Polished, Refined, And Well Edited

Nina Garcia's Upper Eastside Manhattan apartment is beautiful.  It is simple elegance.  What I most like about her lovely home is the art.  Not to discount, dismiss, or disregard the furnishings and accessories; because let's face it, her apartment is pretty fabulous, right?

 The nude above the fireplace is by Lucian Freud, and though I think it is striking, it is the frame and the selected matting that enhances the sketch beautifully.  This fireplace is a wonderful marriage of modern and classic design. 
 

 

Above the sofa is an incredible gouache-and-ink abstract by Robert Albert Martin. What I enjoy most about abstract art is that the observer can and will see what their mind conceives.  It is emotional; running the gamut from excitement, energy, and happiness to melancholy, sorrow, and oppression.  Art is a very powerful form of expression not just for the artist who creates it, but for the individual who chooses to hang it on their walls to live with day in and day out.

 

 

How impactful it is to hang one phenomenal piece that is able to hold it's own, and be all that is needed for the space; no supporting elements, no bells, no whistles, just the ability to stand alone and be enough.  James Nares is the artist that created the colorful painting that hangs in the dining room.

 

 

The thin classic framed prints by Cindi Johnson are all that's needed to anchor the wall on which the bed sits.  This is such a tranquil and serene bedroom with colors in blue, shades of gray, and camel.  The prints further enhance the look and feel of the bedroom by giving the eye something wonderfully interesting to look at; but also the mind something truly inspiring to ponder.

 

 

Art in the closet...an amazing detail that should not be overlooked!

 

Make it AMAZING!

Rhonda

 

*All images are via Architectural Digest