Ideas About Art and Space

When my brother Frank was in town helping me paint we spent a lot of time talking about how to handle space and where to place art. The space is so unique in these units and I have so much art (mostly my own) there's a lot to consider. One idea Frank had was to display my bust ( I have many) on the floor. He thought that I could replicate the Mies table that was in the kitchen and make a duplicate, same size, cover it in a pop color formica and place it on the floor in the dinning area. I really like the idea and it's a modern way of displaying art, see below: 

the green or yellow formica on the floor. It's easy enough to make and a unique way to show the work.

 I have some rather large doll paintings (this one is sold) but Frank's idea was to use some beautiful wall paper on the floating wall in the dinning room and hang a doll painting over that, interesting....

Frank suggested that I screw the two paintings together and  to display dolls all in a row. On a thin buffed rod iron plank/shelf under the doll paintings. Even coming out from the sides or bottom of the two paintings. It would give the old dolls more importance, you would see them for there beauty alone.and with the two doll "back drop" that would suggest that ...even though were are all made the same ... some of us are special.

 

We were both talking one evening about the upstairs hall and Frank had said, you know what would look good here? I replied the "butcher block", we were both in sync at we had in mind. Our minds were thinking alike. He made a little drawing of what he had in mind. The upstairs hall is a great spot for an installation of some kind. I have had a hard time thinking about what to do with my butcher block. I love the heaviness of it, and didn't just want to put it in my studio, as I won't be using it in my kitchen in this house. So the idea of using it in the hall for a sculpture piece was perfect. There are four doors, floor to ceiling. He thought that I could paint the outside (as shown in his drawing) one color and then use a decal in a elliptical shape in another color. Very "Alice in Wonderland" I love the idea. 

Frank's quick drawing.

quick mock up of what it might look like