June 18, 2021
Designer Series | Accent Color for Definition
by SAL McINTYRE
There can be a lot on the mind in designing an interior space when juggling elements like carpets, upholstery, paint colors, fixtures, furniture and even unpredictable additions like pets and personal fashion. Choosing art for the walls that will compliment the design choices over a long period of time can be a challenge— one that can be addressed with a fundamental feature of design know-how by way of the Abstract, a genre of art spanning time delineations and cultural narratives which carries a well-earned reputation for being reliable. They have drama, emotion, structure and poetry, and they quite simply harmonize with everything nearby— even the eccentric great aunt.
Wassily Kandinsky’s works inspired by jazz inject a burst of life with a cool edge, much like the music he was listening to— and the classic modern typography on this 1954 Mourlot-printed stone lithograph Engraved Work is a singing sidecar.
Igor Gitlin – Arranged Lines, SIGNED mixed media 1986
The effortless austerity of Igor Gitlin’s Arranged Lines would hum alongside any divan whether bold or demure, and would help to compose the space as well, being of grand minimalism and resonating with geometric simplicity. This is a signed work from 1986 with a tactile embossed character to the printing.
John Katz – Smudged Diagonals, SIGNED stone lithograph 1971
John Katz’s Smudged Diagonals creates texture and action while in the vocabulary of grounded earthiness— its natural toned paper and charcoal aesthetic a perfect pairing, and an excellent bridge between soft and rugged, dark and light, creativity and tranquility. This is also a signed stone lithograph from 1971.
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