Thirty-Four
By Joshua Meyer
Located in Boston, MA
Joshua Meyer's paintings always "bristle with a push-pull energy" (The Boston Globe), but
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Thirty-Four
By Joshua Meyer
Located in Boston, MA
Joshua Meyer's paintings always "bristle with a push-pull energy" (The Boston Globe), but
Canvas, Oil
Building Up
By Joshua Meyer
Located in Boston, MA
Oil on Board, 2015
Oil
August Lament
By Joshua Meyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Framed oil on canvas painting. Frame dimensions 51 x 51 in.
Canvas, Oil
Parenthesis
By Joshua Meyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil on canvas painting
Canvas, Oil
Over and Done
By Joshua Meyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Framed oil on canvas painting
Canvas, Oil
Ginger
By Joshua Meyer
Located in Boston, MA
Ginger. 2015. Oil on canvas. 16 x 16 in
Oil
Birdsongs
By Joshua Meyer
Located in Boston, MA
Birdsongs. Oil on board. 24 x 24 in. 2015
Oil
Warp and Weft
By Joshua Meyer
Located in Boston, MA
warp and Weft. Oil on canvas. 20 x 19 in
Oil
Act One
By Joshua Meyer
Located in Boston, MA
Act One. 2015. Oil on Board. 20 x 16 in
Black Mountain
By Joshua Meyer
Located in Boston, MA
Black Mountain. Oil on board. 14 x 14 in. 2015
Oil
Sotto Voce
By Joshua Meyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil on canvas
Oil
Fits and Starts
By Joshua Meyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil on canvas
Oil
Wingspan (Triptych)
By Joshua Meyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Although Meyer paints from reality, his paintings thwart the notion that there can be any such
Oil
Things So Small
By Joshua Meyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Although Meyer paints from reality, his paintings thwart the notion that there can be any such
Oil
Azahar
By Joshua Meyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Framed oil on canvas painting. Frame dimensions 13 x 13 in.
Canvas, Oil
Ligaments
By Joshua Meyer
Located in Boston, MA
Ligaments. 2016. Oil on board. 36 x 31 in
Oil
On Balance
By Joshua Meyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil on panel
Oil
Hour of the Pearl
By Joshua Meyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil on canvas
Oil
Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.
When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.
Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.
No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.
Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color?
On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by emerging artists and more today.