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by Juliana Meek and Kristine Meek

Dear Artsperts:

I have a few spaces in my home that need certain
sized paintings. I know I can buy a smaller painting,
but I am afraid it will look too small in the space.
Also one of my spaces is vertical, so I need to find a
vertical painting. How do I find paintings to fill the
dimensions of the spaces?
Signed,
Spaced Out

Dear Spaced,

It is not uncommon to want to purchase work to
fill a particular space in the home. However, to focus
works of art to create a salon style wall. This style of
purely on a particular size is a backwards way of
displaying works is growing rapidly in popularity.
looking at art. You should really start with what you It has been made especially famous by Hunt
like first then determine space constrictions. Your
Slonem with his large bunny wall at his studio in
space may change in the future as you redecorate or New York. Many collectors are recreating Slonem
move. If you are just filling a space, you may end up
“bunny walls” in their own homes. Others create
with a work of art that looks good in that one space
salon style walls with several different artists, and
but is not something you actually like in the long- works of varying sizes.
term. There are also some options for managing
3. A vertical space does not necessarily require
wall space, which makes this factor less important a vertical painting. A horizontal painting can
in you purchase decision.
look very good in a vertical space, especially with
1. One option is to frame up a work. By this we
the right frame choice and if the horizontal work
mean, choose a larger frame and matting to increase fills the horizontal space available.
the size of the work. This often has the added
4. In the case of a work that is too large for the
benefit of nicely accenting the work. We suggest space, it isn’t possible to shrink or crop the work.
linen wrapped matting for the best look.
But it is possible to perhaps find another work by the same artist that is similar, but
2. Another option is to purchase several small
smaller. Artists often repeat themes and may do a few works with similar subject,
colors or location.
We hope that these options help to broaden your mind, even if we can’t broaden
your wall space!
Sincerely,
The Artsperts

Left: Hunt Slonen’s “Bunny Wall” at his studio in Brooklyn, New York
Top Right: Before and after of a work by Richard Segalman hung in a private home that was framed up with a larger
frame with a mat to better fill the available wall space.
Bottom Right: A horizontal work by Reynier Llanes nicely fills a narrow vertical space in a private home with a
simple white frame.

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