Different types of artwork need to be hung in different ways. Every time you change the display in your gallery, you might need to use your gallery hanging system in different ways. The rails and hooks might remain the same, but you might extend or shorten the length of the cables that hold up the artwork. You can also remove some of the cables completely, if you're planning to hang one large artwork where there were two or three before.

Considering Color and Size of the Artwork

How do you decide how to hang artwork? How do you make sure that it has the best possible display given the space you have in your gallery? One thing you might want to do is make sure that the background color of the wall is a neutral one so that it doesn't clash with the colors of the artwork. Additionally, you might want to consider the size of the artwork. A larger painting might need more empty space surrounding it while smaller paintings or photos can be grouped together closer.

Geometric vs. Organic Shapes in the Artwork

The subject of the artwork is also important. Often, artworks with geometric shapes can be grouped with other artworks of the same type. But often, when you have a human subject in the artwork or an organic shape (such as Georgia O'Keeffe's flowers), you might need to leave more space around the artwork.

Wooden vs. Lively Human Subjects in Artwork

Grouping too many human subjects together can detract from the value of the artwork. This is because painting human beings is a complex art which involves the study of facial expressions and bodily poses. If you're not careful, the subject ends up looking too wooden, something which artists have tried to avoid since the soulful renderings of Leonardo da Vinci. So if you want the viewer to take in the subtleties of human expression in the painting, you can't have too many paintings around it, cluttering up the wall.

Overall, the best thing you can do is just try out different arrangements to make sure that you do justice to each painting. Contact us for more great tips on figuring out a gallery hanging system.