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robsutherlandrobsutherlandMember
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Originally posted by KSC02:
A visit to the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Cool in Madrid today.

We focused our attention upon Spanish Artists which are represented superbly here. Too many to list however Juan Gris, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Picasso, Antoni Tapies are all very well represented along with a couple of other significant artists I was not aware of until now (Modest Cuixart and Joan Ponc)

They have Picasso's Guernica which is a major piece along with many supporting pieces. Worthy of a trip to Madrid just to experience this incredible piece in person. Not to be missed if ever in Madrid.


Guernica in person is stunning and very moving. I hope you get to the Prado as well. Velazquez's Las Meninas and The Surrender of Breda are amazing in person.
vintvintMember
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Originally posted by DoktaP:
If I find a piece that my wife and I love, we will design the room around the art and not vice versa. Our newest piece we put in the front foyer and it doesn't have to compete with anything but other pieces.

+1. When planning the renovation, we tried to arrange not around the TV or fireplace but the art.
The Old ManThe Old ManMember
Semi on topic. As you can tell I'm into film as an art form. My viewing setup has never been sublimated to the furniture or surroundings. Can't tell you how many times I've gone to a house and the TV (I'm afraid often due to "the wife") is mounted up too high, often above a fireplace. Even worse is when the off-center seating forces you to not only turn you head upward, but also to one side. The TV needs to be viewed head on with the eye line hitting the TV about 1/3 from the bottom. Also much closer than most people think.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by ThistlinTom:
When buying art, do you consider the architecture and interior design of the house that it will be placed in, or do you buy art regardless of whether it "matches the furniture"?


TT, the only time we have ever taken the architecture/interior design into consideration was in our Santa Fe home. We started with an entirely blank canvas. We bought everything new, from the furniture, linens, kitchen needs to art. We elected to design around mid-century modern /contemporary and decided to buy minimalist art. Starting with a blank canvas does offer options.

Our Dallas home is a collection of art that we have collected for decades and we do not consider the interior per se whatsoever. That said, we have changed the type of art that we buy over the years a couple of times. We are very fortunate that our children also love art a great deal and have taken dozens of works we were no long displaying and placed them in their new homes.

When you love art, one must buy what moves them. Cool
robsutherlandrobsutherlandMember
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by ThistlinTom:
When buying art, do you consider the architecture and interior design of the house that it will be placed in, or do you buy art regardless of whether it "matches the furniture"?


TT, the only time we have ever taken the architecture/interior design into consideration was in our Santa Fe home. We started with an entirely blank canvas. We bought everything new, from the furniture, linens, kitchen needs to art. We elected to design around mid-century modern /contemporary and decided to buy minimalist art. Starting with a blank canvas does offer options.

Our Dallas home is a collection of art that we have collected for decades and we do not consider the interior per se whatsoever. That said, we have changed the type of art that we buy over the years a couple of times. We are very fortunate that our children also love art a great deal and have taken dozens of works we were no long displaying and placed them in their new homes.

When you love art, one must buy what moves them. Cool


This makes me post a question I've had lingering in my head for a while. I suspect the answer will depend on the person and taste of that person though (in other words no real standard answer but interesting to hear different opinions none the less).

Do you buy, or more importantly place, in order to adhere to a period/style/feel or do you not care and just buy/place what you want where you want?

Like W+A with his home in Santa Fe centered around mid-century modernism and sympathetic art or something at the other end of the spectrum where you might like to see a Pollock living near a Winslow Homer watercolour and a 19th century Russian Icon?

Personally I love the tension that different types and periods of art bring when they are near each other but I can understand people that feel its discordant.
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by fcs:
Wine + Art, are you familiar w/ Sarah Dwyer (UK artist)?

She was part of a good show I saw in Chelsea this Aug, not sure if it was still up by the time you visited...


fcs, I am not and did not see her work during our visit. Her work reminds me of another U.K. artist named Nigel Conway. We own two works from Nigel. I will keep an eye out for Dwyer.
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