Luigi Colani

Wall artistry - Resene Art Borders 2011
Take six artists, add a dash of daring and what do you get? Thirteen designs of wallpaper that cross the border from wallcovering to art, and which will turn your walls into a personalised gallery. And with such world-renowned talents as Karim Rashid, Werner Berges and Luigi Colani, you have a choice of art styles from the luxuriously sensual to the quirky and retro. This is a cost-effective way to get large-scale art on your walls. Art Borders artists include Luigi Colani, Richard J Anuszkiewicz and Karim Rashid.

Luigi Colani is known as the ‘Master of the Curve’. His wallcovering designs are based on the premise that all life comes from water, from drops to flowing wave formations, with glimmering effects and iridescent colours. Richard J Anuszkiewicz, whose work has been exhibited at the Biennale in Venice and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, views his art as a continuous process. American born, with Polish ancestry, he is among the originators of Op Art, a style of painting concerned with visual sensation and the effect of optical illusion. His wallcoverings reproduce his original works. Born in Egypt, Karim Rashid describes his own style as ‘sensual minimalism’. His creations give a perceptible, cosy feeling while his designs deviate from all strict lines. “I want to change the world” is the self-confident motto of Karim Rashid, who is the leading figure in the fields of product, interior, fashion, furniture, lighting design and art.

Art Borders 2011 are exclusive to selected Resene ColorShops in New Zealand.

Karim Rashid

Luigi Colani