Sail art, ships, navigational charts, crusty seamen, knots, and the deep blue sea... Many of us love to fill our environment with maritime icons, such as the art on this page, just so we can pretend there's salt in the air and we're on the deck of a yacht watching the sheets taunting the wind with it's mainsail.
Come sailing away with us into the wild, blue yonder of nautical prints and posters for a salty home decor...
Come sailing away with us into the wild, blue yonder of nautical prints and posters for a salty home decor...
Wonder what Christopher Columbus would think about all of our navigational electronics that get us from point A to point B nowadays? Dollars to lire, he would want to stick to good old nautical maps. But, if I was you, I would just hang one of these artful treasures on your home wall and who knows what that could lead to―maybe pirates gold.
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It's what knot to do on a sailboat―leave one untied. Speaking of fit to be tied, I remember my first sailing trip and being so worried that I won't tie the knots correctly I practiced until my fingers hurt. So, having one of these prints on my wall would now remind me to have a little respect for the sailors who have this skill down to a fine art. Decor that's guaranteed to be knotty!
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Black and white photography is a perfect way of for showcasing the contrast between sailing vessel and it's elements. A classic example of the sails beauty coming out against a black sky is the image, 'Iverna Yacht at Full Sail'.
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When it comes to colour in sailing art, one is definitely going to be guaranteed that blue will be the primary colour. The beauty of these blues is that they are alive with movement. Not a print or poster skips this aspect--even in calm waters, like Jaume Laporta's, 'White Sails I & II' series, one can still see the flow of nautical life moving amongst the sailboats.
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'Three sheets to the wind' is definitely a sailing expression, but what I find the most interesting about this phrase is the word 'sheets'. Now, in the days before I learnt how to sail, I used to think that this word referred to the name of a sail, but I was wrong. It actually means a 'rope' or chain that guides the sail in the desired direction. Go figure. But, here is where we definitely know what to call a sail—nautically gorgeous. Note, the best part about this nautical home decor is that it is two for one—sail art and abstract art.
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And the race is on...
There was promise of adventure, but I'll bet someone forgot to remind the sailors of how magnificent the storms at sea were. Can you imagine how fast the hearts were pounding onboard Rembrandt van Rijn's, 'The Storm on the Sea of Galilee'? That's the beauty of art, it lets us imagine wild experiences, where life is on the edge, in the safety of our homes...
Tall ship art, on your walls, is instant confirmation that the room understands the mainstay of nautical decorating. These prints and posters carry not only a visual appreciation, of times gone by, but they carry the mood of the day when life was bigger than anyone could imagine and adventure was guaranteed. Can you imagine the stories Rembrandt van Rijn's, 'The Storm on the Sea of Galilee' would have...
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