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It’s An Art Thing: An Interview with Jaclyn Thom, Interior Designer - Systematic Art, Inc.

Deliah Lawrence: Hello and welcome, Jaclyn Thom (Interior Designer, Systematic Art, Inc.). It's a pleasure to have you here with us today. I know my readers will enjoy getting to know you and learn more about professionally hanging art work.

Jaclyn Thom: Thank  you. It's a pleasure to be here. I have been involved with interior designing for art galleries for the past 10 years. I currently work for Systematic Art Inc., a US-based company which was established in 2005. Systematic Art offers innovative, museum-quality, professional art-hanging services through technologically advanced art-hanging hardware.  At its inception, Systematic Art served galleries, museums and, corporations worldwide. They quickly realized that their products could benefit discerning individual art collectors as well. 

DL: How did you get started in your profession?

JT: I started assisting a designer named Ayush in India back in 2016 when I went there for a small trip. Since then I have developed an interest in arts and designs. I’m excited about the ongoing journey of expanding my knowledge in these areas. 

DL: What does a typical day or week look like for you in the art world?

JT: It’s very creative and keeps me busy with concept, schematic and design development. I enjoy meeting and learning new skillsets from various artists and other professionals in the interior design industry. 

DL: What’s your favorite art exhibit?

JT: There are many, but if I had to name one it would be the Artemisia art exhibition at the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square in Central London. A little history about this gallery: it was established in 1824 and has a vast collection of over 2,300 painting dating from the mid-13th century to the 1900s. Very impressive. 

DL: Tell us about art hanging systems?

JT:  Well, if you love art, work in an art gallery, or another place that has a lot of artwork, you may have heard about the benefits of art hanging systems. These systems can really be a great help to an art museum. 

An art hanging system also is known as a gallery rail system. Below is more about this subject and its benefits: 

#1 Change Display Easily 

One of the greatest benefits of these systems is you can easily change how artwork is displayed on the wall. This allows for much greater convenience and lowers the need to make wall repairs. 

Also, there are highly creative benefits that can come with these systems that are even more important than the practical reasons. 

Many say that using a picture hanging system allows them to create artwork displays that are more attractive and appealing to customers. 

Gallery owners used to need to put the art pieces on the floor to get a feel for a new layout. But this technique does not give a complete sense of what the new display will look like on the wall. 

Users of picture hanging systems say it allows them to be more creative as it is easy to adjust position and height and to try different combinations of pictures in a few minutes. It also is possible to stagger the artwork and put one over the other easily.

#2 Get Good Alignment Fast 

Paintings on a gallery wall should hang straight and be in perfectly aligned groups and rows. Doing this can take many hours of trial and error with hooks and hanging wires. But with an art hanging system, making a precise adjustment happens instantly. You do not have to spend hours measuring. 

If you need to do a double hang with a wire on each side of the painting, you can align the hooks and the artworks are always straight. You can do this with a painting of any size. 

#3 Save Money 

Your typical art museum does not have a big budget. But it still needs to provide customers an excellent experience into the art world. An art hanging system is an economical and efficient way to accomplish this. 

Now that you better understand the many benefits of a gallery rail system, you may want to consider adding one for your gallery. 

After all, saving time, money and being more creative are all benefits that museum curators and owners should value. 

DL: Can people use these same art hanging systems at home or in their office?

JT:  Yes, the tools would mostly be the same. However, since hanging pictures at home or in your office would probably be on a smaller scale you may want to grab a couple of items. This would include a hammer, an electric drill (if you have one), a pencil, a measuring tape, different size nails, a stud finder, etc. 

DL: Where can people explore these hanging systems and buy them?

JT: They can get more information here: 

 




 

 

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