Sunday, June 12, 2016

Decorating 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.

If you have chosen sleek chrome and glass furniture, you might want to express your love of color with a swirl of blazing reds and oranges. This brings drama to the room as well as giving it a personal touch that popular furnishings might lack. Your guests might see the sun in all its energy or an inferno either symbolic or real.

There are all kinds of modern creations. You might choose a small statue for your hall table, a majestic oil painting for the living room, and a tiny watercolor for the bath. The bedroom is perfect for fabric art, but a wall hanging can be just as effective in a main room. You might want to brighten up a corner or make a statement that your guests will not be able to miss.

Many times a room will cry out for a finishing touch that you might find in studios, galleries, and even flea markets. Or perhaps a striking work will lead you to fashion the setting specifically to set it off. Using art to complete your vision or as inspiration helps you to design a home that is uniquely your own. You can decide if you want a relaxing room or one that cries out for stimulating company.

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.

Art, of course, is not limited to oil paintings. Statues, wall hangings, pottery, watercolors or pastels, unusual photography, and pen and ink drawings are popular. An object does not need to be expensive, although it can be a good investment. A print of a work by a famous artist can be very effective; this is an inexpensive way to brighten up a room.

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.

Don't settle for a humdrum home or apartment when you can have one that enchants your friends and reflects your personality to the world. Art is something that lets you make a place your own.




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