How to Hang Pictures in an Art Gallery
For the success of an art gallery exhibition, the arrangement of the content is crucial. However, there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to hanging pictures in an art gallery. You need to be a little creative and sensible when choosing locations and the pictures to go with them. Depending on the layout of your gallery, considerations such as entry, exit, lighting, wall colour and the quality of content should help your decisions. Remember to keep it simple but elegant so that visitors can appreciate the art without any distractions.
Things Required:
– Fine pencil
Instructions
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To begin, you should trace outlines of all pictures you want to hang on the walls. You can hold the picture up (or ask someone to help you with it) and use a thin pencil to draw faint outlines.
Once you have traced all the pictures, you can assess the positioning and layout or whether you need to make adjustments. This will also help you manage your display space more efficiently and allow you to experiment without actually damaging anything.
Make sure you use a pencil or chalk that can easily be rubbed off without ruining the paint or leaving noticeable marks. -
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It is important that you hang the pictures so that their centre meets the eye level of a person with average height. Ideally, the pictures should be around five to six feet from the ground, allowing everyone to appreciate them comfortably.
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In order to balance the display, you need to alternate the sizes of the pictures while hanging them on the same wall. The small pieces should ideally be half the size of the larger pieces. It is suggested that you hang large pictures on a small wall in order to make full use of the limited space.
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You need to hang the main highlight of the gallery right in the centre so that it is visible from every angle by everyone. This should be the reference point for other pieces in the gallery.
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When arranging pictures in a stairwell, it is be better to hang them depicting the rise of the staircase.
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The distance between pictures with the same size should be constant. However, this rule does not need to be followed when hanging pictures which are different in size. You can simply align them with the upper/lower borders of larger pictures.
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Use common sense and a little creativity when hanging picture in an art gallery. Remember to take your time and take the advice of others.
