For a while, I’ve had an interest in working with Fiber Optics and LEDs. Below, I am proposing three concepts that will utilize fiber optics to enhance flower designs. Concept 1: Flower Bed Description: The idea behind this flower bed is similar to a home design version of a sprawling field of flowers. In the…
Josue Contreras & Chris Bell – Concept Proposal
Our team (Josue and Chris) has come up with three different concepts outlined in this post. They range from being lost in thought in a zen-environment to a fan that displays words as it rotates. The goal of these three concepts is to have the spectators interact with the art piece. We want the art…
Shannon Li– Concept Proposal
My main goal is to use light painting to tell a story. I want to do light paintings with different materials and light source. First is using small light source like a flashlight to do the drawing. many artists use flashlight because it is easy to control the drawing come out clean and neat. Another…
Noah Hillman – Concept Proposal
The goal for this project is to create an link between audio and visual using sound visualizers and illuminated paneling. The piece will be made up of stacked acrylic or other clear plastic with engraved shapes/images. A diffused addressable LED strip will surround and illuminate each plastic sheet which can be illuminated independently. The LEDS…
Mikayla Fischler: Concept Proposal
My passions for technology, art, and music have in the past led me to create lighting setups that were at least partially controlled by audio input. Therefore, I have decided to again run with this love of art and music and create what I decided should be called a “sound cloud”. This will be taking…
Light in Design- Concept Proposal
My main goal is to utilize my love for architecture and design and incorporate light/ shadow art to construct something that will enhance the aesthetics of a space. Concept One – Light Fixture Lighting is a very important aspect of interior design. It emphasizes the parts of a room that one wishes to enhance,…
Alyssa Konsko: Concept Proposal
When thinking about concept proposals for this class, I started by asking myself two questions: 1. What am I passionate about, 2. How can I combine my passions with this project in a unique way? Concept 1: Combing my love of music with long exposure light photography. Essentially, attaching light sources to musicians and their…
Sydney Fisher: Concept Proposal
Two ideas have come to mind over the last couple of weeks. One is I could explore the acrylic fluid painting process a little more and use black light paintings to create my “dirty pours”. Acrylic fluid painting, and any painting I do, helps to keep me grounded. Although this technique is a little more…
Nathan Dennler: Concept Proposal
As a senior ready to graduate, I have been doing a lot of thinking about what I want to do with my life. All this introspection made me question a lot of things about identity in general and what I want my “brand” to be. For this project I wanted to relate themes of identity…
Light Artist – Bill FitzGibbons
Bill FitzGibbons is a sculpture and installation artist that has been producing artwork for over 30 years. He has completed more than 30 installations, working in 5 different countries. He has won numerous awards including the COD Award for his Light Rails installation, shown below. He was given the title of Offical State Artist by…