Tiger Developments

Tiger Developments invited Art Contact to source art work for a reception which housed multi-purpose client base for a corporate building in the centre of London. When proposing work for the space, the curvature of wall encouraged innovative design which culminated in a linear collection, positioned under existing spotlights.

The collection, a series of studies, built up with sand and other natural materials provided a textural contrast to the white interior and crisp downward lighting.

From afar, the single red image appears to fragment and disrupt the order of the blue and white studies, creating a composition that had a sense of assertion within is surroundings. Upon closer inspection however, each constructed artwork, variegated with the warm, natural tones of sand and stone allowed the light to dance across it to create micro landscapes.

The wonderful concept of manoeuvring an organic material into geometric shapes, gracefully reminds us of the careful balance between the natural and the man made. These images were very well received within the building.

PROJECT SUMMARY

  • Object – Source, select and commission artworks for the reception area.
  • Client – Tiger Developments
  • Sector – Corporate
  • Location – London
  • Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Consultation
  • Art Selection
  • Commissioning
  • Project Management
  • Art Handling
  • Transportation
  • Installation
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IVF Clinic – Boston Place

Art Contact developed an art program which incorporated a diverse range of original artwork to complement the decoration and to support the work carried out in the clinic.  A diptych was commissioned for a wall recess within the main communal waiting area.

The other artworks, constructed from natural materials and pigment are wonderfully striking and tactile in their simplicity, evoking a wide range of inferences relative to the work of the clinic.

Further works included colourful prints and soft flora and fauna to encourage a relaxed, holistic environment.

PROJECT SUMMARY

  • Object – Source, select and commission artwork for clinic
  • Client – IVF Clinic
  • Sector – Healthcare
  • Location – Boston Place, London
  • Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Consultation
  • Art Selection
  • Procurement
  • Commissioning
  • Project Management
  • Art Handling
  • Transportation
  • Installation
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London Bridge Hospital

The brief from the client was to create an interesting vision for patients and staff with no view but an empty grey space without natural light. Virginia Grub from Art Contact set about sourcing the right artist to create an artificial garden set in the atrium by using dichoric etched components to create what we know as ‘The Light Garden’.

The Light Garden was formed and created by using 62 dichroic acrylic sandblasted discs to create floral designs with 48 fins placed along the face of the building which reflects from the mirrored wall opposite. This created an explosion of colours when the natural sunlight streams into the atrium from the south facing windows, as the light passes through and reflects off the glass it is transformed and takes on a journey around the space with flashes of rainbow of colours.

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PROJECT SUMMARY

  • Object –  Source & Commission Artwork to brighten up light well in centre of building.
  • Client – HCA – London Bridge Hospital
  • Sector – Healthcare
  • Location – Tooley Street, London
  • Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Consultation
  • Planning
  • Community Arts
  • Art Selection
  • Commissioning
  • Project Management
  • Art Handling
  • Transportation
  • Installation
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Private Client: Sumo’s

Sale of Sculptures by Pierre Diamantopoulo to a Private Residence

In preparation for ‘Chiri-chozu,’ the Sumo has been captured in a snapshot moment before his hands collide to initiate the fight. In this moment, the braiding on his ‘Mawashi’ are flung into the air as he squats into position, and his expression captures a calm and steady composure before the fight begins.

Once ‘Shiko’ has taken place, the fight can begin. Captured in bronze the opposing Sumo is in a position of balance and strength. The sculptor masterfully bends the rules of physics and gives a playful nod to gravity, as the Sumo’s body weight is thrown across to the side. The attention to muscular detail both on and below the surface of the sculpture demonstrate the sculptor’s masterful grasp of his medium.

PROJECT SUMMARY

  • Object – Sale of sculptures from one of our exhibitions
  • Client – Private Client
  • Sector – Residential
  • Location – London
  • Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Artwork Selection
  • Exhibition Layout
  • Caption and Brochure Production
  • Art Packing
  • Art Handling
  • Transportation
  • Installation
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Grove Hotel – Expressions of Movement

Following the great success of the previous exhibition Art Contact was again approached to organise another sculpture exhibition in the Grounds of the Grove Hotel near Watford.

In close collaboration with the hotel staff, the sculptures and exhibition locations were selected and Art Contact made the necessary arrangements for the installation of the exhibition including making the arrangements for any specialist equipment to be available.

The installation took about a week and the exhibition ran for about 6 months.

