Rush University Medical Center’s East Tower is nearing completion and preparing for patient occupancy in January.

As art consultant for the Rush Transformation, our first task was to create a first impression for the new front door and gateway to the East Patient Tower. This 31 panel installation needed to act as art, graphics and signage, while visually connecting to the 1400 pieces of framed art we selected and installed throughout the 14 floor structure.

In order to achieve the resolution necessary to print the 30′ x 20′ graphic, our photographer captured 63 separate shots from the vantage point of the hospital, then digitally combined them to create the impressive cityscape featured.

Complementing this installation is a series of acrylic panels, matched to Rush’s branded green, interspersed with etched and hand carved glass panels of prairie grass, which come to life when edge-lit from below.

Urban and organic imagery combine harmoniously, both reinforcing Rush’s brand image and creating a healing arts program which celebrates the rich diversity and culture of the neighborhoods which the hospital services.

Invest two minutes to watch this time-lapsed footage of our team’s 30 hour installation in the Brennan Pavilion.

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H. Marion Art Consulting Services of Glenview, Northbrook and Wilmette, an art consultancy specializing in art installations for health care facilities, has just been awarded a major art project for Rush University Medical Center’s new hospital building, the East Tower, set for occupancy in early 2012. The project includes art consulting, procurement, fabrication, delivery and installation of framed artwork throughout the prestigious medical center’s new 841,00 sq foot, 14-story health care facility, currently under construction at Ashland Avenue and the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago. The complete project will involve an anticipated 1,400 pieces of framed, healing artwork, that will adorn the walls of the building.

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What do Michael Jordan, Abraham Lincoln, Jane Addams, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ray Kroc, Cammi Granato and Joseph Cardinal Bernardin have in common? All seven famous personalities are featured in an educational installation at Loyola University Medical Center’s Ronald McDonald Children’s Hospital and were recently given a “facelift” by local framer/art consultant Jan Marion of H. Marion Framing Studio.
The installation employs life-sized images of the personalities, along with name plaques that detail information about their lives and accomplishments. While the display is an important educational tool for the RMCH ward, it also provides stimulating relief from the barrage of tests and procedures that young patients endure during their stays at the facility. (more…)