Size Matters
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Size Matters
We’ve made a number of short videos on the topic of choosing and hanging art work for specific spaces – dining rooms, bedrooms, small spaces, tricky spaces. The most important element to all of this is size. Getting the size of an art work right is the difference between something looking made for a space and standing out for the wrong reasons.
When buying art work for a specific space, size should be the first consideration – how is the work going to fill this space with most impact?
Art work can be used to make a huge wall look less empty, to elevate a small space and bring an atmosphere to a space. If there is furniture against the same wall, light fixtures or anything else in the way of clean sight lines to an art work, these need to be considered. Art should elevate the experience of a space, so the size and hang need to be right.
Too big can make a work look squashed into a space and hinder it’s true greatness. Too small and the the work is swimming in a sea of space and can look lost. Two good rules of thumb when considering the size of an art work:
- On an empty wall; look at the space you want to fill and assume the art work will hang with a centre point of 156cm. Make sure there is not more than a meter of empty space to the left or right of the work.
- On a wall that is shared with a piece of furniture, don’t hang the work too high. Still aim for a 156cm centre point, unless it’s too close to the top of the furniture. Don’t centre the work between the ceiling and where the furniture ends, 20-30cms above the furniture is usually enough. Do centre the art on the middle of the furniture lengthways though.
We understand the importance of size in art work and have built our platform in order to be able have full flexibility over this. Our customisation window allows for both totally unique sizing but also has standard sizing inbuilt as this can make framing much more cost effective.
Any questions about what size to make your Red T Multiples, just ask.
