Follio Art Consulting

Shifting Perspectives

sarah — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:56:26 +0000

What we see in the world is all about the perspective in which we approach it. Today, I was driving with a friend of mine and I saw a gaggle of young children ages ranging anywhere from 5 -9 jogging down a busy road. I thought to myself, how unusual and made a comment referring to the strange sceptical to my friend who was sitting in the passenger seat next to me, at which she responded, “I didn’t even notice”. This happens everyday and is sometimes more obvious than not and vice versa. Perspective is something that is created within our own realities and acts as a filter to everything we see and react to. That was what really drew our attention to Jaruka Kojin’s, “Contact Lens” installation exhibited at the MOT (Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo). We adore how this artist has thought of a visual way to explore this concept and have it interact with visitors to show that perspective really has the ability to affect what we see, how we see it and how quickly it can change if one element is altered. The “lens” were made from both flat and warped clear acrylic in varying sizes and strung from the walls and ceiling. By looking through the lenses, images are contorted, flipped and manipulated shifting each visitors experience and perspective in a countless number of ways. We thought we would share this interesting artist with you and perhaps get you thinking about what reality you might have created for yourself through the perspective that you have honed throughout your years of learning and discovery.

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5 Tips for Collecting Art?

sarah — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:23:08 +0000

Hey Everyone!
I just wanted to take a moment and draw your attention to a blog post that I wrote for Gallery 44 – one of Toronto’s greatest hot spots for finding great photography. Whether you are interested in beginning an art collection or finding a new focus for your current one, some of these tips should help you!

Click the link to check them out http://www.gallery44.org/node/1984!

Cheers ~ Sarah

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Adults at Play

sarah — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:28:57 +0000

We kinda love these little sculpture play things! These colourful little collectables made from Resin are 30 mm in height; the first part of the sculpture is of a lacquered “carved” women in a bent position and the other is different, interchangeable animal heads to go on top of her. Weird and unnecessary, but we love them! It’s kinda like girly lego.

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Divine to Sublime – Chicago does it again!

sarah — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:06:00 +0000

“Cloud Gate” has been one of Chicago’s most incising tourist attractions. People from all over the world travel to visit, interact and play with the famous Anish Kapoor sculpture, aka “The Bean”. Chicago has shown the world what public art can do for a city – how it drives tourism, memorability and sparks envy around the world. Staying true to its roots, Chicago does it again by incorporating yet another incredible artistic element to its downtown core. The Luminous Field installation was recently installed and decorates the surrounding “Bean” area with light and sound. The installation created by the art ensemble Luftwerk is only temporary, so if you haven’t experienced Cloud Gate in person yet, what better time to plan a trip to the Windy City and take in not only one magical creation, but two and feel for yourselves the impact art has on us all.

Car Love

sarah — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:15:19 +0000

They are expensive, need constant maintenance and are basically a liability from the moment your eyes meet. While your mind might be drifting to last night’s disagreement with your partner, we’re actually taking about our love affair with cars!

While watching the Superbowl last night, I couldn’t help but notice the many car ads that graced the air. They are expensive to produce, expensive to drive, but boy do we love the way they look, not to mention the way they make you feel. As a lover of all things beautiful, I too have always had a soft spot for horsepower and sleek car design. While doing some research the other day, I came across a creative underground parking lot that I would proudly park my car in. Check out this amazingly creative and bright spot in Sydney, designed by duo Craig and Karl. One day, I hope to pull up and show my car a good time, rather than always the other way around!

Ce n’est pas une vache!

sarah — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:25:51 +0000

And we’re back! It’s a little late, but we’d like to wish all of our readers a fantastic 2012 and year of the Dragon! We’ve had a really great year so far and are excited to announce our representation of Toronto-based Artist and Architect Lawrence E. Glazer! We are happily representing a number of works from Glazer’s recent Passages series. The series explores up-close encounters with a some amazing cow hides at Toronto’s Royal Winter Fair. The images were composed, blurred and deliberately re-structured to open an exploration of form and colour. In the development of the work, limitations of digital imagery such as pixilation and artifacting were deliberately used as compositional tools to further remove the images from their original contexts. The resultant abstractions provide a rich tableau for viewer interpretation. L. E. Glazer’s work can be found in institutional and private collections across North America.

Below are some featured pieces:
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Cloud Cities

sarah — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:36:28 +0000

Artist Tomás Saraceno has created the Cloud Cities installation, which is currently on display at the Hamburger Bahnhof Museum in Berlin, Germany. With what looks like an all encompassing use of space, human interaction and an element of nature showcasing air cacti this installation is cool. Check out the pics below and see for yourself.

To check out more, visit Tomás Saraceno’s website here!

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Wearable Art!

sarah — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:25:38 +0000

Those of you who know me, know that I love the work of Jim Lambie. I kinda, sorta have a love-on for him and his work.
Now I found out you can wear his artwork – sign me up! I’m mean, who wouldn’t want to wear one of these shirts!

Jim Lambie | Jil Sander

Jim Lambe | Jil Sander

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Living with Art

sarah — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:17:16 +0000

Working in the Art Consulting industry we often visit stunning spaces showcasing sophisticated design, stunning architecture and style. While these qualities are often at play, we sometimes find that the artwork needs to be explored in the same outstanding way. Wall hung paintings and sculpture on plinths is certainly beautiful, although, we believe art can be spotlighted in many interesting, eclectic ways that blur the lines between art and function, high art and found object and the way we choose to interact with art in our space. Below is an inspiring demonstration showing the limitless ways to incorporate art into your space:

We are absolutely in love with this bench showing cast alphabetical letters laying casually, creating a complete line of sight to the traditional sculpture at the end of the hallway.

This is a great example of organic symmetry – using glass domes featuring colourful insects with an organic table sculpture in between.

And of coarse…a couple more!

Project designed by Uxus and located in Amsterdam

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Minimalist Sculpture

sarah — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:19:20 +0000

We thought we share these simple, clean and elegant wire sculptures with some of our minimalist followers. We love that these pieces are large enough in scale to commend attention, however just subtle enough to provide whimsical inspiration. Take a peek at a few below:

Gavin Worth

Gavin Worth

Gavin Worth

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