GRAND DESIGNS LIVECreating an exciting interior with art: Tips & tricks
to finish your home in style
Intimidating
Boggling Choice
Opaque
People Need a Trusted Guide
What About
the Rest of Us?
The biggest Art Retailer Globally…
Selling cheap posters and canvas prints
Buyers Guide To Art
Why Buy Art?
Aesthetics & Design
Investment
Ego?
Support Young Artists
Myth: Real art is too expensive
What Type of Art to Buy?
Prints & Multiples
Sculpture
Paintings
When assessing Art
Created by the artist
Signed, Numbered if edition
Look out for: Fancy Jargon, Canvas Wrap, repro
Pricing & Discounts
FRAMING
- Always Use Archival Materials
- Avoid Dry Mounting
- Keep it Simple
- Non Reflective Glazing?
- Avoid cheap diffusion
- TVAR – Tru Vue Optium Acrylic
- Glass vs. Acrylic
- Not framing immediately? Store Flat
Window Mounting
- Elegant look for abstract & figurative works
- Useful to fill a larger space
- Tends to be more pricy than other options
Floating
- Great for works with hand torn, rough edges
- With acid free tape provides a floating / rippling effect
- Can slip with age
Box Frame
- Provides depth
- Great for works with borders and sharp edges
- Spacer holds works in place
Hanging Your Art
150cm to the center of workHanging from String vs. D-RingsConsider Lighting in Room
Caring For Artwork
Make A Statement
Displaying Art:
Small works make a big impact
Kristjana S. Williams
Robert Hind
Gina Soden
Kristin Gaudio-Endsley
Mat Cahill
Try-Before-You-Buy – Art Rentals
Art For Care