[OT] Opinion on size, of a wall art print Options

[djm914-6]

So, I hear size matters to some people. If you were buying or bidding on a canvas or framed piece of automotive art, what size would you look for? Is there something too big or too small for most people's walls?

If subject is important, this would be more fine art than racing poster type subject.

Thanks!

[ArtechnikA]

there are practicalities...

IIRC, 30x40 is the 'standard' matte board size. bigger than that and you're into custom (expensive...) land. it's also a PITA (expensive...) to crate and ship.

i've seen larger works done a diptich and triptich, which is a clever way around those limitations. i've also seen much larger single works, but they are always pricey and rarely behind glass, which can maybe work if you're talking about oils, or maybe acrylic, but gouache, watercolor, and tempera are delicate and kinda UV-sensitive.

(matted and framed to) 30x40 is the biggest i've delivered that wasn't semi-permanent (i did a couple of articulated room-divider screens that were more like furniture than framed wall art...)

i'm still working with 18x24 image areas mostly, because that is the biggest practical and affordable size of the media i use. i can go somewhat bigger, but very much bigger and i simply don't have room for it in the studio...