Longstreet Studio
Artists
Artists and photographers Madeline and Robert Longstreet have combined talents to portray their inspired interpretation of home and garden. This collection is their own unique blend of alternative photography and contemporary printmaking combined with a personal journey through the natural world.
Originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, Madeline attended Washington University in St. Louis and earned a BFA. She studied painting with Elaine DeKooning which inspired a series of portraits. Subsequently, a love of horticulture and gardens lead to large-scale, botanical, watercolor, and oil paintings.
Robert studied art Washington University, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Rhode Island School of Design. A student of Barbara Crane, Robert concentrated on alternative processes of photography.
Their work graces international projects, private collections, museums, showrooms and galleries.
TECHNIQUE
This collaborative work, using film to create giant negatives, mixing proprietary emulsion, and creating their own cameras, is characterized by the unexpected way these elements help to interpret the architectural structure and patterns found in nature. Their large-scale, iconic forms and minimalist designs convey a hand-crafted painterly quality with exceptional detail.
The stylized simplicity and scale of their work, some seven feet tall and often in multiple panels, gives art history precedencez so to Japanese screens and ink paintings. Other historical influences on their work include English botanicals as well as the Bauhaus art movement, known for its combinations of art, craft and technology.
Projects
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Ralph Lauren
Museum of Science and Industry Smart Home, Chicago
Paramount Studios
Ron Robinson
Fred Segal
IKEA
Martha Stewart
Carlyle Hotel, NYC
Anantara Chiang Mai Resort and Spa, Thailand
Hotel Lotte, South Korea
Keno Plaza Hotel, Tokyo Japan
Calvin Klien
Four Seasons Hotels
Fairmont Hotels
Oprah
Cindy Crawford
Wynn Hotels
Fred Segal, Los Angeles
SHOWROOMS AND DEPARTMENT STORES
Lane Crawford
Harrods
Saks Fifth Ave.
Neiman Marcus
Ralph Lauren
South Hill Home
Nina Campbell
Conran Shop