Inspired by Modern Masters
This week we launched our latest collection, Inspired by Modern Masters! The Artfully Walls team commissioned 35 original works that pay tribute to the masters of the modern art movement. "The collection is almost like a mini MoMA!" jokes our curator, who describes each piece as feeling "familiar, yet new."
Modernism—defined by such artists as Ellsworth Kelly, Cy Twombly, Alex Katz, David Hockney, Agnes Martin, Mark Rothko, Alexander Calder, Henri Matisse, and Robert Motherwell—challenged the long-held belief that art must depict the world as it is, and instead allowed artists to express dreams, symbolism, and subjective experiences. The Inspired by Modern Masters collection continues this method of expression, rejecting a realistic representation of subjects and embracing experimentation in form, with a tendency toward abstraction.
Now that our mini art history lesson is complete ;) it's time to share some of our favorite ways to hang these works at home!
Decorating with modern masters
In a mantel vignette
Peonies by Marie Freudenberger. Photo by Marta X. Perez for Artfully Walls.
Leaning on a bench
B + W #3 by Jill Sykes (left) and Long Branch One by Kate Roebuck (right). Photo by Marta X. Perez for Artfully Walls.
On open shelving in a kitchen
Citrus by Erik Melvin. Photo by Marta X. Perez for Artfully Walls.
In a gallery wall grouping
(From top to bottom) 2 black 2 red 2 blue by Skye Schuchman, B + W #3 by Jill Sykes, Citrus by Erik Melvin, and Chapter Three: no chapter three. by Kelly Witmer. Photo by Marta X. Perez for Artfully Walls.
(From left to right) Long Branch One by Kate Roebuck, B + W #3 by Jill Sykes, Bloom by Erik Melvin, My time is best spent watching the sky by Kelly Witmer, and B + W #2 by Jill Sykes.
(From left to right) Wild Cactus 2 by Marie Freudenberger, Untitled by Ashley D Begley, Ruth by Elizabeth Mayville, and The afternoon waned by Kelly Witmer.
(From left to right) 2 black 2 red 2 blue by Skye Schuchman, Untitled by Ashley D Begley, and Weeds by Marie Freudenberger.
On a mantel (four ways)
Singular statement piece: Long Branch One by Kate Roebuck.
Eclectic sophistication: B + W #3 by Jill Sykes, and Citrus by Erik Melvin.
Warm palette maximalism: Citrus by Erik Melvin and Chapter Three: no chapter three. by Kelly Witmer.
Cool palette minimalism: B + W #3 by Jill Sykes, and 2 black 2 red 2 blue by Skye Schuchman.
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