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Nov 02
All the Immersive Art to See in Denver
All the Immersive Art to See in Denver EMILY FERGUSON NOVEMBER 1, 2022 11:46AM WESTWORD Thanks to Westword’s Cultural Editor, Emily Ferguson for including Lumonics Immersed in her article, All the Immersive Art to See in Denver. “Denver continues to be immersed in immersive arts experiences, with more to come. The Denver Immersive Gathering, a major …
Oct 29
Dorothy Tanner at Work and Play
Photos of Dorothy Tanner (1923-2020) working in the studio at Lumonics. “The major challenge for me in art is to keep under control the tyranny of a logical mind. The spirit that moves me is capricious, unruly and irreverent. Most of my work grows out of intuitive impulse–the rest gets underway by just playing.”
Oct 29
Sketch and Sculpt
Mel and Dorothy Tanner worked with the same material, acrylic glass, in very different ways. Dorothy liked to have a lot of material around and then begin her construction. Mel Tanner always sketched first, often filling the sketches in with colored pencils so that they were very precise. The drawing(s) very closely resembled the completed …
Oct 28
Four Years Ago Today: Denver Mayor’s Award
4 Years Ago Today: While it hadn’t been officially announced yet, Dorothy Tanner was notified that she was the recipient of the Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Arts and Culture in the Innovation category for the City and County of Denver, 2018. Denver Arts & Venues sent the Zerosun Creative team of James Joliat and …