Art on your wall can truly uplift your room's atmosphere! It sets a mood and reflects what you and your family cherish.
Wall art can spark meaningful conversations and help you connect deeply with guests and family members, including children.
With the holidays comes the stress of group gatherings. For introverts and people feeling highly stressed, look to the art in a room for refuge, a place to settle your eyes and your mind to take a break from all the action.
Atmosphere in a Room
The best way to explain how art elevates the atmosphere in a space is to describe the opposite - a room with empty walls.
Empty walls do not just sit there inertly. They transmit a message and often a confusing one, leaving a person to wonder about the impersonal nature of the space, starkness, and the status of the empty walls. The message depends on the overall design of the space, the cultural context and the emotional response of those experiencing the room.
I started working with a couple who just finished a renovation. The whole process was very taxing, but happily they found themselves at the stage of new paint, spaces, fixtures and furniture and several empty walls. They quickly got right into looking for art, because the empty walls were very noisy - shouting for attention to be filled. They didn't feel completely comfortable in their new renovation with the empty walls.
Imagine your family enjoying a cozy evening in a room transformed by art that celebrates your story. Intentional wall art adds warmth, personality, and a sense of identity to your space. It is just like in advertising; it is better to steer your story and brand, least someone gets the wrong idea or message; or worse, no message at all.
Choose an artwork from our collection that expresses your style in time for the holidays.
Connections - What Holiday Time Is All About!
Wall art often evokes emotions, sparking dialogue about insights or interpretations. It reflects shared values, building community, and serves as a focal point, encouraging engagement with the piece and between viewers. By inspiring personal insights, it bridges understanding and deepens connections among individuals in a shared space.
I have experienced memorable and hilarious conversations about artwork, including with children, whose clarity and frankness can be awkward and refreshing. It doesn't have to be all serious and technical. As long as the viewers are curious and open minded, and not dismissive, mean, or derogatory, there's no harm in sharing view points or banter.
Sure, some artwork will completely blend into the background and not be acknowledged. But holiday gatherings are the perfect opportunity for your originals and prints with soul, especially art you have intentionally chosen, to attract viewers and be noticed, providing an opportunity for your guests to connect.
Check out artworks on SavvyArt Market that can spark conversation at your place this holiday season. Or for the ultimate gift of connection, art is an everlasting way to share beauty and joy.
Wall Art Can Be A Refuge
Artwork becomes a refuge for the viewer when deep contemplation and consideration occurs. The viewer becomes locked into the Present with their eyes following a path built by the artist, through the artwork. Composition, movement, content, colour and texture all work together to captivate a viewer if they allow it by being open minded and surrendering to the magic. This happens in a very individual way with all styles of art, abstracts and more traditional landscapes. Viewing art becomes a wonderful place for a person to be immersed, whether at home alone or providing holiday guests a calming visual refuge.
A few years ago, I helped a therapist select and purchase an important artwork for her counselling office. It was purchased for its beauty and inspirational composition, but also as a refuge for the therapist to recover from the energies experienced in her sessions.
Studies show viewing art can boost mood, reduce stress, and promote well-being—just what we need during the holidays.
Find the perfect art piece for your home or as a holiday gift in our curated collection. Click here to explore.
All the best!
Cheers, Karen.
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