Styling with Urban Culture Wall Art

Do you feel the pulse of city streets in your veins? Is the abstract architecture of urban life in your DNA? Bring your passion for city life inside and transform your space with Urban Culture Décor for your home or office walls.

What is Urban Culture Decor

The right piece of art makes a powerful, vital statement. With elements as bold and striking as a city skyline and as raw and relevant as graffiti street art, Urban Culture decor allows you to make your mark on the walls around you.

Featured Art: Ornaments of Gold Wall Art by Clayton Rabo available from Great Big Canvas

Street Art for All Styles

Urban Culture home decor has many faces. While it may initially bring to mind exposed brick and pipes and splashy graffiti installations, the urban art movement has evolved over time to include bold, geometric and subtle, monochrome elements, reflecting nuances encountered in city life.

Geometry is all around you in the city – from grid-patterns city streets and subway maps to the sharp angles of high-rises scraping the horizon. Urban décor brings these elements indoors by turning city maps into fine art and featuring strong, graphic abstracts with lines and grids. You can further emphasize this look by adding framed fine art to your collection underline the city’s angular features.

San Francisco Street Map White Wall Art by Naxart Studio available from Great Big Canvas

The evolution of urban art includes looking toward the past. Monochrome or vintage-effect photography has grown in popularity, pairing scenes of the past with vignettes modern day city life. Create a striking display by pairing your personal photos with art prints featuring your city’s history for a study in contrasts.

Even the Graffiti art has evolved into (or, more accurately, is finally recognized as) fine art in its own right. It’s the original statement piece – rooted in protest art, made to shake up cultural norms. Modern graffiti work combines abstract work, scenes of city life, and text art into an elevated fine art medium. Incorporate graffiti wall art into your SPACE to highlight your personal statements and create an inviting conversation piece for your guests.

Blue Tag Wall Art by Sammy C available from Great Big Canvas

How to Display Street Art

Any office or home decor can be transformed with street art to have urban loft flair. No matter where you’re placing your new art, here are a few universal tips to help your art make the most impactful statement.

With neutral walls, try a single large, colorful canvas or framed art as a focal piece to draw the eye. Conversely, on dark or patterned walls stick with minimalist geometric art that features plenty of negative space for the same effect.

Featured Art: Light Wall Art by Alloyius Mcilwaine available from Great Big Canvas

If you’re decorating an industrial, exposed brick environment, try canvas prints. The natural organic texture will highlight the art against its busy background. For a sleek, gallery installation look, go for a grid arrangement of similar-sized framed fine art prints.

Featured Art: Butterfly Backdrop II Wall Art by Sydney Edmunds available from Great Big Canvas

Instead of the traditional single wall art grouping, try placing coordinating art prints parallel each other on opposing walls to mirror the large-scale symmetry and geometry of urban cityscapes.

Looking to make an even more off-the-wall display? Try swapping out the traditional canvas print or framed art with a vinyl wall peel. Easy to install and reusable, the matte finish and vivid colors of the wall peel will … (It’s also a great, durable option for a bonus room, gym, or dorm décor.)

Amebiazoid Wall Art by Dan Fenelon available from Great Big Canvas

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