Nelson Cornish, Author at Art Contact

Bromley College – Tree of Knowledge

Art Contact were appointed by Bromley College for a public art commission. The sculpture, entitled ‘The Tree of Knowledge’ made out of galvanised steel stands high at 5 metres.

The writing which embellishes the sculpture was inspired by a workshop held between the artist and the students and staff of Bromley College.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Object – Source, select & commission sculpture for College garden
Client – Bromley College
Sector – Education
Location – Bromley
Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

Consultation
Strategy
Planning
Community Arts
Art Selection
Commissioning
Project Management
Art Handling
Transportation
Installation

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Lord North Street Ltd

A selection of black and white photographs.

Scenes depicting London at night and marine life

PROJECT SUMMARY

Object – Source, select and commission artwork for offices
Client – Lord North Street Ltd
Sector – Corporate
Location – Marylebone, London
Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

Consultation
Art Selection
Procurement
Project Management
Framing & Display
Art Handling
Transportation
Installation

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Having met Kevin Arnold from G&T to view the new site for site specific artworks, our rational behind the new commission was to take into account the work that Gardiner & Theobald specialise in, so in a loose way, we chose works which reflected their business in construction and consultancy.

Two artists were commissioned to fulfil the brief, firstly Brazillian ceramic artist Valeria Nascimento who created a wall sculpture ‘Ordered Chance’ which was constructed from ceramic cubes to represent Gardiner & Theobald’s position both in the locality and also in the construction industry. Secondly, a wall panel was commissioned from the light artist Chris Wood.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Object – Source, select and commission artworks for new offices
Client – Gardiner & Theobald LLP
Sector – Corporate
Location – London
Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

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

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Private Client – Garden Sculpture

The clients brief was to commission a young up and coming artist for a site specific sculpture.

The artist constructed three figures, depecting the clients three children, in powder coated steel.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Object – Source, select and commission Sculptures for garden of private residence.
Client – Mr & Mrs Jackson
Sector – Private Residence
Location – Surrey
Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

Consultation
Art Selection
Commissioning
Project Management
Art Packing
Art Handling
Transportation
Installation

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Crystal Centre, Chelmsford

The Crystal Centre is a new-build residential and outreach facility for the ‘elderly with dementia’ developed at Broomfield Hospital (Chelmsford) by the North Essex Mental Health Partnership Trust.

In the two Reception Areas, the ‘blue waters’ of the seascape vistas reference the ‘clear thinking’ ethos of the Centre.

Through the various activities and therapies available at the Centre, the patients will be working towards the same ‘clearer thinking’. However, within the Day Unit, the images were carefully chosen to stimulate patients’ memories and assist them in recalling experiences from normal family life.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Object – Source, select and supply artworks for dementia centre
Client – Crystal Centre
Sector – Healthcare/residential
Location – Chelmsford
Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

Consultation
Strategy
Planning
Community Arts
Art Selection
Procurement
Commissioning
Project Management
Framing & Display
Art Handling
Transportation
Installation

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PPD Development

Art Contact’s brief from MEPC- Granta Park and PPD was for a sculpture to be sited infront of the new PPD building. They wanted something clean and modern, and abstract in style. Virginia Grub of Art Contact, selected three artists who she felt would be perfect for the space. Each artist presented their brief to PPD and Granta Park, from which one artist was chosen to develope their concept further.

Title: ‘Family’
The work dipicts a Father,Son/Daughter and Mother figure, placing the work slightly leaning towards each other to show a family nurturing their young.
This is composed of three sculptures. Each sculpture is fabricated in grade 316 stainless steel with satin brushed effect finish.
The talest piece is 4m high, then 2.5m to 2m high.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Object – Source, select and commission sculpture for outside new offices.
Client – PPD Development
Sector – Corporate
Location – Granta Park, Cambridge
Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

Consultation
Planning
Community Arts
Art Selection
Commissioning
Project Management
Art Handling
Transportation
Installation

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Private Client – Bolton’s Estate

A selection of commissions by contemporary artists in a variety of media from leather to metal mesh to graffiti on canvas specially selected by Art Contact for a private client in West London.

Leather wall piece in black and white and the metal mesh artworks are both by well established British Artists.

The Diptych Graffiti Commission by well known British graffiti artist.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Object – Source,select and commission various artworks for a private residence
Client – Private Client
Sector – Residential
Location – Bolton’s Estate, London
Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

Consultation
Art Selection
Commissioning
Project Management
Framing & Display
Art Handling
Transportation
Installation

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Majedie Investment Plc

Art Contact were invited to view and value Majedie’s exiting 19th Century antique maps. Majedie also engaged Art Contact to consult on the best solution to preserve these maps.

We advised the client to encase the delicate maps in a specially designed perspex box to include the existing batten frame work. These maps are now well preserved for the next 100 years.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Object – Conservation and Display of a collection of old maps.
Client – Majedie Investment Plc
Sector – Corporate
Location – City of London
Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

Consultation
Planning
Project Management
Framing & Display
Art Handling
Transportation
Installation

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Financial Institution – Bankside

Art work supplied for a financial institution for their new offices at Bankside.

Art Contact had worked with this organisation for some years and in 2009 we were asked to select artwork to complete this development.

A wide variety of artists were chosen to complement the design and to reflect the diverse nature of the organisation.

PROJECT SUMMARY

Object – Source, select and supply artworks for offices in Bankside
Client – Financial Institute
Sector – Corporate
Location – Bankside, London
Status – Completed

SERVICES PROVIDED

Consultation
Strategy
Planning
Community Arts
Art Selection
Procurement
Commissioning
Project Management
Framing & Display
Art Packing
Art Handling
Transportation
Installation

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Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital – Bolsover Street

The brief is to develop and implement an art strategy that is relevant to the work of the hospital and the quality of care and expertise offered by RNOH specialists which also integrates with the approach taken to interior design.

The art work will support the internal approach to way finding and therefore needs to incorporate the principle colour schemes planned for the facility.

The long and illustrious history of the hospital and the dedication of its staff should be represented and where possible the art should include the opportunity to distract visitors by providing access to the ‘story’ of the RNOH.

In answer to the brief Art Contract developed a series of story walls to inform visitors about the RNOH together with a series of graphic images printed onto acrylic and floated on the walls with hidden fixings.