{"id":416,"date":"2021-08-30T12:12:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T16:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/?p=416"},"modified":"2021-08-30T13:58:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T17:58:06","slug":"not__trashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/djmahany\/not__trashed\/","title":{"rendered":"Jen Lewin &#8211; Light Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>by David Mahany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jen Lewin is a light artist based in New York who has been doing art for over 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of her recent works are large scale sculptures, often with an interactive component. Some of these are permanent installations, but she also has some traveling works as part of her \u201cHave Art Will Travel\u201d program, which aims to create worldwide public art experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of her works involve diffuse LED lighting, often taking the form of tubes that activate by motion, or interactive floor panels that activate when stepped on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interaction draws people into the works, hopefully inspiring them in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Aurora<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Aurora<\/em> is a 29 foot tall sculpture made out of aluminum, incorporating over ten thousand LEDs programmed to reflect human interaction with the floor panels below, and to reflect the weather outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As implied by the title of the work, it is inspired by the Aurora Borealis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/jen-lewin-studio\/video\/upload\/v1619122437\/JLSWebsite\/Jen-SoMe_Clip_3-1-21_The_Aurora_Complete.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Andante<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Andante<\/em> consists of many colorful tubes of light, which can be interacted with by waving your hand underneath. The interaction causes a color change, and triggers a different tone depending on which tube is interacted with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/jen-lewin-studio\/image\/upload\/v1624985549\/WordPress_ImageUploads\/Andante_JenLewin_2021_Night_Doral_Codina_PhotoByOriolTarridas_CourtesyJenLewinStudio_Copyright2021JenLewin_28_OTP8365_1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"369\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/jen-lewin-studio\/image\/upload\/v1624985534\/WordPress_ImageUploads\/Andante_JenLewin_2021_Night_Doral_Codina_PhotoByOriolTarridas_CourtesyJenLewinStudio_Copyright2021JenLewin_20_OTP8247v2-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"365\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/jen-lewin-studio\/image\/upload\/v1624985436\/WordPress_ImageUploads\/Helix_JenLewin_2021_Night_Doral_Codina_PhotoByOriolTarridas_CourtesyJenLewinStudio_Copyright2021JenLewin_17_OTP7710-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"361\" \/><figcaption><em>Andante<\/em>\u2019s sister work, <em>Helix<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edison Cloud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Edison Cloud<\/em> is an interactive chandelier composed of a few thousand glass bulbs with embedded LEDs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the use of an infrared camera, the cloud lights up in the direction of people walking below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This work has had multiple iterations in different locations; the newest has 2800 LEDs spread across eight cloud pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Edison Cloud Tulsa Full\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uzpfhIFrCjg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Pool<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Pool<\/em> is a series of circular pads arranged in a circular pattern. When stepped on, the pads change color and pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Pool<\/em> is a travelling work with its first installation in 2008. It has had over 60 installations worldwide so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/jen-lewin-studio\/video\/upload\/v1588879474\/JLSWebsite\/Pool_FrontPage_1080.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Closing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Please Touch the Art | Jen Lewin | TEDxMileHigh\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PENUoKd5Feo?start=571&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>9:45-10:50ish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenlewinstudio.com\/about-jen-lewin\/\">https:\/\/www.jenlewinstudio.com\/about-jen-lewin\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenlewinstudio.com\/artwork\/\">https:\/\/www.jenlewinstudio.com\/artwork\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please Touch the Art | Jen Lewin | TEDxMileHigh &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PENUoKd5Feo\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PENUoKd5Feo<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How Jen Lewin developed the technology for her interactive sculptures | Code 2018 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y9oKie2Nyok\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y9oKie2Nyok<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by David Mahany About Jen Lewin is a light artist based in New York who has been doing art for over 20 years. Most of her recent works are large scale sculptures, often with an interactive component. Some of these are permanent installations, but she also has some traveling works as part of her \u201cHave&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/djmahany\/not__trashed\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":159,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-light-artist"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":444,"href":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions\/444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}