Clients often approach us with a similar issue: they've moved into a beautiful new space that they love, but they lack the appropriate artwork to finish the look. Such was the case with one of Artists Circle's recent corporate clients. Their elegant space featured modern light fixtures, blue glass accents, white marble countertops, and lots and lots of stark, white walls. The Artists Circle team was brought on board to brighten up the space with artwork and finally bring the office to life. The client was primarily interested in abstract paintings with an organic quality. Check out some of our selections and installation shots below!
Conference Suite in a DC Law Firm
Artists Circle recently finished procuring and installing new artwork for the Reception and Conference Floor in a law firm in downtown DC. The firm, housed in a historic building on the National Register, features a beautiful design overseen by Dina Frank of the NY offices of Mancini Duffy. With a nod to it's historic roots, while at the same time providing sleek and refined finishes, the space is both elegant and approachable. Certain conference rooms retained their dark wood panels and mouldings while others were updated with large, light-filled windows and modern finishes. To satisfy the blend of light and darker materials, Artists Circle sourced both traditional DC photography for the historic areas and contemporary pieces for the more modern spaces.
The law firm occupies multiple floors in the building that underwent renovation during the project. Artists Circle was responsible for managing the firm's collection on these other floors as well. This involved taking inventory of the firm's existing artwork, packing and storing it during renovation, and re-allocating and installing the artwork upon the renovation's completion for a tasteful mix of old and new.
Fun and Whimsy for Commercial Mortgage Office
Artists Circle recently completed a project for a D.C. commercial mortgage office. The newly renovated office is full of light and sleek finishes, and they wanted bright, fun artwork to add color to the primarily white space.
Artists Circle commissioned a textile artist to create unique work for the main conference room to accent the fabric wrapped walls, seen above.
Downtown DC Law Firm Lobby
A custom triptych made for a downtown DC law firm's elevator lobby. The blues contrast the woodwork throughout the space, while the lighter part of each piece has a subtle amount of yellow/orange to enhance the balance of color even further.
Shady Grove Fertility
Here are a few installation photographs of artwork we installed in Shady Grove Fertility's new Rockville office:
Meet Our New Installer
Meet the newest member of the Artists Circle Team: Keenan Brown. In our usual "new employee initiation" fashion, we asked Keenan to answer some questions so we could get to know him better:
What I Love: I am an avid ice hockey fan. Go Pittsburgh Penguins! My favorite hobby is cooking; I can make a fantastic teriyaki sauce from scratch and my go-to dinner is usually fried rice. I also spend my free time constructing and painting toy soldiers, something I was really into as a kid and recently picked back up.
What I Hate: Gridlocked traffic (argh DC!), flying, mayonnaise, and humidity.
What I Listen to in the Car: In the morning, it's Elliot in the Morning on DC 101, in the middle of the day it's either whatever catches my ear on the radio or standup comedy on Pandora. At night it's more standup or the John Batchelor Show.
Little Did You Know: I was in several campaign commercials during the 1996 presidential election for Bill Clinton.
Just a few days into the job, Keenan is installing a complex wall sculpture for one of our clients in Bethesda.
Circle Towers
Artists Circle was brought onto the design team by GTM Architects who redesigned the Fitness and Business Centers at Circle Towers, a multifamily development in Fairfax, VA. We were charged with the task of finding art with an urban feel, as well as a bit of a typographic theme.
These fun, graffiti-esque pieces greet residents and visitors in the lobby.
The lounge area.
The Business Center has six conference rooms. Each room calls out it's name - One! Two! Three! - by way of oversized, historically sourced typographic numbers on sheets of aluminum.
This energetic canvas greets residents when they enter the Fitness Center.
Art in the Rouge
Wanting the art to key off the red accent wall in their large conference room, a DC law firm asked Artists Circle to Source options. The task was made a little more challenging due to the dividing wall that enables the space to be broken into two; additionally, the art committee was split 50/50 between those wanting more conservative realism and those desiring abstract. These prints on canvas of leaves and water are the perfect answer!
Downtown DC Lobby
Look at these GORGEOUS prints we just installed in a lobby on 14th Street! To keep with the sleek design of the space, we had our framer mount these to Plexiglas for a clean, frameless look.
Thematic Artwork: Real Estate Investment
Artists Circle recently completed a project for Bentall Kennedy's new office space in Bethesda. The real estate investment and advisory firm wanted new artwork that tied into their mission as well as complemented their sleek new facility.
The sculpture commissioned for the reception area used aluminum and wood panels to allude to the company's emphasis on sustainable, green building.
This 4 panel painting placed outside the kitchen and lounge area reflects the city plan of Washington, DC viewed from Rosslyn, VA. The company provides advice for multi-residential, industrial, retail, and corporate properties throughout the country and abroad.
Conference room artwork reflects both abstract and and literal interpretations of architectural landmarks in the DC area by local artists.