Art Installation 101 It’s not as scary as you might think!

Art Installation 101

It’s not as scary as you might think!

Me

El Greco

The Nasher

Post-its are your best friend!

Post-it

Good installation begins with good preparation!

Treat your art like you are proud of it. If you’re embarrassed to put your name on it, you might not want to show it.

Somewhere on your work you should have atleast some of this information:

* spell out your name (legibly)* medium* date* location of your studio* web site address* signature* (blood type and DNA sample optional)

Is there a brief statement about the work that the owner might find interesting?

“Painted during my visit to Paris in September, 2010”

OR

“I ran over my imaginary friend with a pogo stick and he told me to paint this!”

“This is the first painting I’ve completed since beingreleased from federal prison on seven counts of

counterfeiting. I still deny it, a lot! ”

OR

“I was going to line the bird cage with this painting but my bird refused to poop on it. I didn’t ask why.

So I decided to sell it. Enjoy!”

D-ring Eye-screw

GOOD EVIL!

Hanging wire

• Multi-strand• Braided • Vinyl wrapped hanging wire (not electrical wire!!)

Wrap wire through the D-ring twice for added stability.

YES

NO!• Single strand wire (you’re not mending fences)• Mono-filament (fishing line)• String (seriously!)

8 ½“

34”

17”

centerline

rubber bumpers

frame height: 34”divide by two: 17”

distance from top of wire to top of frame: -7 1/2”

distance to add to centerline: 9 1/2”

Centerline: 60” +9 1/2”

distance from floor to bottom of hook: 69 1/2”

7 ½ “

34“

17“

20 “

The standard hang

37“

13“

4“

18 ½ “

2“

centerline

Total height of frames: 37”Divide by two to determine

the centerline of frames: 18 1/2”

Distance from centerline to top of taut wire on top frame: 13”

Add to wall centerline: +60” Distance from floor to bottom of 1st hook: 73”

Distance from centerline to top of taut wire on bottom frame: 4”

Subtract from centerline: 60”Distance from floor to bottom of 2nd hook: 54”

The dreaded double-hung

Frames wider than 32” should be hung on two hooks.

24“

12“

12“ 12“ 12“

5“

36“

(between)

ruler / level

(centerline)

Horizontal measurements:

Width of frame: 36”Minus distance between hooks: -12”

24”Divide by two: 12”

This is the distance from the edge of the frame to the first hook.

Frame height: 24”Divide by two: 12”

Subtract distance from top of taut wire to top of frame: -5”

Distance to add to centerline: 7”Centerline: 60”

+7” Distance from floor to bottom of hook: 67”