Sophisticated Simplicity with Minimalist, Continuous Line Art

In an overstimulating, oversaturated world, our homes and walls shouldn’t add to it.

The Doom Scroll Trap? Not me

Call me a kid, but I would prefer doing those little mazes on the kids menu at a restaurant rather than doom scroll. If I have friends and family around to talk to, then great – no need for either. But still, the sentiment still stands. There’s something relaxing about coloring and I think it’s a bit sad that it feels reserved for kids who need a distraction.

I can’t remember which restaurant it was, but they cover their tables with brown paper and just leave crayons on the table. Unsurprisingly (to me, at least), almost everyone in the restaurant leaves some kind of mark on the table. Why? Because we all need an outlet. Art is something accessible to everyone and can range from downright impressive to hilarious.

Your home, your vibe

Art has the ability to rile you up. It has the ability to soothe you. There’s a time and a place for just about every kind. But let’s focus on the home. Your home is representative of you- who you are, who you aim to be, what you value. The art you display on your walls is no different.

Perhaps you don’t have anything on your walls. At all. That says something about you.

Perhaps you have mass produced art on your walls. That says something about you, too.

Perhaps you are meticulous and everything in your home has the same vibe. That says something about you as well.

Our decor says a lot about our stage in life, our values, and our priorities. Let me emphasize, too, that the things I said before weren’t to point fault or criticize anyone. I’ve been in each stage in many parts of my life. You like what you like and can do what you can do with what you’ve got, right? But if you’re looking for something intentional, perhaps something thought provoking, you’re in the right space.

The power of intentional space

The reason I love those mazes is because they have a flow to them. Sometimes they are chaotic, sometimes they are pretty simple and straightforward. Most of the time, though, they tell some kind of story.

The one I saw yesterday was a mouse trying to find its way home. Maybe it’s the artist in me, but I felt it. Continuous line art takes a single line and gives it movement, gives it a story. Add minimalism and abstractism to the mix and you have something both simple and complex. Something that moves, has life, but also bears much blank space. I love blank spaces.

Again, we live in such crazy times with just an unbearable amount of information of questionable quality. Blank spaces allow you to offload some of that saturation until your own headspace reaches more of an equilibrium. Art that moves brings a disruption to the everyday commute or screens that we live with every day. It creates opportunities for conversation, particularly the more abstract it gets. Faces, pets, plants, landscapes, or literal movement all tell some kind of story.

When you buy original line art from artists, you get that extra layer of authenticity, of storytelling.

Escape the noise and define your space with a single stroke.

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