A considered approach to collecting original contemporary portrait art.
This collection of articles explores how collectors, designers, and discerning buyers can approach the selection of original contemporary portrait artwork. Browse posts below to learn about scale, lighting, placement, and other principles that guide meaningful art acquisition.
The Research: When Guests Can't Remember Any Hotel Art I asked three frequent travelers a simple question about their last hotel stay: "Can you describe any artwork you saw?" The results were startling—not one could remember a single piece. But their explanations revealed exactly why most commercial hotel art fails...
Let me be real with you for a moment. As someone who's navigated corporate America, created art that's been featured in galleries, written books, and recorded music—and as a member of the LGBTQ+ community—I've seen firsthand how businesses struggle with Pride Month. You want to support your LGBTQ+ guests. You...
After decades in corporate America, traveling from Paris financial offices to Miami boardrooms, here's why most commercial entryways fail—and how to fix them. When you design commercial spaces—whether it's a luxury hotel lobby, corporate headquarters, or high-end retail environment—every detail shapes how clients, employees, and visitors perceive your business. Yet...
Last month, a boutique hotel manager in SoHo called me with an urgent request. "Our guests are posting photos of the lobby on Instagram, but they're cropping out our artwork," she said. "We need pieces that people actually want in their photos." This conversation sparked a deeper realization: in today's...
![Hotel guests photographing "Cracked Fusion" red lips wall art in luxury lobby - strategic art placement driving social media engagement and bookings](http://miltonwesart.com/cdn/shop/articles/miltonwesart_Luxury_hotel_lobby_with_stunning_lips.png?crop=center&height=2080&v=1750273804&width=1456 "Hotel guests photographing "Cracked Fusion" red lips wall art in luxury lobby - strategic art placement driving social media engagement and bookings")
Strategic Art Curation for Commercial Properties: How to Create Instagram-Worthy Spaces That Drive Bookings and Guest Engagement Property managers, hotel operators, and vacation rental owners face a new reality: today's guests don't just experience your space—they broadcast it. The difference between generic hotel art and strategic art curation can mean...
The year 2025 is bringing about significant changes in luxury interiors and the art that adorns them—from high-end residential spaces to boutique hotels and corporate environments. Gone are the times of perfectly coordinated furniture sets and mundane landscape prints. Modern property owners, particularly those aged between 23 and 45, are...
The $50,000+ Hidden Cost Most Companies Don't See Until It's Too Late Your executive team makes million-dollar decisions daily. Does your boardroom art reflect that level of strategic thinking? The Hidden Cost of Poor Corporate Art Choices Recent analysis of corporate environments reveals that workers in "enriched" spaces decorated with...
A guest walks into your space—whether it's a sophisticated hotel room or a high-end residential property—pulls out their phone, and... edits your carefully designed interior out of their social media post. This scenario plays out thousands of times daily in spaces decorated with generic landscape art. But sophisticated property owners...
