the room always appreciates the tones that the piece can provide. A natural side light is usually the best option to give it that prominence.
How to start to create our own gallery?
So far we have seen some tips to see where and how we distribute the works of art in our house. But before reaching that point, it is necessary to buy the work. And that is where many questions arise. In Saisho they recommend start with an iconic piece that gives personality to your home and that is aligned with your philosophy of life and whose concept you admire, that you feel the values that it transmits as your own.
This is the best way to start because the work will represent us and will be an extension of us. Any other piece of furniture in the house is not exclusive to your point of view or your philosophy of life. It is the element of your home that makes it unique. Starting from the first work, and if it is chosen in this way, any new acquisition will be much more harmonious with the first work if it shares this modus operandi. Without realizing it you can end up having a curated gallery at home if you advance with this criterion.
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