Tapestries

One of the things I love about New York is the exposure to new things. I'm constantly seeing things that spark my creativity and broaden my horizons. Recently, I've been noticing art more because one of my projects is in the finishing phase and they need a lot of art.

In my opinion, an art collection should be varied. What I mean by that is that one never wants to have a collection that consists of all one medium, subject matter, style, or time period. Just like a great interior, one's art collection should reflect the personality of the person who lives there, and nobody likes someone who has a one track mind!

Years ago, we placed a beautiful and very collectible Chagall tapestry in a project that we worked on for a client in her Napa Valley home. I had forgotten about it until I received a postcard in the mail that renewed my interest in tapestries. It made me think of them in a different way again. I believe that most people, when they hear the word tapestry think of some dusty, 16th century, Italian wall hangings that depict images of a "pretty landscape". Possibly they might include wildlife flora and fauna and/or people in very formal period clothing. Not that there is anything wrong with that kind of tapestry, or that they don't have their place, but they're typically just not for me. When I received this postcard from Vojtech Blau in Manhattan, it reminded me to consider the modern/abstract tapestry again.