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...offering a full range of art and art lighting consultation services
- Art Selection
- Framing and mounting
- Installation
- Art/site-specific lighting
- Inventory and appraisal
- Maintenance
Carole Kraus Art Advisors
ck@carolekraus.com (Carole Kraus, Principal)
www.carolekraus.com
Services . . . Approach . . . Experience . . . Recent ProjectsApproach
Carole Kraus Art Advisors (CKAA) sensitively craft art selection and lighting design to extend and deepen the designer's intentions. Movement and color, unexpected arrangements and pieces, custom framing and mounting, and art-specific lighting . . . these are the elements that make a space come alive.
Carole Kraus draws on a diverse array of artists and artisans, styles, cultures, and materials to reinforce design in private spaces, residences, and corporate settings. She works with allied art lighting specialists who provide the enhancements and protection appropriate to the art and total environment.
Experience
Carole Kraus' expertise draws on fifteen years in the art world, selecting works for public and private clients. She has worked with clients including General Electric Company, Olympia & York, Japan Airlines, designers in Japan and France, and owners of private residences.
Carole's ten years in corporate sales and marketing equips her with the tools to appropriately balance design and art goals with the realities of budget management.
Recent Projects
Fortune 100 company
Fairfield, CT
Designer: Carol A. Groh
To inaugurate the reopening of the corporate campus' principal reception area and 1000 ft. long corridor and gallery space, Carole Kraus Art Advisors curated an exhibition of seventy pieces of contemporary art featuring new media. This followed installation of incandescent spot and wash track lighting.Kennedy Airport, General Aviation Terminal
Jamaica, NY
Architects: Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
To add movement and color to the subdued interior of a VIP terminal, CKAA commissioned a six-piece mylar and irridescent film wall relief for the 35 ft. long passageway/waiting room.
Loeb & Loeb Associates
New York, NY
Architects: Swanke, Hayden, Connell
In association with: Koo Consulting Group
To add color and texture to spare, contemporary corridors, work stations, and reception area, CKAA propsed a collection of contemporary art in the tactile media of clay, fiber, and metal.
Private Residence in Art Deco Landmark Building
New York, NY
Architects: Bellsey & Associates
To heighten design and satisfy a client with a moderate art budget, CKAA proposed collecting Japanese decorative arts and emerging American artists. On behalf of the client, CKAA acquired or commissioned Nineteenth century Japanese woodblock prints and obies, contemporary painting and wall reliefs, and an artisan-designed and forged steel and marble console table.CKAA retrofitted art-specific lighting sparingly and applied ultraviolet screening to windows of sun-washed rooms to protect upholstery and art.
Private Residence
New Jersey
Designer: Freya Block Design
To create a singular hide-away addition to the client's home, CKAA commissioned studio furniture in patinaed steel, maple and cement, and proposed a collection of contemporary East Indian works on paper and wood sculpture.
To discuss the particulars of your art acquisition, art lighting, or art management project, email Carole Kraus at ck@carolekraus.com.
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Updated 8/11/04