Health Care Fine Art

Featured Artist: Charley Harper

Mystery of the Missing Migrants by Charley Harper

I continue to welcome suggestions of artists whose work would fit well in healthcare settings. Recently Sarah Colby suggested Charley Harper. This is what she wrote:

I think Charley Harper's work would be absolutely delightful for a hospital environment. The prints are lively, colorful and often gently humorous.  They have a certain nostalgic quality but still look fresh and smart.    
 
Charley has been discovered by a whole new generation of artists, designers and collectors.  Shortly before he died last year, he was the subject of a major exhibition at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati -  and a fabulous book followed.

Sarah Colby is the Arts + Healthcare Program Coordinator for the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation.

If you have an artist you would like to suggest, please email me the name and a brief description of why you think their art is suited for healthcare.

Featured Artist: David Caton

Dreaming of Utopia by David Caton, oil on canvas 192" x 48" 

When I asked Kathy Hathorn to suggest an artist whose work fits with healthcare she wrote:

David Caton (Harris Gallery) would be a good one - many of his images have characteristics of a savanna landscape.

The piece illustrated above (Dreaming of Utopia) was a commissioned piece for Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend, in Springfield, Oregon. That huge art project was covered on a previous post, to read it click here.

I could not find a specific website dedicated to David Caton's work. However, the Harris Gallery can provide you with more information. Their link is: www.harrisgalleryhouston.com

Kathy Hathorn is President and Principal-in-Charge of American Art Resources in Houston. Kathy is widely recognized as a pioneer and leader in the field of Evidence-based Art.

If you have someone you would like to suggest to be a featured artist for healthcare, please email me.

Featured Artist: JR Griffin

Untitled by JR Griffin.

Faye Urlacher is an art consultant who owns artstudio 1.0.1 in Scottsdale Arizona. She suggested that I have JR Griffin as a featured artist. She wrote: 

He does work on paper and mixed-media on wood. I think his art is so appropriate for health care in the way that it is very gentle in coloration and mimics plant life in a very abstract form.  He will at times actually insert etchings into the work for a very complimentary effect.

I think this type of art is cohesive with photography, such as yours, as it evokes that calmness that we are looking for in a healing environment.

Even though he was born in Chicago, JR has lived in Phoenix since 1976. More of his work can be seen on his website: www.jrgriffinart.com

If you have someone you would like to suggest to be a featured artist, please email me.

Featured Artist: Angela Cameron

Abstract Green and Red by Angela Cameron

I've been asking a few people to send me suggestions on artists for Healthcare interiors. Dionna Raedeke, an Art Director at Spellman Brady, proposed Angela Cameron.

 [Angela is] an artist I've recently become intrigued with, who I think creates beautiful, calming abstract photos from nature.

Her images are a bit blurry, but not dizzying, and I think work well for a contemporary, and unisex feel- meaning that they don't come off overtly feminine or masculine. Some of the photos look like beautiful silk scarves, blowing in the wind.

Angela is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, but she told me that most of her business is in the US. To see more of her work, the website is: www.angelacameron.com

If you have someone you would like to suggest to be a featured artist, please email me.

The Guild Sourcebook - Now Online & Free

The Guild Sourcebook just went online. The Guild Sourcebook connects the design trade with professional artists and their work. If you are involved with the use of Art in HealthCare, this is an essential reference. 

To see The Guild Sourcebook online: click here

The printed version is great. Filled with large full-color images, you can really see what the art looks like. But it is much more convenient to just look things up on the web, even if the pictures can't match the quality of the printed page. Plus, the website is free and open to all. 

The website is particularly easy to use. It opens up with a full table of contents, all with hyperlink to the different categories:

• Architectural Glass
• Architectural Elements
• Atrium Sculpture
• Public Art
• Non-Representational Sculpture
• Representational Sculpture
• Liturgical Art
• Lighting & Furniture
• Murals, Tiles & Wall Reliefs
• Paintings & Prints
• Fine Art Photography
• Metal Wall Art
• Mixed & Other Media Wall Art
• Fiber Art

You can also search for artists by name. Click here

I covered the print version of The Guild Sourcebook just a few weeks ago. Click here

Featured Artist: Barbara Keith

Barbara Keith with a new glass mosaic

Today I got an email from an artist who stumbled across this blog. I thought I would pass this along because I think her work might interest you.

Hello! I came across your blog today and enjoyed it very much. I have placed my artwork in hospitals in Texas, Iowa, and several location in Minnesota. I am currently installing two pieces at the new St. Joseph's hospital in St. Paul.

I have a series of fine art stained glass mosaics that are available. They would be perfect for a children's hospital or wing. They are animal-themed mosaics from my new book, Mosaic Zoo. You can see images at:
http://www.barbarakeithdesigns.com/MosaicZoo.htm

She explained that the picture above shows "It is a Happy Talent to Know How to Play" and it is a glass-on-glass window for the new St. Cloud library in St. Cloud, MN. It was installed last month. It lets the light from outside come through, like a stained glass window, but it is a mosaic.

Barbara Keith is based on the Twin Cities area. In addition to her glass mosaics, she also does graphic design and illustration. Her main website is www.barbarakeithdesigns.com

Barbara's email address is:bkeithdesigns@yahoo.com

Featured Artist: Sandra Bell

Geronitius by Sandra Bell, Bronze Sculture

Sandra Bell lives in Ireland and creates bronze sculptures. She is self-taught and uses the lost wax method to create abstractions of the human form. "My aim is an artist is to portray the essence of the human form and the tranquility of the inner self by means of abstract figurative expression."

