Shopping | ES Best Home | Home & Garden The Evening Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard.
Read our privacy notice . There are two approaches you can take when it comes to selecting art. Option 1) You can embark on a meticulous curation process that involves moodboarding, colour coordination and acute sizing schemes.
Option 2) See it, like it, buy it. Choosing art for the office or home is an emotional endeavour. We often pick it depending on what makes us feel.
Art historian Clive Bell coined the phrase ‘significant form’ to summarise this experience, arguing in his 1914 text Art that: “Lines and colours combined in a particular way, certain forms and relations of forms, [that] stir our aesthetic emotions.” Impressionism, post-impressionism and abstract expressionism are the most widely regarded as artistic movements of emotion. Indistinct forms, vibrant colourways and large, painterly brushstrokes are highly expressive, which may suit consumers searching for works that inspire and emote.
On the other hand, those who prefer a more pared-back feel to the home may opt for something a touch more traditional. Art prints stocked by London-based galleries such as the National Gallery and the Royal Academy span a myriad of eras, housing replicas from Monet to Miró and David Hockney. Traditionalists .