How to Style Pink and Green Wall Art

Sitting as far away from each other as possible on the colour wheel, you’d be forgiven for thinking that pink and green were trying to avoid each other. Well, 2022 has brought them together in a big way. We’ve probably got a lot to learn from these two: it’s actually their differences that make them work so well together.

Clashing colours can lay the foundations for some exciting, innovative interiors. Their high contrast is naturally pleasing to the eye and creates a strong, tonally vibrant look.

Learn all about this interior trend and how pink and green wall art can be styled to complement any home art collection.

Green

We introduce green to our interiors for a sense of security, relaxation or perhaps a breath of fresh air from Mother Nature herself. It’s a hugely varied colour, with the spectrum ranging from subtle sages to energetic emeralds. But, when paired with pink, the possibilities widen and homes can transform into the dream artsy abodes we all strive for.

Pink

With a closer look, it’s easy to see why these two colours work so well as a décor dream team. Psychologists say that pink pokes at our kindness receptors, creating a calm and loving atmosphere when introduced to the empty spaces on our walls.

So, what’s the best way to introduce a pink and green artwork into your interior?

Green fingers at the ready

On a pink background, luscious plant life can really stand out. These natural greens and baby pink combinations continually top our most-trending list, proving them as a timeless duo for home art collections.

Straight from Matthieu Venot’s Brest in Brittany collection, the vibrant palm fronds and bubblegum architecture of the French region are a quick, confident injection of the pink and green decor trend. Paired with other artworks from his collection, you can start to build a complimentary salon hang.

Find similar shades in Kristin Hart’s ‘Desert Blooms’ that matches a softer green with poppier pink. This is giving major Barbiecore and would look great on a stronger, hot pink wall if you’re prepared to commit to the Dream House life.

Change it up with a splash of coral pink in Joanna Skurska’s ‘Laubwerk 9’ with abstract, sage green leafy details. Reduced and expressive, her style really lends itself to this aesthetic as the organic shapes will pair perfectly with more geometric or line work in your home collection.

Back to cactus. Houseplants without the watering duties are always a win in our eyes. Liz Whiteman-Smith’s ‘Cactus Love’ combines multiple green hues and magenta needles for the perfect, no-hassle flat sharer.  

The trend in focus

Our drive to view the world through the camera lens continues to be unwavering. Documenting human figures might not be the first method you’d imagine for integrating pink and green into an art collection, but we’ve found that this colour scheme crops up in photography more often than you’d expect.

Inspired by the richness of the African lifestyle, Derrick Boateng aims to influence the world’s perception of Africa and its art, which is often underrepresented in the global art industry. Interested in art as visual poetry, his ‘Self Belief IV’ utilises vivid seafoam and darker pinks to celebrate the richness of Ghanian culture.

Journey 5,000 miles West to Varanasi to delve into Tim Hall’s photography work. We love this atmospheric print from his Pilgrimage Series, where khaki and hot pink meet in a stunning snapshot of the Hindu celebration Kumbh Mela.

An abstract approach

Take a wild idea and make it concrete with pink and green wall art of the abstract variety. The name says it best with Idun Eustace’s ‘Summer Stripes (Pink & Green)’. Stripes. Pink. Green. It’s all there amongst broad, dramatic strokes of complimentary cream to tie everything together.

Several shades slot into place atop an expensive-looking, gesso-primed (a chalk mixture that stops paint soaking into a canvas) wood block in Chad Goei’s geometric ‘The Fading Distance’. He takes two clashing colours and works them together in a way that would suit a lively Art Deco living or dining room.

Make it a double

Try combining two or more artworks from one artist for instant cohesion within your pink and green colour scheme.

Part of Seraphina Neville’s CREATE collection, ‘Ripple, mint’ and ‘Demi, pink’ work beautifully together to form a collage style look. These simple shapes form a deceptively effective sense of texture and depth in a room.

And, if you’re a fauna adorer as well as an art lover, combine your two passions by introducing Jane Bristowe’s animal portraits in your home. Full of fun and whimsy, the bright colours add a sense of statement, particularly when hung amongst a variety of other styles, sizes or textures.

So, your pink and green room is ready to go! Leave guests feeling green with envy with an on-trend interior that goes hard on a particular colour scheme.

We hope you’ve enjoyed taking a leaf from our pink and green decorating ideas ? Make sure to send us snaps of your interiors and new art purchases from your next Affordable Art Fair with the hashtag #myaffordableart.

Main image: ‘Levitation (V)’, Anita Kutsarova, Mixed-media, 30cm x 30cm, Morgan-Davies Art