Title: Space is Lit – A Light Art Installation For my light art project, Space is Lit – A Light Art Installation, I was able to marry my interests in electrical engineering, art, and space. I transformed a classroom into a glowing solar system comprised of seven planets and twenty stars, creating an immersive space…
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Final Project – Olivia P
This past week I finished making the planets and then last night I set up the installation in the subbasement of fuller. Hanging everything up the way in the way that I liked took almost 4 hours but I’m really excited in how it turned out. When looking from certain angles, you can see two…
Everything Working – Olivia P
This week I started to make the final version of the planets and the stars. I received the 6 inch clear plastic beach balls and they work great! Each ball uses 2 strings of EL wire which I think fills it up really nice. Additionally, I’ve been able to experiment with different patterns of on…
Failure & Recalibration – Olivia P
This week I failed at making the planets. A few things went into this failure. My main issue is that they are much too large. For my original idea, I wanted fairly large planets so I ordered 16 in diameter clear beach balls to use as the base. However the size is a problem for…
Maquette – Olivia P
Using feedback and further research on materials, I have changed up my project a bit from the project proposal. Originally I planned to use EL wire to create lit up, hanging, cube sculptures inspired by various abstract artists. Some of the feedback I got on the project proposal was to use clear boxes at the…
Concept Proposal – Olivia P
My concept for this project is to create a series of hanging, lit up sculptures inspired by abstract artists. I want to focus on the different colors and shapes that abstract artists use in their work and bring it to a 3D world with lights. I will use cardboard and tape (and potentially a beach…
Light Artist Presentation – Leo Villareal
Leo Villareal is a Mexican American light artist who was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. However, he’s spent much of his time on the east coast near New York City and traveling the globe to create art. His career can be said to have started when he attended college. He graduated Yale in 1990 with…
Introduction and Art Portfolio – Olivia Peterson
My name is Olivia Peterson. I am from Shelton, CT. I am a junior Electrical and Computer Engineering major. In my current life, art is something that I like to look at and learn about. I enjoy going to art galleries as well as looking at art online. Specifically, I really like abstract art and…