Choosing Art that Brings Grounding
When I began looking for art to fill our newly remodeled walls, I had quite literally a "Blank Canvas". My goals for art were to make choices that were intentional, seeking pieces that aligned with my mission to foster a sense of calm and grounding in the home, and to have a warm, neutral and natural color palette.
I set out looking for art that held meaning to my family by searching for art of the national parks.
One piece kept coming up and speaking to me. "Grand Tetons" by Hannah Weisner.
I liked the color tone, the clarity of it being a national park, without being a photograph, and not being too abstract either. The texture was also incredible. I ended up ordering this as my first piece. I had no idea what I was doing but I took a chance...I though that I should order the piece as large as I could to fit my wall space, and I'm so glad that I did!
Grand Tetons National Park also holds special meaning for my family so it was an easy decision!
When it arrived, I couldn't have been happier with my choice!
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Questions to Ask Yourself When Selecting Art:
What kind of images make you feel calm when you see them? Do pictures of trees, forests, farms, mountains or beaches bring you a sense of calm and grounding? Maybe minimalist art, that is more abstract makes your body relax more. To figure this out spend some time tuning out other distractions and looking at some of the options, make some notes about which ones make your heart beat faster and excite you, which calm it or keep it steady?
Consider the size of the piece. for my own home I measured the space and thought about how much space I wanted to see around the art, and if I wanted to put anything else there. I wanted a show-stopper, statement piece that carried the bulk of the space and commanded attention. I went with as large as would fit with still leaving some border of white space around it. Picturing the same space with a much smaller piece of art will minimize the effect of the art in the space.
Consider your color scheme. Consider choosing colors that feel natural, meaning colors that you would find in nature, the colors of wood, stone, grass, trees, flowers. Natural colors will bring a sense of grounding coming close in some ways to the grounding feelings that come from being in nature. To bring a sense of grounding into the home choosing a whole house palette that incorporates nature and natural elements wherever possible will contribute to a sense of calm.
Compare a few options within the style of art that you are interested in. The hardest piece of art to choose for our home was over the he mantel art. Putting a mirror over the mantle just didn't feel right, and didn't feel grounding when I put one up. I could have rolled with it, but unpopular opinion. I think mirrors add to a feeling of clutter unless your room is absolutely spotless at all times. Once I decided to go with art in that space I had it narrowed down to two images, the ones below. Both were by the same artist, both had the same color scheme, but one just felt simpler, there was less in the image to draw your eye to. Specifically, I didn't really want to have the fence which changed the feel for me, even though it's also beautiful. The lesson here is to spend some time comparing, tuning into what your body feels when you see and compare each one.
Photos from Giri Designs, Dan Hobday artist.
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