GALLERY
CONSULTANCY
FRAMING
The Gallery has been a leading part of the regional artistic community, representing national and local emerging and mid-career professional artists. Artists associated with the gallery hold a range of academic and prestigious awards in painting, sculpture, mixed media and three-dimensional work. Ann Connelly Fine Art continues to focus on fine art placement in residential design, corporate consultancies, and specialized procurement services.
CREATING A COLLECTION
TELLING A CORPORATE STORY DEVELOPING A FUTURE-DRIVEN PHILOSOPHY BUILDING A THEMATIC COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL CULTURE & COMMERCE
TELLING A CORPORATE STORY BUILDING COLLECTIONS WITH PURPOSE H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES In addition to procuring a sophisticated collection for the executive suite, the gallery worked closely with the lead designer and CEO to create a special graphic installation from a picture taken on his phone of the companies cranes in the sunset. This was a special opportunity to tell their corporate story not only to their employees but also to national and international visitors. Through resources in printing and in house graphic designers, we produced a canvas diptych for the second floor entryway.
TELLING A CORPORATE STORY PROMOTING CORPORATE CULTURE LAMAR ADVERTISING Legacy corporations like Lamar have been part of Louisiana’s rich graphic history and have continued their corporate culture by leading the industry in creative design and development. While progress is their focus, it was important to the executives that their collection be focused on the associations and roots that made the company successful. The re-use and reinvention of previous products including signage, lettering and graphic material was the inspiration for the artwork program which served to augment their existing corporate collection.
A FUTURE DRIVEN PHILOSPHY STEWARDSHIP FOR THE FUTURE A national search was conducted for the primary lobby piece resulting in the selection of an acclaimed young graffiti artist from Berlin, Germany named Simon Kef. Simon, whose tag name is “KEF!�, creates works for the public throughout Europe and has recently completed installations in Paris and within an Urban Outfitters flagship location in London. The artist painted on sheets of canvas that were applied as wall covering from ceiling to floor. As a nod to the firm, the artist included the signature orange color from the corporate logo within the installation. As part of the artwork package, the artist will be flown in to continue the mural directly on to the ceiling of the lobby area.
BUILDING A THEMATIC COLLECTION OUR LADY OF THE LAKE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE
BROTHER SUN Inspired by the Canticles by Saint Francis of Assisi, each floor of the HVI Tower embraces the theme of canticles like “Brother Sun”, “Sister Moon”, and “Mother Earth”. The interior finishes reflect the floor-specific theme followed by artwork in patient rooms and way finding corridors that use a range of media to depict the specific nature based cantical. Five floors of the center are populated with artwork telling a story that not only resonates with the parochial nature of the facility, but also serves to comfort and inspire patients, their families and hospital staff.
LOCAL CULTURE AND COMMERCE BEST OF LOUISIANA Following the directive of the design team from Gensler and Marriot, the art team was challenged to focus on an artwork program that showcased the best of Louisiana culture and commerce with an emphasis on sculptural and mixed media art pieces. The goal of the program was to highlight Louisiana artists and our connection to nature, industry and culinary arts though a variety of mediums. The focal wall is accentuated by birds in flight that climb up the wall of the main corridor and suspend in flight into the atrium. The iconic concept was developed and constructed as part of the custom program for Renaissance Hotel.
ARTIST DEVELOPMENT
ORIGINAL MARK MAKING MERIT IN QUALITY AND PROFESSIONALISM EDUCATION AND PROVENANCE NATIONAL CALL TO ARTISTS
ORIGINAL MARK MAKING DIPICHTING THE STORY OF OUR RIVERS
DOUG KENNEDY The Louisiana landscape serves as his inspiration. He often chooses colors representative of nature in his native Louisiana–the muted tones found in the swampy areas shrouded with Spanish moss, the saturated pink of an azalea blossom, the rich purple hue of a blooming iris. The natural palette brims with emotion and captivates the eye. The tinted, bold shapes can be as opaque as bayou water or as transparent as the morning fog in early Fall. Representative of shadowy memories or live inspiration, the brushstrokes mingle and collide. Kennedy’s most recent series features the shapes of the iconic Oxbowlakes of Louisiana with inspiration from antique maps that trace the multiple paths of the river as it channels toward the Gulf of Mexico. This culmination of influences has produced the “River Series” where Kennedy explores our cultural identity as it relates to our rivers, lakes and estuaries.
THE ARTIST’S PROCESS DEVELOPING A WORK OF ART
RYAN COBOURN Ryan Cobourn’s work focuses on depictions of the world around him. Usually based on drawings from observation, the paintings, through their creation, change and veer off into abstraction. The paintings’ content emerges through a protracted process of deconstructing and rebuilding of the image, based on memory and intuition. The Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Foundation awarded him a grant for his curatorial effort, “Twenty-Five Painters Under Thirty-Five.” He is also the recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. His work has been shown in small group exhibitions alongside the works of Arthur Dove, Milton Avery, and Bill Jensen.Recently LG Tripp Gallery in Philadelphia presented Cobourn’s work in the RSVP Summer exhibition, and his work was also featured in the Uniquely Louisiana show at the LSU Museum of Art. Ryan Cobourn received his BFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and his MFA from Indiana University.
