by Courting art for your home is an opportunity to bring your space into the room, be it through contemporary statement pieces or timeless vintage finds.
London is a center of galleries, studios and independent shops that offer all of these and more – not to forget that the abundance of online wonders. Here you will find where you can search.
Galleries that work up to the artist
Soho Revue (Sohorevue.com), founded by India Rose James, is a contemporary gallery on Greek Strasse, which presents and sells works by emerging artists. It is obliged to work with those who traditionally refused justice in the arts. The most recent list contains shows by Johanna Bath, Layla Andrews and Emma BeaTrez.
A good opportunity to see art in situ in situ in next to furniture, ceramics, glass and lighting, modern London (modern.se) on the Pimlico Road specializes in rare Nordic pieces of the 20th century.
The nearby Edward Bulmer Showroom (Edwardbulmerpaint.co.uk) has a rotating exhibition of shopping work that decorates the walls. Inogenic Luczyc Wyhowska can be seen until April 5th.
For a thought -out mixture of ancient finds and contemporary painters, make an appointment with Apperley Arts (@apperley_arts), directly on the Askew Road in Shepherd’s Bush, or arrange a studio visit with one of the live/work artists in the nearby St. Pauls Studios in front of Barons Court.
Swing by Lacy Gallery (lactallery.co.uk) on Westbourne Grove for period frames.
South of the river, the Sid Motion Gallery (sidmotiongallery.co.uk) in Bermondsey, lively artists in various media. The gallery also organizes an annual art path to encourage local creative people, meet and share ideas.
A great place to discover fresh, original pieces. Camberwells Blue Shop Cottage (blueshopcottage.com) and his sister gallery in Oval offer an intimate art purchase experience. His exhibitions have a female focus with pioneering artists like Jess Allen, Li Hei Di and Catherine Repko. If you are lucky, you will meet mole, the gallery dog.
Guts Gallery (Gutsgalery.co.uk) in Hackney is known for his dynamic exhibitions with artists with different and marginalized background. If you are looking for pieces that not only decorate your walls, but also meet the conversation with Sparks, this is the place.
Do you have a preference for prints? Visit the Print Club London (Printclublondon.com), which specializes in the limited edition screen prints of some of the most exciting contemporary artists in Great Britain. Based in Dalston, it offers a constantly changing selection of graphically guided works. You can even try to make your own with regular workshops.
Online art seller
Partnership Editions (Partnershipeditions.com) publishes eight “drops” of original arts per year and plays the debut collections of artists or print collections in a limited task from 60 GBP.
The newly launched Sota (Sotamarketplace.co) is a specially guided, affordable online gallery and art advice. It works with 800 artists on seven continents, with 75 percent female. You will find some of Sota’s work at the Newman Hotel in Fitzrovia, which are open its doors this summer.
Bleur (bleurart.com) is an independent visual artistment and avant-garde online gallery, which is promising and emerging voices.
The question that people (Wonderingpeople.com) have an impact with striking works of independent creatives and make it easy to find pieces with personality. Pay attention to dissonant beauty, the exhibition of the platform in the Soho Store by Rejina Pyo (April 1 to 30). All work can be bought.
Purchase of vintage art
Vintage species gives a home character and depth at home. Tanya Zendra founded Tarn London (Tarnlondon.com) after buying pieces for her own renovation from the southwest London: “Vintage works of art has life and soul, which gives houses stories, details and layers,” she says.
It is committed to mixing old and newly and making works of art to shape the range of a room or serve as a center. “You can first buy a work of art that you love and build a program from the work of art, especially the color selection,” she says.
Giddy Prints (giddyprints.co.uk) Sources antiquity and vintage prints and combines them with a handmade frame made in his studio by Hampstead.
Ben Carr, who founded the business with his partner Matt, says: “I always start with the pressure and think about how it could best be presented. Should it be a simple and elegant frame, or should we give the pressure a small thrust with an explosion of the color?” The beauty of antique printing lies in their timelessness – thoughtful frames can improve their effect.
For Gretchen Shoring, the co-founder of Arti (arti-one.co.uk) should be intuitive, vintage art.
“Go with your heart,” she advises. “If something grabs you or you can’t get it out of your head, buy it or you will regret it!”
It encourages to mix different epochs and media, to embrace imperfections and to think beyond the walls: “If you don’t have a lot of wall space, in panic. Think of other places where you can exhibit your art on a kitchen shelf or simply lean on a wall.”
Julia Collins from Collins & Green Art (Collinsandgreenart.co.uk) follows a maximum approach and prefers a dense slope in which paintings, framed postcards and personal memorials coexist.
“If you love something, it will look good everywhere. You can place it as a hero piece for yourself or add it to a gallery by changing things,” she says.
She encourages her customers to visit their Chelsea studio to curate their collections.
The demanding palette (destfitationpalette.com) sells paintings in a modern style. Co-founder Saira Kalimuddin-May shows the charm of the imperfections of vintage art.
“Vintage pieces have history. They were already on an interesting journey before they reach them. As a result, they often have imperfections and age signs, but they are to be accepted if they value their home, charm and warmth,” she explains.
She suggests choosing parts that cause memories: “Perhaps a piece reminds you of a place, a piece of music, something you love or someone you know. You may not be the first owner, but you are to tell your story.”
