Great post from our fav home decor site: Apartment Therapy. These art trends support our notion that you should download high-res free art from the Web and have Kinko's or an online poster printer create a big statement with it. By the way Apartment Therapy, please expand to Minneapolis, our town, this year.
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His explanation:
In the art museums of Russia, women sit in the galleries and guard the collections. When you look at the paintings and sculptures, the presence of the women becomes an inherent part of viewing the artwork itself. I found the guards as intriguing to observe as the pieces they watch over. In conversation they told me how much they like being among Russia’s great art. A woman in Moscow’s State Tretyakov Gallery Museum said she often returns there on her day off to sit in front of a painting that reminds her of her childhood home. Another guard travels three hours each way to work, since at home she would just sit on her porch and complain about her illnesses, “as old women do.” She would rather be at the museum enjoying the people watching, surrounded by the history of her country. ¶ 10:15 AM 0 Comments
LivingHome Wordle Cloud Pulp Tribute, originally uploaded by LivingHome Wall Decor from Kim Garretson.
At LivingHome we love vintage pulp magazine covers. Here is a Wordle word cloud consisting of the names of pulp magazine villains and heros.
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If you get a chance to see a live performance of Whirling Dervishes, take it. Here is wonderful photo of a Dervish
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LivingHome Soviet Fight Against Religion Poster, originally uploaded by LivingHome Wall Decor from Kim Garretson.
I'm a huge fan of Soviet political and propaganda posters, and this one, from the Library of Congress Digital Archive, is called "Christmas puppet show; the fight against religion is the fight for socialism" The description is: "Anti-religious poster using images from folk theater and songs to lampoon the clergy and their alleged secret alliance with reactionary military leaders."
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Walker Evans, one of LivingHome's favorite photographers, was also an amazing painter. Although, Wikipedia seems to have missed this fact.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_Evans
Add humor to your downloaded & printed art for your gallery walls.
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LivingHome uses Photoshop to prepare and enhance most downloadable high-res art images. If you are not Photoshopper but want to resize or add effects to any of our images, or any other image, before printing, check out the amazing SumoPaint, a free online image editing application requiring no download. Above: Sumo's Liquid Wave effect applied to our Large Coffee painting posted below.
SumoPaint
Labels: art, high-res, LivingHome, painting
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Shot in October 2008 on a fly-by of Saturn, download and print this version of Saturn's moon or find higher-res versions here: here.
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Download and print this 9.5 mg print or go to Library of Congress site to download a 40 mg TIFF here: http://tinyurl.com/4svwr5
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Among the amazing collection of downloadable high-res Eduardo Paolozzi pieces at the Library of Congress site. I actually own a signed print of this piece showing 4 cups, not 2.
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A future experiment: High-res photos of favorite paintings, printed and displayed on a gallery wall.
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If you love Spanish guitar (like I do), a nifty little illustration to print and display.
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A LivingHome Art Idea for our 'Remix Culture': Combining a Web high-res image with a 'Word Cloud' from Wordle.net. Wordle clouds are derived from a variety of sources relating to the background images. Watch for new LivingHome Wordle Cloud Remixes weekly. ¶ 11:57 PM 0 Comments
Shot by luminary photographer Dorothea Lange at a Saigon market in 1958. Download to print or display on a digital photo frame by clicking on the image for the high-resolution copy.
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Another high-res source image from the Library of Congress digital archives. Wordle Word Cloud is from the Wikipedia page on photographer Diane Arbus.
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A great use of Wordle.net Remixes: Combine lyrics of a favorite song with a killer photo of the artist or band.
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For a fun wall piece: If you're a Minnesotan there has never been a more 'pitch perfect' movie about the state's culture than the local Coen Brothers' Fargo. And Big Lebowski is one of the greatest cult films in recent memory.
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A LivingHome Wordle Remix: Probably the most beautiful home in the U.S. with a Wordle Word Cloud from a review of this Frank Lloyd Wright masterwork. Click image for high res.
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Two ideas for displaying your photos. Left: a vintage 8" x 10" film holder, called a film back for a large format camera. Find these via eBay. Right: An aluminum portfolio case for creating your own coffee table folio of your finds. ¶ 12:51 PM 0 Comments
A recent visit to the Twin Cities' store Room and Board inspired us to promote full gallery walls like these.
Frames & Ledges at Room and Board.
You can download, print and display this and other iconic images from the history of photography. Was there ever a more haunting (and haunted) photographer as Diane Arbus?
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Ephemeral becomes beautiful. Compare this 65-yr-old junk pile to the gaudy garbage heaps of today.
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If you've a taste of the bizarre, download and print this option.
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If you'll never own a FLW home (and we're still hoping) at least you might fill your home gallery walls with tributes to this unparalleled talent.
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Camera shy Van Morrison as illustrated by David Lasky. Our partner site BackstageGallery.com is still on the hunt for great Morrison photos for your wall decor.
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We're big fans of vintage Soviet propaganda posters, and are Photoshopping many for our home gallery walls.
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Thanks to Leslie Carothers for this discovery.
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Unknown artist. I'll print this for my gallery wall in my new home office.
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LivingHome Vintage Dorothea Lange 1939, originally uploaded by LivingHome Wall Decor from Kim Garretson.
From Wikipedia: Dorothea Lange (May 25, 1895 – October 11, 1965) was an influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA).
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Watch this site for updates on a LivingHome wall gallery project: Vintage photos from luminary photographers like Dorthea Lange.
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From Apartment Therapy, a perfect example of a gallery wall. A large poster of the dog of the house on the right, with a various framed items on the picture rail. From the homeowner: "Etsy sellers, vintage dog food advertisements, photos that me or my husband have taken, funky drawings, and some additional photos by family and friends or anything we find that makes us happy to look at."
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Search "high resolution painting" at Flickr to find downloadable & printable options like this.
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A nice home office poster. Download it and have an online poster printer create it for you. Huge, if you wish! ¶ 8:45 AM 0 Comments
Frank Zappa's parents' wall gallery, originally uploaded by LivingHome Wall Decor from Kim Garretson.
For Fun: LivingHome discovers Frank Zappa's parents' wall gallery from the 70's.
See the full image and more great photos you can buy from Life Magazine and Qoop. ¶ 10:30 PM 0 Comments
I'm looking for comments on this question: Do you think there is wide appeal about Boomers (and younger folks who love 70's rock) for framed art on walls at home of photos or vintage rockers? These would not be cheap poster art, and also wouldn't be the $1,500 framed photos signed by famous Rolling Stone photographers that you might see in an art gallery. They'd probably cost about $150. What do you think? thanks, Kim G.
Labels: art, interior design, photography, rock and roll
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