Friday, May 21, 2010

Harmony Between Fine Art and Design

The worlds of Fine Art and Design are always collaborating in some way or another. When an accessory, wall, or room accent is needed-art can fill the design void. In many cases a designer sources out an artist, or gallery, to exclusively work with, it all comes down to the aesthetic of each individual project and the aesthetic of the designer and/or artist. The relationship between designer, artist, and a gallery can foster fabulous creative projects that meet a deeper client need: originality. To fill that deep client need site-specific work can be commissioned with permission by a gallery and with collaboration with a certain artist. The result is the perfect melding of art and design, while giving an artist a degree of controlled expression of the designers/clients aesthetic.

We have had the opportunity to work with a number of talented artist and fabulous galleriest, but Paul Villinski (represented by Morgan Lehman Gallery) is a stand out. Paul is a conceptual artist who uses left behind soda and beer cans to create his marvelous, playful, and thought-provoking flight-inspired artworks. Below are images of the installation process Paul uses to create his one-of-a-kind works of art. This site specific installation was installed in one of our clients homes. Enjoy!

http://www.paulvillinski.com/
http://www.morganlehmangallery.com/

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