Nov 06
Before Dorothy Tanner began using acrylic glass as a medium, she worked with a variety of materials including wood, clay, paper maché, plaster, copper, brass, steel and polyester.
Dorothy especially enjoyed creating portraits in sculpture.
Two photos below are from portraits of Mel Tanner (wood )and his sister, Jocelyn Tanner (plaster):
Nov 04
From Nov. 8 to Dec. 31 in 2019, the Lumonics School of Light Art showcased a number of lighted cubes created by the students who each took the 12-hour class. The exhibit took place at The Storeroom, located at 1700 Vine Street in Denver, and managed by Brendan Gill.
The title of the exhibit, From the Beginning, got its name from including light columns and cubes by Dorothy and Mel Tanner, the building blocks of their Lumonics art form, and what we teach the next generation of light artists how to make. The light sculptures on the wall were Dorothy Tanner’s inspirational messages, first introduced to the public in 2018 at The McNichols Civic Center Building.
More student cubes created at the Lumonics School of Light Art
Information about classes
Nov 02
Nebular Wall Sculpture
Whole & Its Parts
Nebular is a very intricate wall sculpture by Mel Tanner that includes 6 colorful paintings of various sizes and scribed lines.
Just a reminder that Lumonics Immersed takes place on Saturdays.
“Lumonics is an absolutely beautiful immersion of love, original music, and mind-bending light and visual art that blends over 50 years of psychedelia-inspired artistic audiovisual mastery. I will always keep coming back to support and indulge in the immersive experience.”
– Connor H.
excerpted from Google Review
Nov 02
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 confab for immersive artists and fans, will run from November 4 to November 6; get the details on DIG 2022 here.”
(here is the section on Lumonics; click on the link for all the immersive experiences listed in the article:)
The late Dorothy Tanner and her husband, Mel, started creating immersive experiences decades before the trend. Photo: Candace Hill
Immerse yourself in Lumonics. www.lumonics.net
Lumonics Immersed
Saturdays, 8 to 10:30 p.m.
Lumonics Light and Sound Gallery, 800 East 73rd Avenue, Unit 11
The Lumonics art collective started offering immersive experiences decades ago, long before the immersive concept was exploited by companies that realized it was the perfect way to capitalize on iPhone-wielding influencers. Lumonics Light and Sound Gallery, which is devoted to the light sculptures of the late Mel and Dorothy Tanner, now offers weekly editions of Lumonics Immersed, an event designed to provide healing while the sculptures’ glowing lights pulsate to ethereal music produced by Dorothy and composer Marc Billard, the Lumonics studio’s creative director. “Dorothy used to call it a vacation from yourself,” Barry Raphael, the gallery’s archivist, told Westword last year. Tickets are $20.