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Should I bin my friend's art?

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Joyjazz · 25/03/2024 20:39

My friend painted me a picture. The sentiment was lovely but I really hate it. It's not my taste and not in keeping with my house. I keep it behind the TV and hang it whenever she comes to visit so I don't hurt her feelings as she is really proud of this piece and spent many weeks making it. I'm moving to a new house and I don't want to be carrying things that I don't like or want to my new home. I want to take the frame and bin the actual painting. She's a good friend and she is likely to visit and possibly ask where the art is.

AIBU to put the painting in the bin?

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PostItInABook · 25/03/2024 20:47

Why did you accept it if you don’t like it? Just tell her you appreciate the technique, composition, work but the style is not to your taste. Art is a very personal, individual thing. As an artist she should understand.

Cattenberg · 25/03/2024 20:46

I would definitely stick to keeping it out of sight and hanging it only when she comes round. Binning it seems unkind when she spent weeks making it for you and re-using the frame would look even worse.

DesparatePragmatist · 25/03/2024 20:46

In the loft. Say you're rotating pictures until you find the right place for every picture in the new place.

K0OLA1D · 25/03/2024 20:45

No you can't.

Isn't there an upstairs room it could go in?

mnahmnah · 25/03/2024 20:44

Those clumsy removal people…

WombTangClan · 25/03/2024 20:43

Will need to see a picture to properly advise, I'm afraid

Goldenboysmum · 25/03/2024 20:43

Could you hang it in your bedroom the first time she visits, and show her.

Then bin it or whatever, she's not going to expect to see it if she thinks it's in your room.

aodirjjd · 25/03/2024 20:42

If you want to stay friends I think taking the frame and binning the art is a bad idea. I think I’d just bite the bullet and bin the whole thing and tell her you gave it to a relative because it didn’t suit your new house and you didn’t like to think of it shut away.

tulippa · 25/03/2024 20:41

You could say it got damaged during the move I suppose?

Hoglet70 · 25/03/2024 20:41

You can't bin it (well, you can if you want to!). I'm not quite sure where you can hang it but binning it seems a bit mean after she put the effort in.

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