The time scale from the initial inquiry to the opening of the show was about 9 months.

A selection of the sculptures shown can be seen below.

The full catalogue can be downloaded.

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PROJECT SUMMARY

  • Object – To arrange another sculpture exhibition in the gardens and grounds of the Grove Hotel
  • Client – The Grove Hotel
  • Sector – Hotel & Leisure
  • Location –  Watford
  • Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Consultation
  • Planning
  • Project Management
  • Artwork Selection
  • Exhibition Layout
  • Caption and Brochure Production
  • Art Handling
  • Transportation
  • Installation
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Metrix Enterprise Ltd

Metrix Enterprise invited Art Contact to source a collection of artwork for their first office in the London division. Our brief was to embrace the city; its culture, architecture and artists, through the artwork.

With this in mind, we sourced a collection of limited-edition prints from contemporary British printmakers and photographers, abstract and representational that complement the space and each other through palette and composition.

PROJECT SUMMARY

  • Object – Source and select artwork for new offices.
  • Client – Metrix Enterprise Ltd
  • Sector – Corporate
  • Location – London
  • Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Consultation
  • Strategy
  • Planning
  • Art Selection
  • Procurement
  • Project Management
  • Framing & Display
  • Art Handling
  • Transportation
  • Installation
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London Bridge Hospital – Wards

Following on from other projects in the hospital, Art Contact was asked to assist London Bridge Hospital to refresh the wards in the hospital with the use of framed photographs of local London views.

 

These were specially commissioned for the hospital and were mounted and framed in a silver moulding to support the decoration through out the hospital.

PROJECT SUMMARY

  • Object – Source, supply and commission artwork for wards and patient rooms
  • Client – HCA – London Bridge Hospital
  • Sector – Healthcare
  • Location – Tooley Street, London
  • Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Consultation
  • Planning
  • Community Arts
  • Art Selection
  • Commissioning
  • Project Management
  • Framing & Display
  • Art Handling
  • Transportation
  • Installation
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Portland Hospital – Gynaecology Patient Rooms

Art Contact was requested to source and supply artwork for the patient rooms of the Gynaecology Ward of the Portland Hospital. Floral images were chosen to brighten up the rooms.

The artwork was placed within the patients rooms and along the corridors. This is part of an of an ongoing art program with HCA.

PROJECT SUMMARY

  • Object – Source, select and supply – artworks for the Gyni patient rooms
  • Client – HCA, Portland Hospital
  • Sector – Healthcare
  • Location – Great Portland Street, London
  • Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Consultation
  • Art Selection
  • Procurement
  • Project Management
  • Framing & Display
  • Art Handling
  • Transportation
  • Installation
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Portland Hospital – 215, 216 and ITU

The artwork is consistent with the themes previously created by the artist for use in the children’s areas of the Portland Hospital. The theme employs block colour children playing against a parkland backdrop of Regents Park. This imagery has now been developed for printing directly onto a white ROC substrait which forms the walls in the new units at 215 Portland Street.

Sections of the large scale murals have been cropped and printed onto acrylic or forex panels for corridor spaces and consulting rooms.

For the Gynaecology ward, a band of light theme was introduced taking flora and fauna imagery and inserting a contrasting band of colour horizontally or vertically across the artwork.

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PROJECT SUMMARY

  • Object – Source, select and commission artwork for more areas of the Portland Hospital
  • Client – HCA, Portland Hospital
  • Sector – Healthcare
  • Location – Great Portland Street, London
  • Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Consultation
  • Planning
  • Art Selection
  • Commissioning
  • Project Management
  • Art Handling
  • Transportation
  • Installation
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Portland Hospital – Consulting Rooms

Art Contact continues to supply artwork for the major refurbishment of the Portland Hospitals buildings. Commissions include digital photography artwork printed onto PVC or acrylic panels with mirror polished stainless steel fixings.

This was supplied for the Doctors Lounge, Boardroom and Consulting Rooms and Waiting Areas, taking imagery and scenes from the surrounding architecture and parkland.

PROJECT SUMMARY

  • Object – Source, select & commission artworks for Consulting Rooms, Lounges and Waiting Area.
  • Client – HCA, Portland Hospital
  • Sector – Healthcare
  • Location – Great Portland Street, London
  • Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Consultation
  • Planning
  • Art Selection
  • Commissioning
  • Project Management
  • Art Handling
  • Transportation
  • Installation
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