Canvas Prints - 5 Part Sets & Large Canvas Art
I was treated to something very special recently, with the introduction of a certain type of five piece canvas prints set, but I want to cover that last because it's so uniquely and expertly done. Until then, let's go over some of the five piece canvas prints sets available, as well as some of the philosophy behind the separation of art pieces for greater artistic effect.
canvas art is not an exceptionally new art medium. Especially with modern printing technology, it can be easy to produce and replicate multiple pieces of art with relatively low cost. That said, it also allows us to do things that no other art medium has really allowed before, such as exact image replication and separation. While it was certainly possible with photography, and while a lot of canvas art is based off of or includes photography, the popularization of canvas art in the 1960's (largely on the part of Andy Warhol) made the repetition of images a thematic element in art. Now, people have found ways to take advantage of that repetition and turn it from something critical (Andy Warhol's repetition in art was largely a commentary on mass production and conformity in society) to something beautiful.
These canvas prints are hung, generally, around three inches away from one another. This separation can change the art drastically, from making it more cohesive, gentle, and graceful, to creating a chaotic instability that all but destroys the original intent of the print. That said, multiple-piece sets should be done carefully, and certainly not all art works in separations like that. The best iterations of multiple-piece sets, especially large five piece sets, are ones that are conducive to either a long or tall shape, such as landscapes.
Now, the other day I noticed something I'd never noticed before. There were five piece sets available in cascading formations. This means that there are two end pieces, slightly larger pieces between those, and a single large piece in the center. This gives landscape canvas prints an incredible sense of depth, and pieces like Aureus II and Ionia really spring to life when spread out like this. The novelty of taking a single, continuous image and resizing it over several pieces of art has never been taken advantage of, because without computer imaging technology it was relatively impossible. For a chance to see these amazing prints, take a look at our website.
canvas art is not an exceptionally new art medium. Especially with modern printing technology, it can be easy to produce and replicate multiple pieces of art with relatively low cost. That said, it also allows us to do things that no other art medium has really allowed before, such as exact image replication and separation. While it was certainly possible with photography, and while a lot of canvas art is based off of or includes photography, the popularization of canvas art in the 1960's (largely on the part of Andy Warhol) made the repetition of images a thematic element in art. Now, people have found ways to take advantage of that repetition and turn it from something critical (Andy Warhol's repetition in art was largely a commentary on mass production and conformity in society) to something beautiful.
These canvas prints are hung, generally, around three inches away from one another. This separation can change the art drastically, from making it more cohesive, gentle, and graceful, to creating a chaotic instability that all but destroys the original intent of the print. That said, multiple-piece sets should be done carefully, and certainly not all art works in separations like that. The best iterations of multiple-piece sets, especially large five piece sets, are ones that are conducive to either a long or tall shape, such as landscapes.
Now, the other day I noticed something I'd never noticed before. There were five piece sets available in cascading formations. This means that there are two end pieces, slightly larger pieces between those, and a single large piece in the center. This gives landscape canvas prints an incredible sense of depth, and pieces like Aureus II and Ionia really spring to life when spread out like this. The novelty of taking a single, continuous image and resizing it over several pieces of art has never been taken advantage of, because without computer imaging technology it was relatively impossible. For a chance to see these amazing prints, take a look at our website.
Labels: canvas art, canvas prints, quintych canvas prints
posted by Canvas Republic
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3/08/2009
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