Kyle Suri is the co-founder of Acrylic, a Montreal-based company that collaborates with artists to create robot-painted artwork for hotels and other spaces. After working in finance and venture capital, he traded spreadsheets for brushstrokes and a very different kind of production line. Susan and Kyle talk about robotic reproductions, artist royalties, and remarkable hotel rooms.
What You'll Learn
- How robots recreate paintings one brushstroke at a time
- Why artists might welcome a mechanical assistant
- What separates robot-painted art from a traditional print
- Who gets paid when a painting is reproduced
- How local art can tell a neighborhood’s story without painting its landmarks
- Where to spend a tight hotel art budget
- When to bring artwork into the hotel design process
Key takeaway: Thoughtful hotel art starts with human creativity, and technology can help bring it to more walls without leaving artists out of the picture.