Category: Lumonics

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Letter of Recommendation

This is a letter of recommendation we received in 2018 from Jami Duffy, Executive Director of Youth on Record Dorothy Tanner and Lumonics are true treasures in our Denver Community. Thecollective works of this group – a team which has been together for over four decades –is inspiring on many levels. As a cohort, this …

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