Thanks for the shout out from the Urban List and also from The Block girls Amie & Katrina for writing about us on their awesome design BLOG Design Tribe! The girls featured art from our ever expanding collection of curated contemporary international art in print. Visit our SHOP to view our collection! [caption id="attachment_9696" align="aligncenter" width="766"] Art, The Urban List & Design Tribe[/caption]

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Our mission at TW Fine Art is to make art by the world's finest artists accessible through limited edition print. Australia's number 1 architecture and design firm Hassell has an invested interest in all things creative, and together we are collaborating on a project to bring cutting edge contemporary art into their showcase workspace in Spring Hill, Brisbane. Each month we will feature a contemporary artwork from our COLLECTION in their lobby. This month, we will feature an Untitled work by Christian Haub.

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The triangle is a compositional element that has been used in visual art throughout history.

Triangles are inherent in perspective, a characteristic artistic technique developed during the Renaissance. It is based on a triangular theory of vision, where lines recede to a point on the horizon to imply depth. This concept revolutionized visual art and the artists ability to create 'real' space in their paintings.

Symbolically the triangle can represent a spiritual hierarchy, particularly in Christianity where the Trinity is depicted in three points of significance. Renaissance artists also used shapes and lines to arrange figures into a triangle on the surface of a painting for both hierarchical and compositional reasons—a practice modern scholars call triangular composition.

 The orientation of a triangle can be important to it's meaning also. A point-up triangle might represent a strong foundation or stability, as it is rooted to the ground through a solid base. Point-up triangles can also represent ascension toward the spiritual world, while the point-down triangle can represent a descent into the physical world.

TWFA artists Clementine Barnes and Briony Barr are exploring the triangle as an aesthetic and structural element, focussing on the shape and how complex structures can be built from the simple triangular form. The pieces are both minimal and complex at the same time and are a great contemporary take on a form that has been used in visual art for centuries.

[caption id="attachment_9554" align="aligncenter" width="464"] Collage Pyramid, 2014. Print by Briony Barr[/caption]

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Polyvore is such a great resource - particularly if you are redecorating and adding art into the mix. If you are a little unsure of what art goes best with your design without physically seeing it in the space, Polyvore allows you to literally cut and paste product images from the web so that you can mix and match art with your decor until you get the combination just right! It's pretty easy, but here is a HOW TO GUIDE for using the site: Go to POLYVORE, set up a user profile and install their 'Clip to Polyvore' link to your bookmarks. Once installed you can then literally browse the web and clip your favorite items from anywhere to your profile. For art, head to the TW Fine Art Shop and CLIP your favorite prints. You can then begin to CREATE A SET, pasting items from your profile favorites. Mix and match anything from furniture to wall colors, wallpaper, lighting, accessories and most importantly ART.

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Art that you love might not obviously fit the with decor of your home, but don't stress. There are ways to work art into your space that compliment your design while staying true to your taste! I like to think of art in a room like punctuation in a sentence. It should lead your eye around the space to accentuate key features, in turn creating visual syntax. We offer close to 300 fine art prints in a variety of size options so you can select, then scale the work to best fit your room. Proportion is key, scale the artwork to fit the space. Lofty ceilings can appear taller with a large vertical piece. Consider art arrangements, groupings of smaller pieces rather than one large piece. In busy rooms, bold statements work well to break up the space! Framing is also an important factor and often an added point of confusion. Our motto is that simpler is (most of the time) better. For that reason we recommend sticking with a modern, minimal frame that will bridge design trends and always look current. Our frames are simple, sleek and fitted with a spacer to give you that 'high-end' feel without the high end price tag. Be inspired by some of our recent art installations:

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