How to Choose the Right Size Art for Your Wall
Choose the right size painting for your wall: the two-thirds rule above sofas, a 145–152 cm hanging center, small works, diptychs and paper templates.
Tamar Sulakvelidze: Painting Myth in Oil and Fabric
Georgian painter Tamar Sulakvelidze (Tbilisi, 1989) paints Icarus, the Magi and Eve in oil on fabric. Two original works are available at Art of NOMA.
Glitch in Oil: Painting the Digital Self
Why emerging painters hand-paint digital error: JoCa’s glitch portraits, Arturo Lemus Beltrán’s machine age, Daniel Stara’s surveillance and the missing face.
Lanise Howard: Thresholds, Memory and a Surreal Calm
Meet Lanise Howard, the Otis-trained painter of Black figures at thresholds of memory, and the three originals available now at Art of NOMA.
Mónica Loya: Pop Surrealism and the Quiet Weight of Waiting
Mónica Loya (Chihuahua, 1990) paints pop surrealism about anxiety and desire. Read her own words and compare two originals, $825 and $2,750 USD.
Laura Cuadros: Painting the Sky as a Mirror for the Mind
Meet Laura Cuadros, the Lima-born painter of clouds and storms as emotional weather, in her own words. One original is available at $3,500 USD.
What ‘Price on Request’ Means in a Gallery, and How to Ask
What price on request really means at an art gallery, why it happens, and how to ask for a price gracefully, including how holds and first refusal work.
How JoCa’s Echoes of Haworth Sold Out on Opening Night
JoCa’s Echoes of Haworth sold out in under two hours at Galera 32, Mexico City. What the concept, curation and room teach collectors.
Buying Art With a Partner: How to Choose a Work You Both Love
Different tastes, one wall. How to choose original art together: fix the budget and the wall first, shortlist separately, and use a veto, not a vote.
What an Artwork’s Title Tells You — and What It Doesn’t
A title is the one text an artist attaches on purpose. How to read references, languages, series numbers and ‘Untitled’ without letting it do the looking.
