Can an art collection really improve health and wellness in luxury homes? San Francisco’s Four Seasons Private Residences jazz up shared spaces with Kaws and Jeff Koons pieces
- Works by Olafur Eliasson, Allison Svoboda, Maria Burtis, Carlos Ramirez and Bumin Kim feature in real estate projects like Singapore’s Eden and Miami’s Arte Surfside
- Architects like Britain’s Sir David Chipperfield and Thomas Heatherwick, and Dane Bjarke Ingels, incorporate curated art in their high-end residential developments
Incorporating fine art into high-end residential projects is a trend that developers are increasingly embracing everywhere.
Appealing though this might be, can a purposely curated art collection really help promote health and wellness in these troubled times?
Maria Di Grande, principal and founder of US art consulting firm MDG Art Advisory, is certainly convinced.
Indeed, Di Grande, curator of the art programme at the recently opened Four Seasons Private Residences at 706 Mission, San Francisco, US, says the chosen artworks can “alleviate some of the stress and mental strain we’ve been healing from since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic”. How?
The uplifting, relaxing experience the collection intends to portray draws on the “positive tension” of the building itself, which is comprised of two contrasting towers: the renovated historic Aronson Building, with its dark, moody interiors, and the new light-filled contemporary tower.
When Di Grande selects art with wellness or happiness in mind, she considers the intention of the artist.
“For many artists, their artmaking is a meditative process, and subsequent artworks may take on a hypnotic energy that inspires serenity and contemplation,” she explains.
For many artists, their artmaking is a meditative process, and subsequent artworks may take on a hypnotic energy that inspires serenity and contemplation