Keith Sonnier was part of a group of artists who challenged preconceived notions of sculpture in the late 1960s by experimenting with industrial and ephemeral materials. In Sonnier’s case, materials ranged from latex and satin, to found objects, transmitters and video. In 1968, the artist began creating wall sculptures using incandescent light and sheer fabric. …
Category: light sculpture
Dec 21
Spires by Dorothy Tanner
Spires by Dorothy Tanner, on display at Lumonics.You can see Spires and about 75 additional light sculptures on Saturdays at Lumonics Immersed. Each performance is orchestrated live and one-of-a-kind.
Dec 09
Sandcastle by Dorothy Tanner on Display at Lumonics
Sandcastle is currently on display at Lumonics and can be seen at our events. The Sandcastle video was made by Lumonics’ Marc Billard at the Lumonics Mind Spa: Thornton exhibit at the Thornton Arts & Culture Center in 2020. This was the first exhibit at the art center since the pandemic had begun, and it …
Dec 02
Logo Light Sculpture by Dorothy and Mel Tanner
From the Archives: 2020Thanks to Kevin J. Beaty for taking this photo of Logo at a photo shoot at Lumonics. It appeared in Denverite @dnvite. Logo is an early sculpture of Mel Tanner, circa 1970, originally lighted with an incandescent bulb. Dorothy Tanner reworked it years later after he passed in 1993, adding transparent color …