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Popularly associated to large paintings, the concept of ‘panel’
is a lot more comprehensive and it involves collage, structures,
montage, mosaics, etc.
 Actually,
by definition, a panel would be any architectonic relief on
a surface. Under such definition, every painting would be
a panel
The way we see it, the difference between paintings and panel
is not limited to a mere exercise of semantics or even dimensions.
In the scope of decorative painting, the concept, style and
purpose are absolutely different: contrary to paintings, which
are used to harmonize and soften the environment, panels are
used to ‘complete’ the environment.
Since panels are in general significantly larger than paintings,
the styles and techniques used in them suggest a composition
with the environment in such a way that the choice of techniques
and materials to be employed in these panels is also a direct
consequence of the materials used by the decorator in composing
the environment.
The panel has a finish function, as it completes the architectonic
work with decorative elements which humanize the construction.
The motivation is the integration between art and the architectonic
space, resulting in harmony.
Classic examples which corroborate our point of view are the
panels used at the entrance halls of fancy residential or
commercial buildings, the foyers of great hotels as well as
meeting rooms.
In a broader sense, the panels in these spaces are the basic
element of the decoration, though within the previously developed
concept of ‘Art on Demand’, the artist has to
be sufficiently coherent with the space and its purpose so
as not to create a piece that would be so aggressive that
values itself above the environment.
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