Thanks to Night Lights Denver for posting this on Instagram: night_lights_denver “Giving a shout out to our friends and light art legends @lumonicsgallery !! Their gallery space is a national treasure and something everyone should experience. You can view the vast collection of sculptures created by Mel and Dorothy Tanner and stay for the live …
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Nov 17
See What Your Brain Does When You Look at Art
Article in The Smithsonian by Teresa Nowakowski “We know that when a person views something that they find beautiful, for example, a face or an abstract art painting, their brain’s pleasure centers light up and its visual sensory center is engaged more intensely,” saysAhmad Beyh, a neuroscientist at Rutgers University. in the statement. “Studies suggest …
Oct 26
Robert Irwin (Sept 12, 1928 – Oct 25, 2023)
Robert Irwin was part of what became known as the Light and Space Movement. Robert Irwin in the studio working on an early line painting, 1962 To be an artist is not a matter of making paintings or objects at all. What we are really dealing with is our state of consciousness and the shape …
Oct 12
Immersive hospital lights help improve mood of patients by Steve Knibbs (BBC West)
2 October 2023 Immersive light installations are bring trialled by patients in Gloucestershire for a research project to improve mental health and wellbeing. The Submergence areas use hundreds of lights with soothing sounds created by a local arts collective. They are installed in the Oncology unit in Cheltenham and the Children’s Centre in Gloucester. If …