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In homage to the hotel’s namesake, L.S Lowry, a selection of art
has also been chosen for the room by ARTIQ. Kate Terres, Head
of Operations at ARTIQ, commented: “The collection at the Lowry
presented an exciting opportunity for us, because it is rare for hotels
to be named after celebrated artists. In curating the collection
with Goddard Littlefair, ARTIQ pulled specifically on L.S. Lowry’s
recognisable palette of charcoals and dark reds against pale smoky
backdrops. Alongside these distinctive tonal elements, the curation
draws on the shapes evoked by Manchester’s solid industrial
architecture of the twentieth and twenty-first century – examples of
which can be viewed from the Presidential Suite - as well as heavily
abstracted figures that draw on Lowry’s matchstick figures.
“The collection is comprised of painting, sculpture, photography
and print, with an emphasis on varied and rich textures that
range from highly polished stainless steel – representing the
industrial subject – to thickly modelled paintings incorporating
found elements. Examples of large format photography depicting
an abstracted industrial narrative contrast with the delicacy of
the works by artist Kelly M. O’Brien. Kelly’s mixed-media practice
involves burning paper and layering with inserts of gold leaf and,
for The Presidential Suite, focuses on a linear radiating pattern that
recalls the bridge architecture viewed from the window as well as
playing with a high/low contrast of material. Also in the collection
is work by artist Laetitia Rouget, whose playful series focuses on
simplistic line drawings of the human in thickly pulled paint – a
modern interpretation of Lowry’s matchstick men.”
The luxury Lowry Hotel also boasts six Riverside suites, an
additional 164 guest bedrooms, a spa, bar and The River Restaurant.
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The Art of Luxury
Issue 37 2019