Since I discovered light art and all its different mediums, I’ve been captivated by the beauty and craft that is stained glass, mosaics, and how they alter and transform light into vivid artwork. Especially in churches and cathedrals, stained glass and mosaics bring a newfound sense of energy and passion into any room they are used in. The way the colors spill out of the glass and onto the surfaces they cover feels intentional and makes the outside light feel connected to the interior it is casting on. Not only does each cut of glass have a story behind it, but when the sun/moon rises and sets, those stories are fluid and have motion, and after the day has cycled, the whole room has been touched by the colored light. Stained glass and mosaics, in my opinion, are one of the highest and most elegant forms of physical, tangible art. They are so classical and rich. All my points are displayed perfectly in the image below. These stained glass windows prove my point with their wide variety of colors, and how the light shining through is covering so much of the floor, giving a whole different feeling to the room.

This deepens my curiosity about how artists design and plan stained glass pieces because they must consider how light is going to pass through them, which then must mean they would also have to analyze light intensity, angle, the surrounding environment, etc. It also makes me wonder how centuries of stained glass and mosaic artwork continue to influence modern light art. I hope to study this further as the course progresses.