Category: Dorothy Tanner

How Triptic came into this world

In the mid-1970s, 2 students from Miami Beach High School, David Chesky and Bill Borkan, came to Lumonics after school one day to introduce themselves.  I thought of them as whiz kids. David played a Mini-Moog Synthesizer, and soon after we met him, composed some music for one of our Lumonics performances. He went on …

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LUMONICS CONTINUES TO LIGHT UP DENVER WITH ITS IMMERSIVE ART EXPERIENCE

by JESSICA HUGHES | FEBRUARY 23, 2023 | 303 Magazine Re-immerse yourself in the arts with the original immersive art show in Denver, Lumonics Immersed. Tucked away from the city lights, just north of downtown Denver, the Lumonics Light and Sound Gallery is among the first and longest-running light art studios in the United States. Lumonics Immersed is …

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Lumonics Light Art in Pompano Beach, FL

A long-time friend of Lumonics from South Florida had purchased light art of Dorothy Tanner and Mel Tanner over the years. His living room includes a wall sculpture, Star Map, some free-standing light sculptures, and some table-top sculptures including one of Dorothy’s water sculptures. He sent us a recent photo:

Dorothy Tanner was born 100 years ago today

(January 30, 1923 – July 23, 2020) What an impact Dorothy Tanner had on people she met and that experienced her art! Dorothy was born 100 years ago today. “Light has the power to create, define, and solidify; or leave in shadow that which we believe to be real.” “The major challenge for me in …

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