Show us your space. How you decirate, the size of the walls etc.

Art is very personal. Style preference is personal.

I just coordinated two painting for this side of my great room.

Different artists, but same style and colors.

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Art and its placement is very subjective. There are no rules.

Art doesn't have to coordinate ... what does that mean and who would decide that rule? Based on what? Color, style, technique, subject, artist, vintage, etc?

Also whether "art pieces compete with each other", would very much depend on your personal taste and ability, or tolerance, to mix/match patterns and colors.

Some people have a few larger pieces of art scattered around the house and others have all types of art, on every wall, from floor to ceiling.

No one is going to be able to answer this for you, as you are just going to get responses with people's individual tastes and preferences.

Buy art that you love and it will work in any house that you will live in.

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Art doesn't have to coordinate ... what does that mean and who would decide that rule? Based on what? Color, style, technique, subject, artist, vintage, etc?

This.

Without photos of YOUR space, suggestions are a guess.

Everything doesn't need to match, hang what you love to look at.

I have a large stretched oil painting of red petunias and on the opposite wall high above I have a large abstract colorful piece in bright orange, they both work because no one sees each of them at the same time. And they stand alone on their own wall in the same room.

I think @chispa gave you very good advice.

You have to decide who you are buying art for. Is it for yourself or is it for others. If it’s for others, consult the others, and let them tell you what to put on your walls. Which will exactly be what happens here, btw.

“Needs to go together” …. What?!! How boring would that be ? ends up looking like a hotel lobby. I have a large collection of what most people would condider to be ”modern” art . I buy what I like, some was expensive ( for me ) & some was very reasonable, aka ”cheap”. I’ve acquired mine from a wide variety of places, private art galleries, art museums & online sources such as Minted, One King’s Lane, Perigold, Room & Board, etc etc. One of my favorite pieces was very cheap, from Pstr.com.

Suggest buying what you love and you may find you end up with somewhat similar pieces. Art though does not have to go together unless you want it to. I’m a big fan of mixing, as it creates more interest and long term enjoyment. We’ve mixed Thai and Chinese charcoal drawings, Inuit art, watercolours, antique oils, modern prints, and wooden masks. Location, room type and placement are key whether mixing or coordinating. Take your time and hope this helps.

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There are lots of examples on line that may help regarding an overall complementary feel.

I don't thikn your art is going to compete, unless you put it together. I'd focus on sight lines. There's nothing wrong, IMO if the people sitting on the sofa are facing a piece of very modern art and the people facing them see something more traditional. Obviously, it helps if the colors aren't jarring, but I think with a neutral scheme, you could put very diverse art in terms of style and color and size around the room and have it look good.

I do not give much thought to what people visiting my place think about my art and/or where it is placed. Thinking about that would turn my brain into a pretzel. I basically just think about what looks good to my eyes.

Just start with one piece. Find one piece of art that you really love. Put it on your wall. And let that inspire you. You do not have to seek other pieces to “match” that piece. Although, if you do want a theme to your art, that is fine, too. But make the choices with love. This is your home. It is not an impersonal hotel. If you find one piece and do not find anything else that you like right away - that is perfectly fine. It is better to leave the walls empty than to fill them up just to fill them up. Getting art for your home should not be an emergency situation. Take your time. Enjoy the process. It can be an interesting journey.

@freedomplace1 ….. I don’t really care what people visiting my house think about my art choices. I’ve only received one compliment on my most expensive piece but that doesn’t bother me. I know that taste in art, like many other things, is personal.

While do whatever you want sounds nice, I'm trying to end up with a space that flows nicely together. Here's a few photos the trickiest area is where 2 hallways meet and there both visible to the great room.

Pictures have to be jpegs. They won't post otherwise.

That's weird I tried to post photos but it won't let me.

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And you want a space “that flows nicely together” for who? and according to who?

Do you have any art currently? If not, go on Etsy and look for matching art, theme art, etc.

And/or hire ONE decorator; or hire ONE local artist, perhaps. Those would be the best routes, if you need somebody to tell you what to do.

You cannot crowd source this. You cannot negotiate this on this Internet forum. You will get a gazillion different opinions about what people think “flows nicely together.”

Framing and size repetition can create a connection.

Your hanging light is interesting, but it kind of becomes your art ... any art you place on that wall will be visually chopped up or partially blocked by the light. Again subjective choice and some will be fine with the art partially blocked and some won't.

I might be inclined to raise the light to give art on that wall a bit more visual breathing room.

Then you have the issue of that fireplace wall being asymmetrical ...

How to create a connection in both areas. I think black frames would better suit your home and ignore the lighting.