Slim Aarons captured people who looked, in his words, like they'd "done extremely well." How to choose, size, and hang his photography without overdoing the look.
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How High Should You Hang Art? The Eye-Level Rule, and When to Break It
Most people hang art the way they hang a clock, as high as their arm reaches. But the eye-level rule says otherwise: center your piece at 57 inches (145 cm) from the floor, the standard used by galleries and museums. Here's how to measure it in inches and centimeters, why the rule changes above a sofa or in a stairwell, and what Roy Caro has learned from years of watching beautiful pieces get hung four inches too high.
Gallery Wall Ideas: 8 Layouts That Actually Work
Eight gallery wall layouts that actually hold up, how to pick the right one for your wall, and why framing consistency matters more than the art itself.
Slim Aarons: The Photographer Who Defined Leisure and Luxury
Slim Aarons spent five years as a WWII combat photographer before defining an era of poolside ease. The story behind the archive, and how The Picturalist offers it through Getty Images Gallery.
Marie Adeline: A French Artist's Abstract Creations for Modern Interiors
Textile artist Marie Adeline turns fabric and color into abstract compositions built for modern walls, bringing a French eye for restraint and texture to interior design.
Exploring the Visionary World of Sonja Lukenic: A Blend of Abstract and Surreal Art.
Madrid-born artist Sonja H. Lukenic fuses staged photography with digital composition to create abstract, narrative-rich images steeped in theatrical, dream-like themes. Her practice spans the conceptual photo series La Bolsa Mágica and mixed-media paintings that explore the human form, offering versatile statements for residential, commercial and hospitality interiors. Available as museum-framed prints on archival papers, each piece delivers lasting elegance while infusing spaces with Lukenic’s visionary blend of surrealism and abstraction.
Art as a Focal Point
Every enduring interior is built around one strong anchor. Here's how to use art, not furniture, to create that focal point, and get the scale, contrast, and placement right the first time.
Elevate Your Space: The Ultimate Guide to Curated Framed Art and Photography Prints from The Picturalist
Framed art is rarely just decoration, it's a statement. This guide walks through what sets The Picturalist's collection apart: fade-proof archival paper and museum-quality Giclée printing, custom framing and mounting options from float mounting to full bleed, and a curated range spanning Getty Images Gallery photography to licensed contemporary artists. A closer look at how the details, paper, frame, substrate, shape a space as much as the art itself.
Embracing 2024 Color Trends
Benjamin Moore’s 2024 Color Trends palette—led by the vibrant Blue Nova 825—invites fresh energy into interiors. The Picturalist’s museum-framed giclées echo these hues, giving designers, stagers and hoteliers art that syncs with Hazy Lilac, Honey Bee and Antique Pewter. Curate walls that stay ahead of trend while adding timeless polish by pairing our fine-art prints with the year’s defining colours.
A Marriage of Art & Elegance - Bespoke Art for Mansion on Turtle Creek by The Picturalist
Working with designer Thomas Pheasant, The Picturalist built a bespoke collection with artist Evelyn Ogly for Mansion on Turtle Creek, a Rosewood Hotel in Dallas.
What Kind of Art Fits Best with the Belgian Design Style?
Belgium’s design pedigree, from Art Nouveau icons Victor Horta and Henry van de Velde to minimalist masters Vincent Van Duysen, Nicolas Schuybroek and Axel Vervoordt, marries meticulous craftsmanship with restrained elegance. Their muted palettes and sustainable materials form the perfect canvas for The Picturalist’s neutral-toned fine-art and framed open-edition prints, letting wall art harmonise with refined Belgian furnishings to elevate residential, commercial and hospitality interiors.
Exploring Chantelle Fulce's Abstract Art - Artist Spotlight by The Picturalist
Award-winning Phoenix artist Chantelle Fulce headlines The Picturalist’s Artist Spotlight with vibrant abstractions that dissolve recognizable form into colour, texture and boundless imagination. Featured in AZCentral, Voyage Phoenix and juried exhibitions statewide, her canvases electrify interiors, giving collectors and designers modern, convention-defying statements that elevate residential, commercial and hospitality spaces.