ARTIST SKETCH
CONCEPT PAINTING
FINAL PAINTING
THE ARTIST’S PROCESS CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT
JOE WALTERS Joe Walters’ early inspiration was by the natural world that surrounded him. The South Carolina-based artist’s sculpture is inspired by the flora and fauna of the Low country marshes and black water rivers of the region. He creates site-specific installations of visual complexity and beauty which address issues involving human relationships with nature. Although his work is based on organic forms, taken as a whole the artist considers his work as abstract compositions. Elements such as birds, branches, fallen leaves, flowers, seedpods, aquatic life, etc. are carefully chosen elements that are ordered into grand sculptural installations structured within spiral and geometric forms. When viewed from various vantage points, the “interwoven” sculptures and the shadows they project against the wall create a luminous, tapestry-like effect reinforcing Walters’ theme of the interdependence of all living things.
QUALIFIED ARTISTS EDUCATION AND PROVENANCE
CECIL TOUCHON Cecil Touchon is a painter, performance artist, collector, draftsman, photographer, and curator. But it is through his collage work that he has made his most lasting mark. His collages are the seeds that grow into his other practices. They have influenced the work of countless artists, and have been included in private and public collections around the globe. Touchon’s works are included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, the Tate Modern, London, UK, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, the Fogg Museum of Art Archive, Cambridge, MA, Archivo Francesco Conz, Verona Italy, and the Glasgow School of Art Library, UK.
NATIONAL CALL TO ARITSTS CALL FOR ENTRY
CAFE CallforEntry.org, also known as CaFÉ is a web-based service that allows organizations and administrators to easily and cost-effectively manage artist-application and jury processes related to calls for entry and other events. The service is especially designed for use with public art projects, artist fellowships, juried visual-arts competitions, and many other types of calls for entry. As consultants, Ann Connelly Fine Art utilized this service over the course of a year to gain access to national and international artists that qualified for corporate, hospitality or healthcare applications. Each applicant was given a description of the project along with parameters for the subject matter, scale and media. Over 150 entries were received from our call to artists.
Artwork Directive
Corporate Art Program
The artwork selections should reflect a progressive, yet eclectic, style that represents a future-driven philosophy – thinking not only for today but for the recruitment and stewardship of employees and clients for tomorrow. The overall goal of the artwork selection process is to provide an innovative and engaging collection with a variety in technique, artistic approach and form. Exclusively looking for: Collage and repurposing, telling a larger narrative outside of the material Social commentary and interactive with a progressive theme recognizing the ideas of nostalgia and its relationship to the future Graffiti and public art, artful and innovative installations that engage the viewer Mixed media and installation (including sculpture), creative use of color and line with an emphasis on draftsmanship Artwork will be in a private office environment, but can accommodate suspension, interactive pieces and multi-part installations Artwork specifications: Progressive, future-driven, while retaining a standard of high quality Using a creative medium in a unique way — telling a bigger story than the art itself Looking for a ‘youthful voice’ Depicting various themes including 1950's nostalgia, mid century pop art, public art and grafitti. Use of bright colors, imagery
Artwork Directive
Healing Art and Wellness Program
The art program objective is intended to comfort, encourage, and inspire patients, staff, and family of the Mary Bird Perkins-Our Lady of the L Center as they receive treatment, provide care and accompany their loved ones through the journey of illness. In a facility this large, the artw serves to assist in way finding — particularly in elevator lobbies and corridor intersections where patients and visitors need to make importan decisions. In collaboration with the team of architects, designers, way-finding consultants and cancer center administrators we cultivated an facility focused on patient-centric care and healing. The Healing Arts Program calls for work that contributes to the mission while still engagin modern architecture of the hospital. Exclusively looking for: Painting/drawing on canvas, panel or paper Mixed media and alternative processes on canvas, panel or paper Artwork must be able to reside in a public pathway, installed on the wall
Artwork specifications: Incorporating a "less is more" approach; focusing on artwork that has impact in quality, color, and scale Dynamic mark making that is unique in voice while engaging a public audience Moveable artwork with references to Louisiana landscape, the Southern region and our local color that provide a welcomed respite for patien visitors. A use of nature-based imagery while still engaging the modern and progressive design of the facility
Corporate Projects
RENAISSANCE HOTEL, BATON ROUGE
FISHMAN HAYGOOD, BATON ROUGE
CUSTOM GRAPHICS In conjunction wtih the fine art project, Ann Connelly Fine Art vetted a group of graphic artist to design a custom vinyl mural for the breakroom area of the office. The artwork concept was inspired by the theme of unity through diversity; with a special emphasis on the appreciation of culture, heritage and ethnicity. The selected artist’s mural is a direct inspiration from the progressive directive divised by the art consultants and the principals of Fishman Haygood.
MARYBIRD PERKINS OUR LADY OF THE LAKE CANCER CENTER HEALING ARTS In the development of the Healing Arts Program for Mary Bird Perkins Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center, Ann Connelly Fine Art set forth on a path of material discovery. Collaborating with the team of architects, designers, way-finding consultants and cancer center administrators, we cultivated an ideology for a Cancer Center focused on patient-centric care and healing. The ultimate goal is to dedicate our professional focus to selecting work that comforts, encourages and inspires patients, families, staff members and visitors to the Cancer Center.
TAYLOR PORTER BROOKS AND PHILLIPS