Through the Pines – Building a Layered-Acrylic Lightbox Abstract This project is a sculptural exploration of depth, atmosphere, and light using laser-engraved transparent green acrylic panels stacked inside a foil-lined shadow box and illuminated with a spiral-folded RGB LED strip. The piece comprises five precisely designed layers, each etched with forest imagery—including pine trees, swirling…
Completion!
It’s done! I really enjoyed slowly walking lampshades to campus in ones and twos, adding to the hanging collections and seeing my vision take form! This is a short video of me playing with 2 dimmer groups. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a way to integrate that outside of someone using the dimmer switches, and when I…
It’s hanging!
I finished printing most lampshades and have the grid hung up in a basement room where I can control the lighting. It looks awesome! I also added some dimmers so I can change the brightness of two groups. I’m currently printing the blue shades that I will add near the bottom as “water”. I’m also…
Failure, Recalibration & Iteration
Mostly, my project is going well. However, there are a few issues I’m having. First, the grid I ordered was bent in shipping, not a lot, but enough for me to never be able to unsee it. Then I found that my wire management idea of printing hooks was not great. I also found it…
Mock-up
After thinking about it and looking at how I would do a project, I’ve chosen to make my 3d printed lamp chandelier system. I thought that hanging lights from a grid would be a good way of making something adjustable and clean. I’m not sure how I want to hang each light, so I’ll make…
Ideas
For my own project, I found four ideas I was interested in pursuing further. Cloud chambers are usually a transparent box that contains supersaturated alcohol vapor. When radiation passes through, it gives enough energy to the alcohol vapor to condense it into mist, leaving a visible trail that the radiation took. I simply think it…
Light Artist Presentation
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Lozano-Hemmer was born on November 17, 1967, in Mexico City. He explores human-to-technology relationships to create interesting spaces. Much of his work is interactive and offers a different perspective to viewers. Much of his work uses projection in large spaces, sometimes even across whole cities. His non-projection-based art is also an interesting experience, most…
Light Exploration Lab
I had some photography fun with this. I have messed with lasers before for projection and reflection in conjunction with photography, but I don’t seem to have the photos anymore. So I did a few more shadow-based photos. I particularly like the light rays coming through some fog machine fog, and I plan to take…
Introduction and Portfolio of Light Art
I’m Theo Lundblade, an artist from San Diego. I have tried various forms of light art in my artistic endeavors. I find that the art I enjoy creating the most is based on natural phenomena, and instead of controlling it, I’m documenting or working with it. I first developed this mentality towards art when I…
The End!: Final Documentation
As I wrap up the class I really am so proud of everything I’ve done and where I started. Beginnning In the beginning the three projects I were looking at were polar opposites on one hand I wanted to do something on the scale of the campus and on the other I wanted to do…
Meredith – Final Documentation
Here is the final product! I loved some of the surprises I received when lighting up the box for the first time, especially when it was lit up in a completely dark room. Thank you to my friends for their support and assistance in this project! Dhruv Madan Stephanie Lee Karen Pan Dennis Johnson And…
Meredith – Polish and Present
I don’t have all too much for this post, except now all my components are assembled and functioning. Here is an image of the inside of my box with the circuit components and the motor box glued to the floor. Oh, you can see the braces in each corner too! I like how much sturdier…