Where in the World is Lumen Sandiego?

Posted by Daphne - April 25, 2012 - artists, Color, Designers, from the lips of LEKOGIRL, Images and Pictures, Inspired!, Light Art, Lighting Art and Installations, Lighting for Enjoyment!

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STORY TIME! Try to guess where in the world Lumen Sandiego is, and learn about some RE-DONK-U-LOUS-LY cool lighting art at the same time! Some years ago, I travelled to an "Art Island," which hosts work by some very spectacular artists, including Claude Monet, Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, Tadao Ando, Yves Klein, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and most importantly [...]

Interactive Light at Miami-Dade Government Center

Posted by Jim - April 9, 2012 - Amazing Visuals, Civil and Infrastructure Lighting, Industry News, Industry Professionals, Just Plain AWESOME., Light Art, Lighting and Human Physiology, Lighting and the Human Element, Lighting Art and Installations, Lighting for Enjoyment!

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Ivan Toth Depeña has made some pretty incredible displays in his career thus far. One beautiful and fun example would be the Miami-Dade Art in Public Places commission that Ivan did for the Miami0Dade Government Center. Check this out: From Ivan's Vimeo page on the installation: MIAMI, FL – Ivan Toth Depeña’s light-based installation “Reflect” was [...]

.PSLAB and "Streetlights" Shines in Berlin

Posted by Jim - December 1, 2011 - architainment, Architectural Lighting, artists, Designers, Fixtures, Industry News, Industry Professionals, Interior Design and Lighting, Lighting and the Human Element, Lighting Art and Installations, Lighting Design

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One of my favorite lighting design firms, .PSLAB out of Beirut (and Stuttgart now too!), had an excellent installation last month in Berlin that needs some attention! .PSLAB has had lots of projects covered here on JimOnLight.com, frankly because they have a lot of awesome projects! This new one is no exception. It debuted in [...]

Oklahoma City National Memorial at Night – A Photo Tour

Posted by Jim - August 17, 2011 - architainment, Architectural Lighting, Images and Pictures, In Memoriam, Jim's Travels, JimOnLight.com, Just Plain AWESOME., Light and Photography, Lighting Art and Installations

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This has to be said – if you want to visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial, the best time to get the best experience is after the Sun sets. For almost 1.25 years now I have lived directly across the street from the Oklahoma City National Memorial – the site of the Murrah Building bombing [...]

Vicki DaSilva's REVERB – Able Fine Art, New York City Until August 30

Posted by Jim - June 28, 2011 - artists, Just Plain AWESOME., Light Art, Light Art Openings, Lighting Art and Installations, Lighting Discussion

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Do you all know who Vicki DaSilva is? I've written about Vicki a few times, she is a stellar and quite lovely light artist out of the NYC area. Vicki's got a new show open right now at the Able Fine Art Studios in NYC – a combination of light, commentary, and message, all mixed [...]

Andika Pradana's Interview with James Turrell, Master of Light and Space

Posted by Jim - May 18, 2011 - artists, Color, Industry Professionals, Just Plain AWESOME., Light Art, Lighting Art and Installations, Lighting Design, Lighting Discussion

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I was so thrilled to get an email from Andika Pradana about his coverage of a presstalk and presentation with the famous James Turrell. I'm so proud of you, Andika! (I went to KTH in Sweden with Andika, he's quite an amazing photographer and lighting artist!) The talk was produced by See! Color! in Järna. [...]

Jay Shinn – Light Art Opening in Dallas, April 2, 2011

Posted by Jim - May 2, 2011 - artists, Industry Professionals, InLight Gobos, Jim's Travels, JimOnLight.com, Just Plain AWESOME., Light Art, Light Art Openings, Lighting Art and Installations, Lighting Design

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Are you familiar with Dallas area light artist Jay Shinn? Jay is a light artist – his medium is light. He is amazing at communicating within his chosen medium – which is a mix of light, paint, projections, sometimes geometry on several dimensions, and his work evokes a kind of transcendental peace when you view [...]

Dianne Harris at the Kinetica Art Fair 2011 in London

Posted by Jim - February 21, 2011 - artists, Light Art, Lighting Art and Installations

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I ran across this very cool art installation while looking up info about the Kinetica Artfair in London – an artist named Dianne Harris had some pretty incredible fluorescent sculpture to see and appreciate. Listen, you have to check out Dianne's website – I kinda want to buy this woman a drink! Check out some [...]

Isabelle Hayeur's "Fire with Fire" Installation

Posted by Jim - January 22, 2011 - architainment, Just Plain AWESOME., Light Art, Lighting Art and Installations

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Have you seen Isabelle Hayeur's video installation called "Fire with Fire?" Check out this video: This is pretty awesome! As Make Magazine puts it, and in the words of Mark Frauenfelder, "I think people who enjoy getting mad will enjoy getting mad" at this art installation by Isabelle Hayeur. From Isabelle Hayeur's site on Fire [...]

A Downtown View of Oklahoma City, Lit for the Holidays

Posted by Jim - November 30, 2010 - Architectural Lighting, Christmas Lighting, Holiday Lighting, JimOnLight.com, Light and Photography, Lighting Art and Installations, Lighting for Enjoyment!, photographers

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Living in a condo tower downtown has its privvies, I guess. I'm not really much of a downtown dweller, at least lately, but I seem to leave home and return home these days when the sun is still a snooze slap away from waking up. I certainly take a lot of pictures of the [...]