Artwork 101: Color & Composition
Next, we look into what makes you feel like your art “belongs” in your space.
Color: Your art can make a bold statement or it can accent the colors and feelings that your room already exudes.
For art that is taking up one space, let’s say above you bed—you want to give it a direction. Choosing between:
Pieces that are within the same color-way (Example: All black and white images).
Pieces that correlate well with decor/rugs/accessories colors (Example: If doing a lot of neutrals, pick soft neutrals for your art).
Pieces that make a fun statement with their color. (Example: Wanting to showcase color in a fun way with Pops of Pink in your pieces).
Subject Matter - What do you actually see in your art?
Another way to bring balance to your room or to make your art visually interesting - choose a subject matter that creates a pattern or theme. It doesn’t always have to be extremely obvious!
Picking a place, can be specific like “Venice”, or can be more broad like “Places We’ve Traveled.”
Choosing a Thing that you love…like Flowers, Dogs, Ice Cream, then finding fun ways to communicate that through your art.
A specific artist might give you inspiration. Maybe you love Van Gogh, so you pick his paintings, a self portrait of museum poster to compile.
The way you choose to compose your art will also tell a story.
Putting pieces equal distance and in equal numbers creates symmetry and is more traditional. If you have less pieces that are simpler in nature, makes it a more minimal approach.
If you have a variety of shapes and sizes that are also a variety of distances away…you will have made a more eclectic showcase, leaning towards a maximal approach.
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