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5 Tips for Rocking Black and White Wall Art

Here are five suggestions for optimal arrangement of monochrome art as decorative items that please the eye and establish an atmosphere of calming good taste.

23/04/2022

 

 

 

 

In selecting art for your home or business, the most creative options are usually pieces in monochrome hues. Black and white blends well with most existing colour schemes, and exudes an air of sophistication.

 

 

This article gives five suggestions for optimal arrangement of monochrome art as decorative items that please the eye and establish an atmosphere of calming good taste.

 

 

 

 

1. Create symmetries of complementary pieces

One great way of displaying black and white wall art is the arrangement of pieces, either large or small, into symmetric groupings. These layouts can be placed on one wall only, or across two or three.

Using placement designs that are either symmetrical or creatively asymmetrical, such arrangements serve to highlight other decorative pieces or furnishings, as well as to set a mood for the rooms or offices in which they are used.

 

 

 

 

 

2. Use one striking item as a centrepiece


Black and white wall art is available in many eye-catching formats and has an endless range of subject matter for enhancing the theme of any room.

Whether the subject is realistic or abstract, photographic, or otherwise, wall art in monochrome hues fits easily into most existing settings. This means that, placed as a centrepiece, it’s unlikely to clash with what is already in the room.

Placed directly across the main entrance, a single striking piece in this range makes an immediate statement about the space which it decorates without being overbearing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Placing a grid layout as creative geometry

Grid layouts are useful for evoking an air of order and efficiency as well as displaying a talent for creative geometric schemes that reflect a sense of balance and harmony.

In the creation of this kind of arrangement it’s important to choose complementary pieces that add up to a grid pattern, even if they are of differing sizes.

Equally important is a choice of subjects and hues that match in a way that ends in a fluidity of pattern and intensity.

 

 

 

 

4. Choose the right mounting or frame

Monochrome art and prints are suitable for spaces decorated in any style from classical to ultramodern. A crucial element in blending black and white wall art with any existing environment is the right choice of presentation.

There are several options in this regard ranging from block-framing and canvas hangings to pictures or designs framed behind glass.

Gauge the degree of fitness of your presentational mode by comparing lines and textures with wall art already placed in the room or office.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Harmonize your selection of media and design

Though monochrome pieces are easy to place in a variety of colours and texture-schemes, visual harmony is the most important aspect of any arrangement that aims to please and evince a mood of integrated balance.

Choice of designs or representational elements, such as portraits, animals, or abstract patterns, should work to blend the items into a grouping of subjects that are not jarring or out of kilter with one another.

When details such as these are well thought out and carefully chosen, your space will come alive with the feel of a skilfully plotted restfulness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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