This year I have experienced and discovered a huge variety of art which I was unaware of before. Some of this art I found on my own, through sources like Instagram, others, I was shown by friends or in class. Art like this included sculpture made from bone, recycled material, and even light. For this…
Month: October 2020
Polish and Present
I was running late getting everything ready for the in class presentation. I wanted the room to be dark so that the lights would really pop, so I covered up the windows with cardboard. Finally, class came, and unfortunately the LEDs decided to be finicky. The yellow and red crystals flickered and went out for…
Final Documentation
The concept for my light art piece was to create a hot air balloon scene inspired by my sister’s trip to Cappadocia, Turkey. I was hoping the viewer would be able to experience the beauty of the colorful balloons shining in the night sky. I wanted to portray the scene of the hot air balloons…
Infinity Icosahedron – Final Documentation
My initial inspiration for this project idea came from a variety of sources. The idea started from being intrigued by the effects of light inside infinity mirrors and infinity cubes from our initial light artist and general research. I then wanted to personalize the project by both changing the shape to be the same as…
Final Documentation
When I started this project I wanted to create something that would blend together a regular physical medium with a digital one. I can confidently and happily say that I have achieved this to a standard that I am happy with. This is definitely a piece that looks better in person, but I’ve tried to…
Final Documentation
In the past I have done light art photography so for this class I really wanted to explore and push the idea of light art. While doing research I realized that some illusions are forms of light art as they use the eye perception of color to make an image seem different than it actually…
Final project
My project is finished (almost) I have yet to make a frame because I could not book more time at the laser cutter. I added some new code so I have the option to play the loop at 2 different speeds or have all layers on at the same time. Overall I am happy with…
Cut-Paper Light Box
So, this is the final product! I am very excited to see it completed (and I must admit it does look better in person). In order to structure the box itself, I was able to use a shadow box that I got at Michaels, as well as spacers that were meant to be cake support…
Everything Working/ Polish and Present.
I have decided to put these two post together as I really only got everything I was working on to work as I was finishing up the project. This project ended up taking much more research and problem solving than I was hoping or expecting to put into this. Coming into this project I assumed…
The Skateboard Light — Final Documentation
When I began this course, I was juggling various ideas that all could have been very interesting. I decided to build the Skateboard Light because I like the idea of using a project for longer than its intended purpose, which in this case was this class. But the project did not come without challenge. This…
Light Zoetrope
A zoetrope is one of several pre-film animation devices that produce the illusion of motion by displaying a sequence of drawings or photographs showing progressive phases of that motion. A similar type of animation is stop-motion. This light zoetrope is a series of two dimensional “frames” which are joined by a central hub. The hub…
Final Documentation
I originally wanted to create something that conveyed a sense of networked connectedness while at the same time drawing inspiration from the natural world. This took the form of a reflective aluminum foil sculpted tree with EL wire woven through and around the roots, trunk and branches. The foil served to reflect and diffuse the…
Final Documentation
Over the course of the past seven weeks, I have developed a centerpiece that went through many iterations. Originally, I was inspired by a previous year’s final project to create an origami light mural that displayed a cohesive image. Through trial and error, I developed a more abstract design that looks much different than originally…
Final Documentation – Minh-Chau
One popular Vietnamese folk tale told during the Mid Autumn festival is the story of Chu Cuoi, the man on the moon. In one variation of the tale, Chu Cuoi observed a mother tiger healing her baby tiger with the leaves of a banyan tree. He takes the tree home for its magical properties and…