Metal Prints add the WOW Factor!
Creating the Wow Factor with Metal Photography Prints
Even galleries and artists struggle with hanging a large piece of art. The question is, how do you make a piece of art look stunning when you are faced with options of paintings on saggy canvas or paper prints in heavy wooden frames with breakable glass?
In this post I hope to convince you that the only way to go for the lifelong luxury look is CHROMALUXE METAL WALL ART! Yes, prints that so stunning they have you gasp when you see them. Contemporary Photography Prints look amazing printed on metal and are blowing the minds of today’s gallerists. Take a look at the videos below and you’ll see what I mean.
DUFFY - BOWIE PORTRAIT EXHIBITION
DESIGN MEETS PRACTICALITY
So, what are metal wall art prints? Why would you want to invest in one?
To quote the website ‘ChromaLuxe has created a state-of-the-art coating that allows for images to be infused directly onto sheets of metal or wood. This means that fine art, photos and more can be displayed virtually anywhere with more vibrancy, more clarity and a longer life than any other print medium.’
For me, I think of these elegant, slimline panels of lightweight aluminium the way I think of Apple products… I love my 27” Imac with crystal clear display and a streamlined design. Chromaluxe is like that, you gasp when you take it out of the box and you can’t wait to run your fingertips over the high gloss surface. The print below, ‘Teal Effusion’ was on our gallery wall in February on the Isle of Skye yet, a couple came in for a coffee and it sold within minutes - it went off to their home in Tasmania.
Out with the Old…..
Have you ever tried moving house with a load of old pictures in heavy wooden frames and breakable glass? Remember that old sketch with Laurel & Hardy and the piano…..
We all love our old photographic prints but most of us have moved to digital for a reason…… digital photographs look amazing on screen, the colours pop and they are easy to carry around. Don’t get me wrong, I still love fine art paper prints and canvases, I sell a lot of them and they are beautiful, but imagine hanging intensely coloured prints, that look the way they look on the screen, on your wall.
Art for Bathrooms?
Imagine you buy a lovely print, frame it up then hang it in the bathroom. What is going to happen? Yes, the frame will start to deteriorate as soon as the moisture starts to impact the wood but that also leads to the print itself deteriorating. Think damp wallpaper - ugh!
Metal prints are ideal for places that are a bit damp, a bathroom, a swimming pool, a patio, a beach home….if you would like relax in the bath with some beautiful art to take you off to romantic places then metal prints do that job exceptionally well. Did I mention they are scratch resistant and can be wiped over with a cloth? Yes, outdoor metal wall art is become a hot trend for luxury homes after all, we don’t all live with weather like we have on the Isle of Skye!
‘Love in a Mist’
Creative Options
When faced with a very large wall, both home owners and home designers often struggle with two things, originality and space filling. Imagine you have a wall in a contemporary home that is 8m wide, what can you do to fill a space like that with art that has impact. Almost impossible to find art big enough to fill it….almost but not impossible. With the lightweight of the metal panels a huge artwork of 2.4m x 1.2m inches is entirely possible. Get creative with the layout and you can use artwork split into multiple panels. The possibilities of combinations are endless.
5 Panel Split Each Panel 20 x 60 inches (50 x 1.5m) Total Wall Coverage 3m
Why Photography Prints on Metal?
Have you deep pockets? If you have then you may be able to afford massive original paintings but most very large wall art is restricted by the size of the canvas and big original paintings come with a big price tag. These days photography prints allow you to choose the size you want and provided the image has enough resolution, you can print them up in very large sizes. Options for limited editions make these prints hard to get, exclusive and original, only a few people in the world will have one of these images on their wall.
Fabulous Shapes
Cosy spaces also do well with a touch of glamour. Try a beautiful glossy circle to create interest and transform a dull area in a room or a hallway.
Before and after…
Get in touch with any project and we can work on it together.
Pre-visualise your room with beautiful art on the wall. Ask for a room mock up and let the colour flow in!