Saturday, November 12, 2011

13. LIGHT

LIGHT SCULPTURE is a contemporary genre possibly having its roots in the colored light of stained glass as seen in churches and mosques from centuries past. Light art may be in the form of a transportable object or it may be an installation that encompasses a larger space.

Selected Light Artists: Martin Boyce, Olafur Eliasson, Spencer Finch, Dan Flavin, Sarah Lucas, Anthony McCall, Franois Morellet, Bruce Nauman: neon, James Turrell, Banks Violette

Dan Flavin, Untitled Marfa, 1996

James Turrell, Cross Cut, 1998


Bruce Nauman, 100 Live and Die, 1984
Martin Boyce, Untitled, 2003

Spencer Finch, Bright Star (Sirius), 2010
Spencer Finch, Moonlight, Venice 2009


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