Recycled Art Is Creative and Helps Save the Planet

Does your company take a stand on the environment in its mission or business statement? Does the artwork in your office reflect that position? If not or if you are thinking that four bare walls is making a statement of minimalism, you might want to step back and take another look at art that has a purpose of saving the environment.

Many contemporary artists use recycled materials today. The sculpture shown above utilizes recycled high voltage wires created with zero energy and rents for just $60 per month!  Artists also incorporate materials and processes that dramatically decrease the toxic impact of their works, with artwork that ranges from contemporary to modern to traditional and may not have much of a different look or feel than the art of earlier times.

If your office wants the world to take notice of a stand on the need to protect the environment, repurposed art may speak the message you wish to convey in healthy volume.  Consider the work of artists who incorporate reclaimed and recycled materials in their work. Such pieces evoke a high sense of awareness to the viewer and are intended to change behaviors toward conservation and away from wastefulness.

Are you ready to take a stand but seek guidance to find the artist who speaks in the voice where you wish to be heard? Art consultants are highly knowledgeable and offer innovative programs where you can be put in touch with artists and works that reach your spirit and innovative programs that meet your budget.

Contact us for more information on eco-friendly, sustainable artwork and how our consultants can help you select art that helps the environment. Visit our website at: www.artrentandlease.com or call us at (888) 440-9260 x710.

Beige: An Important Color in Interior Design and Art

Beige is an important color in interior design, whether commercial or residential. With its flexibility and simplicity, it works as a backdrop to any color palette. The color beige describes a spectrum of colors that extend from shades of tan to cream to taupe and incorporate whites, yellows, gold's, browns and even pink. As a standalone color it is very conservative and even represents piety. By itself, it is considered boring and uninspiring. A beige wall is a perfect backdrop for artwork but is clearly not the finished product.

According to About.com, "Beige is a chameleon, taking on some of the attributes of stronger warm or cool colors it accompanies. On its own, the color beige is a calm neutral background."

Do you walk into your office and see four beige walls? If so, it is time to bring in an art consultant to breathe creative life into your work environment. Regardless of your budget, an art consultant can help you to make the right choices to meet the needs and culture of your workplace.

Art Rent and Lease provides tax-deductible short-term rentals and long-term leases to corporate, healthcare and hospitality clients in the US, specializing on placement with facility and building managers looking for artwork in their lobby, conference rooms and public spaces.

For information about renting or leasing art, please visit our website at: http://www.artrentandlease.com/ or call us at (888) 440-9260 x710.

Want Art, Need Art? We can help......really!

Why would someone rent or lease art?  Several reasons:

• A company needs to fill empty walls but has no budget for "non-essential" artwork
• Your open house is next weekend and you want a "wow" painting in the entry
• It's tough to decide what you really want, what you'll like and what will make you feel good
• After you've moved into your new office you realize that the designer forgot to select art, or since you were over budget, artwork got pushed until the last minute

Any of these sound familiar?  Happens every day.  Whatever your reason, whatever your needs, we can help.  Our staff will jump though hoops to get artwork to you when you need it, for a price you can afford, for whatever reason:  you forgot, you changed your mind, you didn't budget for it and best of all:

No one will know it's rented!

Call us when you need art (888) 440-9260 x 710 - we're discreet, trustworthy and provide the most exceptional quality product and service....guaranteed!

Blue: Cool & Calm Color for Artwork, Gender Neutral?

The cool and calm origin of green is blue. It is also one of the most popular colors in art for the office. According to http://www.sensationalcolor.com/  "Blue is the overwhelming "favorite color."  Blue is seen as trustworthy, dependable, and committed.  Shown above is an original painting by artist Patrick James.

The color of ocean and sky, blue is perceived as a constant in our lives. As the collective color of the spirit, it invokes rest and can cause the body to produce chemicals that are calming.  However, not all blues are serene and sedate.

Electric or brilliant blues become dynamic and dramatic -- an engaging color that expresses exhilaration. Some shades or the overuse of blue may come across as cold or uncaring.

Indigo, a deeper blue, symbolizes a mystical borderland of wisdom, self-mastery, and spiritual realization. While blue is the color of communication with others, indigo turns the blue inward to increase personal thought, profound insights, and instant understandings.

Blue is the least "gender specific" color, having equal appeal to both men and women."

In a creative environment, the more brilliant end of the blue spectrum encourages dynamic and dramatic environment. On the other end of the spectrum, blue also indicates wisdom and wealth. Think about IBM and "Big Blue" --a technology company that was also the gold standard for best practices in office equipment. Blue is also a color that inspires inward mastery of thought and outward communication. The best of what's new wrapped around what's always worked.

When thinking about the balance of blue with warmer colors so that your work area doesn't feel cold and sterile, consider the benefits of working with an art consultant to find the artwork that meets the needs and budgets of your office.

