It's Sunday and I am dreaming this morning still. Dreaming of art and design; and how to marry the two. In art school, I created mostly installation art, large scale room sized projects filled with 3 dimensional sensory pieces for an experiential effect. All the while trying to make the connection to my love of interior design. I have always loved how the home is a place to connect, retreat, engage and hopefully be a sanctuary for the resident. But what to do when you have more wall space than you know what to do with , or are looking for new ways to approach the surfaces that surround you? Well, why not look to the realm of fine art for inspiration. Here are a few designers/ artists who seem to offer insight into what that can look like in domestic spaces.
Images: Dreamgate, David Wiseman, Jennifer Prichard, Gilhooly Studio, Chocolate Creative
these are fun. i especially like the flowering tree ceiling. I'm somewhat ambivalent about the bathroom instillation...It's really interesting, but I think because of the bathroom context I automatically interpret the forms anthropomorphically and think of dismembered belly buttons. Maybe I just have issues :).
I totally see the connection between your art making and interior work; makes so much sense. Looking forward to seeing what your creativity brings to those empty walls in your house!
oh, and though I love the actual things for sale at anthropologie, my main draw to the store is to enjoy all their instillations (especially sense I often cannot afford to actually buy things from the shop!)
Posted by: Elizabeth | November 16, 2009 at 09:25 AM
thats funny elizabeth about the belly buttons. i see it now, and kind of like that uneasy feeling it brings. its funny, cause i was thinking about how my school pieces always had a little bit of a dark side to them and whether or not i wanted to bring that element into my home or not. i agree totally about anthro!! right now, im thinking about a tree branch installation in the dining room. you will have to wait to see in december!!! (if i can get my act together)
Posted by: Heather | November 16, 2009 at 09:38 AM
too funny -I was thinking about this on the weekend too! I visited an Anthropologie and I too think they are looking more towards installation artists for inspiration in their merchandising concepts. The holiday white/paper installations look totally like that right? There is so much unique ground to be covered in bridging interiors with installation art -in an accessible and livable way...not in an art gallery home way but something fresher right?
Posted by: leslie | November 16, 2009 at 10:42 AM