Posts Tagged ‘artists’

Not Quite Light, But I Still Love Jean-Michel Basquiat

September 2nd, 2010 by Jim
Posted in Video, artists

I saw a random article on Huffington Post about my absolute favorite artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat last week, and I just could not, in my right mind, not share this with you all. Do you know who Jean-Michel Basquiat is? He was callled a "graffiti artist" for a long time, but call him what you want - his work is moving and awesome to me. Unfortunately he had this intimate relationship with heroin, and lost his life to the beast at 27 - but his work lives on.I always wonder what the world would be like if people like Jean-Michel Basquiat, ... Read More»

Tags: artists, film, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Tamra Davis
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STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING and Watch Olafur Eliasson at TED 2009

May 17th, 2010 by Jim
Posted in Education, Industry Professionals, Just Plain AWESOME., Lighting Design, artists

Okay, I know that you have five minutes to take your brain and expand it further than it is wide right this instant.Stop what you're doing. Get comfortable so you can learn. Press play on this video below.It's of Olafur Eliasson at Ted 2009 - he's talking about using space, color, and light. You need this right now.

Tags: artists, Olafur Eliasson, TED Talks
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Olafur Eliasson Request That You Take Your Time

January 27th, 2010 by Jim
Posted in Industry Professionals, Just Plain AWESOME., Light Art, Lighting Art and Installations, Lighting for Enjoyment!, artists

Sometimes things make you say "wow, that is really cool." There are other times when something is so amazing that there are no words.If you have never heard of Olafur Eliasson, I am so glad to say that today I am able to give you a spectacular gift. Olafur is one of the greatest and most influential thinkers (and artists!) of our time, friends. On December 10, 2009, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia opened an installation of Olafur Eliasson pieces in a collection called Take Your Time. The installation is open until April 11, 2010.Make sure that ... Read More»

Tags: art installation, artists, MCA Sydney, Olafur Eliasson, Sydney, Take Your Time
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Gobos On The Andes Mountains

September 16th, 2009 by Jim
Posted in Light Art, Lighting Art and Installations, Lighting and the Environment, artists, landscape lighting, projection design

A project that was actually finished back in the mid-1990's is getting some press in the last few days. Lucy and Jorge Orta of Studio Orta took some very long-throw follow spots up into the Andes Mountains and projected templates onto the huge range, including some of Machu Picchu.Studio Orta's project, entitled "Imprints on the Andes", is being displayed (in historical media, of course) at an exibition in Paris called Uninhabitable? Art of Extreme Environments.You have to see these images - something that is so simple in principle certainly made some beautiful imagery. I've been racking the Google trying to ... Read More»

Tags: Andes Mountains, artists, gobo, Jorge and Lucy Orta, Jorge Orta, Light Art, Machu Picchu, Studio Orta
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PROTECT PROTECT by Jenny Holzer

November 17th, 2008 by Jim
Posted in Designers, Digital Light, Lighting Art and Installations

Have you seen or heard of Jenny Holzier's installation at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art? Jenny's exhibit, entitled "Protect Protect," is a cacophony of video pixels, color, darkness, and shadow, and is absolutely stunning. Yatzer's art blog had some images - actually a lot of images - that are beautiful. Jenny's art was something I studied a bit about in graduate school, making me see how important content was when placed with light. Thanks for that, Jenny.

Tags: artists, designer, installations, Jenny Holzier
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