One of her healthcare pieces was for the Galway Clinic. I asked her how she got that job.

It was quite by chance that a director of the clinic visited an exhibition and saw the maquette of Gerontius. He bought it to place in the foyer of Galway clinic. He had in the past bought small pieces of mine through galleries and was familiar with my work. Galway clinic features a grand piano in the foyer and the sculpture being on the theme of Elgar's Gerontius may have seemed suitable.

Tell me about where the name of the piece came from.

I find "The Dream of Gerontius" by Elgar uplifting.

What process did you use in creating Gerontius?

I concentrated on a vertical theme of the figure with a trumpet, however the base needed to be stronger visually and I added the bars to denote bars of music and strings of a harp. The sculpture seemed well balanced at that stage and I resisted doing anything further.

In the US Sandra is represented by Kearon-Hempstall Gallery in Jersey City, NJ. You can see her work on page 143 of The Guild Sourcebook Volume 23 or on her website: www.SandraBell.com

The Guild Sourcebook, Volume 23

Yesterday the UPS truck showed up with a box containing the latest edition of the Guild Sourcebook of Architectural and Interior Art. This is now Volume 23.

The book is a rich visual reference for those seeking art for healthcare. This year the book features 11 artists that are "Moving Toward Green". I'm happy to say that they asked me to be one of those artists (see p. 250).

To learn more about The Guild Sourcebooks, I interviewed Jenna Brandt in May 2007:

What is unique about your service?

The Guild represents more than 1,200 top artists working in media from glass, sculpture, and prints to furniture, lighting, and jewelry. The Guild Sourcebooks offer a professional and comprehensive marketing package to artists while working to connect the design trade with professional artists and their work. Our Sourcebooks have resulted in thousands of new art commissions for public and private spaces.

How are artists selected for inclusion?

Artists either contact The Guild or The Guild contacts artist about participation in The Guild Sourcebooks. Once an artist has made the decision to participate, a space reservation is made. All artists are then juried into the Sourcebooks based both on quality of artwork and photography. Our jury is comprised of design and art professionals as well as The Guild’s design, production, marketing, and trade professional relations staff members.

Do you have a sense of what percentage of your readers are involved with HealthCare Design?

We have a large number of interior designers, architects, and art consultants who work in healthcare design.  We find that these professionals are interested in both of our books - The Guild Sourcebook of Architectural & Interior Art for public areas, both indoor and out; and The Guild Sourcebook of Residential Art for smaller-scale work for patient rooms and other private areas.

How many copies are printed?

10,000 copies are distributed annually to a select list of North American architects, interior designers, art consultants, public art administrators, landscape architects, liturgical consultants, and other design professionals. This publication showcases site-specific architectural and interior artworks for public, corporate, healthcare, hospitality, and liturgical spaces.

The Guild Sourcebook of Architectural & Interior Art Published each fall since 1985

How many artists are represented?

On average, about 250 artists are represented in each publication.

If someone isn't getting the "book" now, how could they request it?

To register as a Design Professional visit:
www.guild.com/servlet/Guild/AuthenticateDesignPros

Registering as a Design Professional with The Guild is FREE, and allows password-protected access to portions of our website specifically for design professionals. Benefits of registration include:

• Annual editions of Guild Sourcebooks
• Exclusive design professional discount of 15% on all purchases made at www.artfulhome.com
• Direct email access to hundreds of Guild artists
• “Post-a-Project” for instant broadcast of project opportunities directly to Guild artists

 Is there a website that shows the artists?

All current Sourcebook artists are online.  You can view both The Guild Sourcebook of Architectural & Interior Art and The Guild Sourcebook of Residential Art page-for-page in Guild's Custom Design Center at www.guild.com/cdc.

For artists who might be interested in receiving more information. you can contact:
Jenna Brandt
Guild Sourcebooks

The Guild, Inc.
Toll Free: 800.930.1856
jbrandt@guild.com
www.guild.com/cdc

Featured Artist: Byron Jorjorian

257_5746 by Byron Jorjorian

My twin sister gives me good tips on new artists. She has to find them for her Interior Design work. A couple of years ago she showed me the wonderful nature photographs of  Byron Jorjorian. He has a large selection of works on his website. Images range from Landscapes and Florals to Sand Dunes and Waterfalls. Very diverse and very high quality.

Many of his images would work well in a HealthCare setting. The prices, especially for his smaller prints are quite good.

His website says this about him:

Fine art photographer, Byron Jorjorian has been capturing the natural world on film for over 30 years. With over 210,000 images in his files, his photographs have appeared on nationally published greeting cards, calendars, magazines, posters, murals, fine art prints, brochures, and advertising. Byron has had over 10,000 images published.

To learn more about his work, his webstite is:www.byronjorjorian.com
Byron Jorjorian Photography
PO Box 306
Thompson's Station, TN 37179
615-599-9823

Featured Artist: Robert Creamer

Jello Peony by Robert Creamer

I was talking with an Art Consultant in Florida this week and she said I had to check out the work of Robert Creamer. She said she had just bought a large print from him.

His floral pictures are certainly distinctive. He tends to use cultivated plants; often scattering the petals in decorative patterns. Since they are scans and not photographs, almost all are with black backgrounds.

There was an interesting article about his work in Smithsonian Magazine:"What Camera?"

The article explains his process:

Creamer, who has been professionally photographing architecture and museum installations for more than 30 years, migrated from camera to scanner—essentially an office color copier—over the past five years after clients began asking for digital images instead of the 4- by 5-inch film he had long used

To learn more, Robert's website is: www.creamerphoto.com