I want art
I always want more art in my life. Maybe it’s because I can’t draw. Maybe it’s because my eyes get hungry the way most stomachs do.
Last year saw me being surrounded by more art than ever before and inspired by some extraordinary artists.
Did you see the Antony Gormley exhibition at the Hayward last year? I never went in, but loved each walk over Waterloo Bridge, seeing another isolated statue hidden on a roof top. Inspired, we launched our first Web 2.0 patient site with a mannequin installation around the client’s head offices. Andrew has magnanimously offered to let us keep one here at National House. Thank you so much!
Lichenstein’s Pop Art inspired another great campaign. Characters whose communications were limited to thought bubbles, became the patient voice in the HIV campaign we built.
We’re now working with a famous animation artist in New Jersey – my favourite bit of the day is our lunchtime review meetings. It’s a true art-science collision project. Left Brain. Right Brain. Love it. Satiates eye-hunger like nothing else.
Gary Ashwal said (January 11th, 2010 at 8:07pm)
I also want art! This Antony Gormley work is great. I had not seen his sculpture work before, but it is beautiful. “Lost Horizon 1″ would be a stunning piece to see in person. Not sure if you’ve seen it, but you should check out the Street Anatomy blog. They are medical illustrators that post great stuff examples of art-science collision.
Kate Reynolds said (January 12th, 2010 at 3:44pm)
Thanks for the note, Gary. Good to hear from another Gormley fan. We’re working on a beautiful medical animation at the moment with a fantastic artist, and an expert professor – perhaps we’ll post the link once it’s live. Thanks for the suggestion.