Clients of the prestigious, Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts\u2019, Angsana Velavaru Resort & Spa, Maldives can vouch for Christopher\u2019s Hogan\u2019s penchant for colour. The villas, bar and foyer areas are brought to magnificent life thanks to over 80 brightly painted, Hogan triptych prints on canvas gracing the walls of the luxuriously appointed villas at the award-winning boutique resort and spa.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s no surprise then that the Australian-born artist and sculptor, who established Hogan Art (www.hoganart.com) in 2002 believes \u2018\u2019art should be fun.\u2019\u2019 But with his disarmingly Aussie accent, Hogan is the first to tell me that there\u2019s more to colour than meets the eye, if you only know how to look for it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m always affected by colour and form and how it\u2019s used,\u201d said Hogan on a recent trip to Dubai where he is pursuing regional business opportunities.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of people are non committal or apprehensive about colour but [in Australia,] we grow up with colour.\u201d<\/p>\n
And the colour that Hogan grew up with in Cairns in the north east of Australia is about as bright and beautiful as it gets. The world\u2019s largest coral reef system, the Great Barrier Reef, was Hogan\u2019s playground growing up and its creatures, colours and shapes remain his strongest inspiration. Sea life, which Hogan typically depicts in bright, abstract forms, feature prominently in the majority of his work and were well received at Cityscape where Hogan Art first introduced their unique Art Based Interiors, in January this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo many people who stopped at our stand responded to the work I\u2019d hung by saying, \u2018wow, this is amazing!…….I feel like I\u2019m on holiday!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
And while Hogan agrees that\u2019s a very encouraging response, his own purpose for visiting the region is to spend time here feeling very differently.<\/p>\n
A collaborative effort, Hogan Art includes team members with extensive project management experience managing projects as big as Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Commonwealth Games Village, universities and 18-hole golf courses.<\/p>\n
So while Hogan works closely with interior designers and home owners to develop art they will love, Hogan Art exploits that love a little further. Working with creative teams to develop themes that can be applied throughout an entire commercial or residential space; from canvas, to carpet, cushion or upholstery – staff uniforms, menus or stationery \u2013 Hogan\u2019s creativity, combined with his team\u2019s business savvy and large scale project management expertise \u2013 ensure \u201call the elements talk to each other\u201d when a project is complete.<\/p>\n
And this is where Hogan says his artistic offering differs from that of many other artists working in the field.
\n\u201cI was pushing paint around and involved in design from a very early age,\u201d Hogan says. <\/p>\n
But whereas Hogan believes artists can typically be very precious about their work and designs, he is willing to be flexible about changing colours and working around different themes and towards various client briefs, guaranteeing projects of different types and sizes are completed to the creative and commercial satisfaction of everyone involved.<\/p>\n
Hogan agrees there\u2019s a fine line between remaining true to his creative style, fulfilling a client\u2019s vision and maintaining a project\u2019s integrity to ensure it stands out. And even though the artist\u2019s internationally commissioned urban sculptures and limited edition prints created for government, corporate and private clients prove he can more than make it in the traditional art environment, he and his team are ready to break with convention.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to take my art off the gallery walls and take it to the people,\u201d Hogan says passionately. \u201cSo they not only look at it, they can lie on it too.\u201d<\/p>\n
If the team at Hogan Art has their way, people will be lying, sitting, walking on it – and even wearing it – too. Watch this space. <\/p>\n
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