Art Cable Hanging System
For years, hanging art in a home or business relied on the solid structural foundation of walls. From paintings dating back to the Renaissance era to rare artifacts discovered in ancient times, displaying beautiful works of art meant taking a linear approach to each presentation.
Times have dramatically changed for the better for art lovers from around the world.
An art cable hanging system represents an art displaying system that operates on a commercial-strength, open-faced track. The highest quality systems can support as much as 300 pounds per track. By choosing a support cable constructed of stainless steel, an art cable hanging system is the ideal solution for creating stunning art displays.
The strength of stainless steel cable is just one reason to install the support foundation of an art cable hanging system. Using a stainless steel cable also makes an art cable hanging system less visually intrusive than using rods as the support foundation. However, you can select nylon as the material used to manufacture the cable installed for your art hanging system.
What Are the Benefits of Installing an Art Cable Hanging System?
One of the many benefits of an art hanging system is that it reduces the need to repair walls. Instead of drilling and then subsequently concealing holes, you can leave the walls in your home or gallery untouched by a drill or screwdriver.
Keeping the walls in your home or business in pristine condition is just one of the many benefits of installing an art cable hanging system.
Flexible Adjustment of Height and Position
When planning to present art on a wall, you must organize placements by putting art pieces against the chosen wall. This type of planning gives you a good enough vision of how the art looks when attached to the wall. By installing an art cable hanging system, you can adjust the height and position of a set of artwork to accommodate changes in your display.
If you install more than one art hanging system, you adjust for height and position to account for adding new pieces of art.
Improved Security
It is much easier to lose art to theft when it is hanging on a wall. Most paintings hang at a height between 60 and 65 inches to maintain a sightline at eye level. This makes it easier for a thief to remove a piece of art than if it hangs from a cable system across a ceiling. Moreover, many art cable hanging systems can be equipped with a theft-prevention security hook that discourages theft and tampering.
Optimize the Visual Appeal of Natural Illumination
Hanging art from a cable system should produce a visually appealing environment for a gallery or a room inside a home. However, you can increase the visual appeal of an art display hanging from above by installing one or more residential or commercial skylights. Sunlight often enhances the appearance of paintings by illuminating the featured pieces and artworks. You also can integrate LED lights into a display to produce attractive illumination.
An LED light converts more than 80 percent of its energy into illumination, which is much more of an energy conversion than what traditional light bulbs can accomplish.
Discover the Many Benefits of an Art Cable Hanging System
Walker Display started creating art exhibit systems in the early 1960s. More than 50 years later, we offer the most advanced art cable hanging systems for homes, businesses, and institutions. Our clients include museums such as the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, and the American Museum of Science and Energy.
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