Are Sound Waves Able To Penetrate Canvas Painting?

Didn't see that coming. Yes Luis, I do know that the fabric needs to be open-weave. I was somehow hoping that a small portion of the sound waves might still be able to pass through the canvas, further absorbed by the panels.

How about hanging rugs, tapestries or quilts instead of the canvas? Canvas may be OK, but I would think that once they are painted and the paint dries hard, you are just going to have a somewhat reflective surface in front of your acoustic material.

You may also be about to hang some attractive curtain rods and a could of nice ceiling to floor length curtains that match your decor.

TIC

about paint and this picture panels.

Thanks for the thought Reubent. I've thought of all options, and only quilts and canvas art fit my applications. Art on canvas look nicer than on quilts although the latter are a more suitable material. I suppose it is not feasible to place absorption panels behind canvas after all. But canvas may have a slight absorption qualities "in comparison" with bare wall. I do not need massive amount of absorption for my front wall (since I already have them at the side walls), so a nice canvas art may still do the trick if I cannot find an equally nice design on quilts.

A painting no - except in low frequencies - a porous fabric - yes.