Artist Wanted - Residential Installation

Title: Large residential installation

My husband and I live in a condo in downtown Chicago and are building a home in Indiana on the lakefront of Lake Michigan. We’d love to work with an artist to craft a unique piece for the new Indiana house that would be directly installed onto a large wall – be it painted, sprayed, papered, textured, textile, etc – we’re open to any medium and to working with an artist to craft an installation.

The house is two stories connected by an open staircase that sits underneath a large clerestory. That staircase is the central focus of the house tying together the upper and lower floors and bringing light into the lower floor while being the focus of all the main public areas of the home.  

The space available for installation is at least 10’ x 10’ but has more flexibility given the way the staircase is designed. For example, we’re open to the piece being created on a diagonal to follow the path of the staircase as well as rectilinear or any other shape that you’re inspired by and fits the available wall space.

We see the house as a place of harmony, rest, community (a place to share with family and friends), joy and nature. The house will be a modern house of mostly glass and natural materials such as stone and wood. The house sits on top of a dune that runs down to the lakefront – a beautiful and private spot surrounded by the beauty, repose and inspiration of nature.

Fee: This will be a paid commission with the fee TBD based on discussions and concept and paid in installments.

Timing: The house will be complete spring 2018 but we’d like to work with an artist this summer to develop a piece so that we can design the furniture and finishes around the art. The fee will be paid in portions so that you will be paid for your planning and drafting time now, with the remainder of the fee paid upon the complete installation.  

Location for Installation: Dune Acres, Indiana. About 60 min drive east of downtown Chicago.

Process: If interested, please submit some samples of your work to bkronfeld@gmail.com so we can narrow down the candidate pool. Upon request, if not already included in the post, we can provide an elevation of the staircase and the space that can be filled with your art piece as well as some photos of the surrounding landscape for inspiration. Potential candidates will have a phone conversation to clarify the scope and answer questions and for us to learn more about your design and art aesthetic. Further samples or detailed architectural plans will be exchanged as needed and next steps will be determined.

Notes from AAA Career Services: Client prefers modern/abstract in style over traditional/representational, but those might be considered as well. She loves 3-dimensional texture and also something soft/durable as there will be kids interacting with the work in the home.