2020 - 2021: To say that these years have been strange, is an understatement. Lockdown, curfews, and restrictions on ways of life, pushed everyone indoors. CONFINEMENT / QUARANTINE soon became the watch-words - the state of being.
The State of Art suffered too. No outdoor shoots, restricted exhibitions, and minimal sale – a slight conservatism marked the attitude. What opened up instead, was “screen-shopping” – an off-shoot of window shopping in the visual world.
MayinArt too had several intending buyers browse around and “save” design ideas for later. Later, when the sun would shine and normalization would feel complete.
But as you sit back at home, look around the room, while sipping your coffee – thinking about what next to do to add more cheer to your space, these top 5 global visual art trends would come in handy.
- BACK TO NATURE: Global and earthy shades and textures are slated to conquer hearts, homes, and imaginations. The key is to create the right mood and temperature in the room – be it the tranquil sea shades or the earthy warm tones for the yearning of “nurtured by nature”- artwork and even furniture or fabric of these shades are sure to ravage the online searches.
Wild Nature
Contemporary art by Suryadi Suyamtina
- PANTONED INSPO – Pantone color of the year 2021 has been surprisingly the humble grey and the bumble yellow. Grey embodies the neutral tone – the setting that blends and yet isn’t bland whilst the sunshiny yellow brings cheer and spunk. The contrast of these two – almost as if opposites attract – is symbolic: the life & death experience that has left us a little shaken up in the wake of Covid-19 and the zeal to celebrate the life that still burns like fire amongst all of us.
24 Hours
Abstract art by Sri Pramono
- #WFH ARTISTRY – As work-life blurs, so does home-office. Home is the new office & to set it up with a curated and personalized touch, to bring to life the “just right” balance of personal-professional, is the new craze. Chairs, tables, rugs, cushions are being relooked in a new light – no longer just known for their functional value. Design plays a centrifugal force – the key to setting the right impression as the perfect background to the Zoom calls / Slack calls et al. Role of artwork here is prized – to set the right mood and spring some motivation to the mundane.
Midnight Mist
Abstract Art by Shan Re
Support Each Other
Abstract art by AT Sitompul
- LUX OUT – as home is where the being is nowadays, the glam quotient at home is set to be on the rise. A growing desire for hotel design comes with a love for luxury velvets, geometric shapes, monochrome paintings & prints, and everything gold! It is a feeling of somewhere to escape that has all the comforts and refinements of boutique hotels.
Golden Vibes
Abstract art by Lakshman Kabadi
- EMERGENCE OF NEW DESIGN LANGUAGE – Visual arts is the bedrock of the design language set to evolve across categories/industries: say fashion, f&b packaging, paints at home, etc. some top movers and shakers are –
- 3D Design – no stranger to this but this has become cooler and hipper. The rise and rise of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in high-performance UI web design and apps, increased internet and technology speeds, amazing off-the-shelf software -all of these, means that designers are upping their 3D game.
- Emoji design - use of Emojis creates a reaction and a response, they lighten the mood (and we all need that) and they communicate the underlying feelings. The trend for 2021 is going to be even better, creative, and imaginative use of emojis.
- Cartoon illustration - Custom Illustrations have become a nifty way of getting your design to stand out from the generic blur of websites with their heavy graphic elements, clean digital look, and minimalist sleek.
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