Is this painting too overwhelmingly huge for this room?

razuel · Jun 14, 2011

It's my living room, about 200-250 sq ft. http://i.imgur.com/5gE1m.jpg Opposite side of the room - http://i.imgur.com/TSLRK.jpg Love the painting... (not hung yet obviously), but feel as though it may dominate the room way too much? Thanks

Cary Grant · Jun 14, 2011

Most would probably say yes... but a gallery curator I once knew would have approved since it gave the impression of "realistic scale" of the the subject in a surprising way... so, since it's an elephant, she'd like the idea of imposing an overlarge painting in a small room (rather than, say, a small painting of an elephant in the same room).

razuel · Jun 14, 2011

It's definitely growing on me the longer I let it sit there - initially it was like "whoa".

My math was stupid - it's more like 400 sq ft, but still a small room with the furniture in there.

Thanks

alexanduh · Jun 14, 2011

i agree with cary. pretty cool there.

LanceW · Jun 14, 2011

I dig it! Perfect given the subject.

Douglas · Jun 14, 2011

yeah i think it's fine.

Beetleything · Jun 14, 2011

it'll be OK just as long as no one talks about the ****** in the room.

Blackhood · Jun 14, 2011

I like it, the painting is smaller than the Sofa, so you get different scale objects in there.

I also agree that if a picture of anything needs to be huge, its an elephant (and a whale, but no one paints them any more )

Douglas · Jun 14, 2011

Originally Posted by Beetleything

it'll be OK just as long as no one talks about the ****** in the room.

mordecai · Jun 14, 2011

So the painting is great anywhere because it has a realistic scale? I disagree. I think all of that furniture needs to be about .6X its current size in order for the painting to look right. Or perhaps go back to the artist and ask if they can give you one that is slightly larger in order to compensate for the swollen furniture?

StephenHero · Jun 14, 2011

Do you have the tiger rug to go with it?

mordecai · Jun 14, 2011

Originally Posted by StephenHero

Do you have the tiger rug to go with it?

you know **** about art. unless that's a bathroom mat the scale is completely off.

itsstillmatt · Jun 14, 2011

I'm a tiger when I want love, I'm a snake when we disagree.

Rambo · Jun 14, 2011

Originally Posted by iammatt

I'm a tiger when I want love, I'm a snake when we disagree.
Are you an elephant when you're hanging out?

mordecai · Jun 14, 2011

Is this painting too overwhelmingly huge for this room?

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