The global pandemic devastated our company and forced us to permanently close our physically galleries around the world. We’re trying to keep the dream alive by moving online and in this way strive to support the nearly 100 photographers we’ve worked with in the past. It will take innumerable sales and many years to claw our way back to even, but we’re confident with your help we can succeed.
Many of our photographers and their families have gone more
than 2 years without steady income. If you help us keep the dream alive, we can
continue to deliver great art to the world at fantastic prices! Not only that,
we can continue to reward our partner photographers. 80% of our profits from
all sales go to the artists themselves to support their work and their
families.
But without your support the dream will die. We won’t be
able to keep alive the work of our photographers.
In this Q&A from a past interview Hui Cha Stanek talks about the basics of art selection.
What about those who aren't familiar with art and don't know where to begin? What basics can you tell them about choose art?
The medium is important. Although stretched canvas prints are
the #1 most popular choice, we also like the brilliant colors and unmatched beauty
of HD Metal prints. Why? HD Metal prints include a back frame and are ready to
hang without needing any extras. With HD Metal prints, you also don’t need to
decide on which finishing coating to use. You get a high-gloss finish
automatically at no extra cost.
Sizing art can be difficult. Can you provide some sizing tips?
For a master bedroom where art will be hung on either side of the bed, 30 x 20 inches (77 x 51 cm) or a few inches either way is usually just about perfect. This also is a good size wherever a single artwork will be used to accent, such as over the bed in a guest bedroom, in a hallway, dining room or kitchen.
With framed art, don’t
forget the frame adds to the size, so you might want to start with a smaller
size artwork. For example, the 1.5" gallery wrap frame adds a total of
3" all around to the size of the artwork. Thus, if you wanted a finished
size of about 30 x 20 inches (77 x 51 cm), you’d want to start with art that
was about 27 x 17 inches or a few inches either way.
What about sizing art for other rooms in your home?
For feature art in your home or office, another size that’s usually just about perfect is around 42 x 28 inches (108 x 72 cm) or a few inches either way. If you want artwork to dominate most any room you may find that 60 x 48 inches (154 x 123 cm) or a few inches either way fills the need.
For
large bathrooms, 24 x 16 inches (62 x 41 cm) is often ideal for centerpiece
art, yet if you want to hang two artworks, you’ll usually want something
smaller, say 16x12 inches for a master bathroom or 12x10 inches for a half
bathroom. Again, don’t forget these are finished sizes, including any wrapping
frame.
Anything else you'd like to share?
Thank you for bringing me on your podcast again. Once of the last things I'd like to say about our art is that we provide free shipping and easy returns in the USA and
Canada. In the rest of the world, you’ll find rolled prints are really easy and low-cost to
ship just about anywhere. When you receive the rolled print, you can pick out a
frame locally and then hang the artwork in your home.
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