Art Rent and Lease provides tax-deductible short-term rentals and long-term leases to corporate, healthcare and hospitality clients in the US, specializing on placement with facility and building managers looking for artwork in their lobby, conference rooms and public spaces.

For information about renting or leasing art, please visit our website at: http://www.artrentandlease.com/ or call us at (888) 440-9260 x710.

Art for the Price of Coffee?

Are you tired of staring at four empty walls in your work environment? Consider adding artwork to make your office a place where people want to work or be engaged in business. This seems like a great idea, but something is stopping you. There are actually great reasons why office and facilities managers should say "yes" to artwork in their work area or lobby.

One very good reason is that artwork in your office is affordable, no matter what your budget. With leased or rented art, a beautiful piece of artwork can be added to your office for about the monthly coffee budget. Once you determine the budget for your office, consult your art consultant to find the art that meets your financial goals.

Not only is artwork affordable, but in most cases, is tax deductible. Check with your tax consultant to see if leased art can be incorporated into your tax strategy. Once your strategy is in place, your art consultant will be able to meet your needs with a program that beautifies your office while lowering your tax bill.

The reality is that most walls remain empty because no one is comfortable making the decision. Art is a personal thing. What one person loves, another will not. Working with an experienced art consultant will greatly reduce the frustration and bias in favor of art that everyone can agree on. And if the art isn't just right, leased or rented art can be easily switched.

In a time where budgets are tight and employee morale is tempered by many factors out of our control, it is nice to know that a small investment in artwork can increase productivity, creativity and job satisfaction. Work with an art consultant to find the art that works best in a particular environment and watch how employees get a boost.

And finally, art in the lobby or public areas of a business tell the outside world who you are and what you stand for. Consider artwork for its color or message. Work with an art consultant to discover local artists or environmentally friendly art. Your public areas speak volumes to your customers, vendors and other audiences. When you think about it that way, art is very effective advertising to your most key audiences for a fraction of the cost of external advertising.

There are many great reasons to add artwork to your office area, lobbies and customer service areas of your workplace. And not a single good reason not to. Call your art consultant today and find the art that works for you.

The Impact of Color When Selecting Artwork for Your Office: Red

If you are selecting art for an office where high energy and creativity is key to the workplace, red is a color that you may want to consider, particularly as an accent color where emphasis is desired.

According to http://www.sensationalcolor.com, "Red has more personal associations than any other color. Recognized as a stimulant, red is inherently exciting and the amount of red is directly related to the level of energy perceived. Red draws attention and a keen use of red as an accent can immediately focus attention on a particular element."

Red is the color with the most conflicting meanings and emotions attached to it. On one hand the internal emotion that the color red suggests is confidence. As the color of fire trucks, it is engrained into our culture as a color of protection from harm. It is the most vibrant color on our nation's flag, symbolizing the patriotic virtues of courage and strength.

At the same time, red is used to indicate failure on school work. It is the color that indicates financial crisis. And it is the color that indicates the need to stop movement in motor vehicles. So the very color that symbolizes confidence in progress to stop brings out emotions of danger and the need to cease progress in others.

Much like the colors red and purple, the use of red for art in an office environment is risky with high payoffs in the right balance. Consider working with an art consultant. An art consultant is an excellent way to find just the right artwork for your office environment with the right pricing structure to meet your budget.

Art Rent and Lease provides tax-deductible short-term rentals and long-term leases to corporate, healthcare and hospitality clients in the US, specializing on placement with facility and building managers looking for artwork in their lobby, conference rooms and public spaces.

For information about renting or leasing art, please visit our website at: http://www.artrentandlease.com/ or call us at (888) 440-9260 x710.

The Impact of Color When Selecting Artwork for Your Office: Green

When you think about it, art in the workplace has a role in the office that extends far beyond sprucing up bare walls: it influences the mood, motivation and culture of every employee, customer, client or vendor who enters your office. With that in mind, it is important to consider the impact of the artwork's color on the eye.

Green is a very popular color in the workplace. Most offices have plants (hopefully real ones) and office art often has shades of green. There are very good reasons for that. According to, www.sensationalcolor.com, green has a natural balance of cool and warm. This makes green very visible and comforting to the human eye. Another great benefit is that it blends well with most colors. To most, it signifies peace and ecology. The article goes on to say that green is a very soothing color that helps alleviate depression, nervousness and anxiety while offering a sense of renewal, self-control, and harmony.

Working with an art consultant is an excellent way to find just the right artwork for your office environment with the right pricing structure to meet your budget.

Art Rent and Lease provides tax-deductible short-term rentals and long-term leases to corporate, healthcare and hospitality clients in the US, specializing on placement with facility and building managers looking for artwork in their lobby, conference rooms and public spaces.

For information about renting or leasing art, please visit our website at: http://www.artrentandlease.com/ or call us at (888) 440-9260 x710.