TV to Art in One Click

By Mike McEnaney

While flat-panel TVs continue to be all the rage, the fact remains when they are turned off you’re left with a giant, black rectangle hanging on your wall. Enter Vutec’s ArtScreen product  – a customizable, retractable screen that transforms your flat-panel into a work of art when you’re done watching the TV.

Inside a hardwood frame, giclee artwork ascends or descends with the touch of a remote. When the screen or television is not in use, the digital art-on-canvas image of your choosing is displayed within the frame; when it’s time to watch TV again the artwork is retracted. The company can also produce customizable ArtScreens using your own images. Anything has to be better than the big black rectangle…right?