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A Painting as the Best Answer to a Pressing December Question<\/h3>\n
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Very often, choosing a gift is a headache. For the giver and, oddly enough, for the recipient as well. Some wrestle with how \u201cneeded\u201d the gift really is. Others later find themselves in an awkward spot: what on earth to do with a gift that is \u201cso beautiful and so necessary\u201d? We asked architect, designer, and head of the architectural studio \u201cAR-KA,\u201d Ilona Boleyshits,<\/a><\/strong> to reflect on these questions.<\/em><\/p>\n

I believe that choosing a painting as a gift is one of the most successful compromises. What\u2019s more, it can be quite affordable. (see for yourself: https:\/\/kvartiras.com\/catalogue\/walking\/<\/a>\u00a0 \u2014 ed.). And if not quite so affordable, then the idea of a \u201cjoint gift\u201d fits here perfectly. All sensible people can unite around a single noble purpose.<\/p>\n

There is a strong chance that those sensible people will fail to agree on the artistic side of the work and on the right place to hang it. But there is a way out here too!<\/p>\n

One must prepare in advance: slip into the territory of the gift\u2019s recipient and reconnoitre the scene. It would be good to take a discreet photo of where the painting is meant to hang.\u00a0And it would also help to learn the recipient\u2019s artistic tastes.\u00a0So as not to miss the mark completely.\u00a0And then, with the help of a decorator or an art consultant, one can find the most advantageous place and settle on style and size.<\/p>\n

To model a situation of this kind, I selected several photographs of our interiors and imagined how they might be transformed if we chose paintings for them now.<\/p>\n