From the Beginning – A Lumonics Light Art Installation
The Storeroom
1700 Vine Street, Denver
Nov. 8 – Dec. 31, 2019
Daytime View
photo by Brendan Gill
Cube on left by Foster Brashear
Cube on right by Jami Duffy
Wall Sculptures by Dorothy Tanner
From the Beginning – A Lumonics Light Art Installation
The Storeroom
1700 Vine Street, Denver
Nov. 8 – Dec. 31, 2019
This exhibit is presented by Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery and artist Dorothy Tanner, 800 East 73rd Avenue Unit 11, Denver Colorado; in association with Brendan Picker at storeroomdenver@gmail.com.
The Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery and the Lumonics School of Light Art have created this installation entitled, From the Beginning. Lumonics was founded by Dorothy and Mel Tanner in Miami in the 1960s, which combined elements of light sculptures, live projection and electronics with the goal of “affecting the audience on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels”.
This exhibit at the STOREROOM includes light columns and cubes by the Tanners, the building blocks of their light art form, some of which were created more than 50 years ago. Also included are light cubes created by students at the Lumonics School of Light Art. The light sculptures on the wall are Dorothy Tanner’s inspirational messages, first introduced to the public last year at the McNichols Civic Center Building.
About Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery and the Lumonics School of Light Art:
Lumonics aims to impact people of all ages in the community via events at the Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery and classes at the Lumonics School of Light Art, all in the same location in Denver.
The light sculpture studio, dating back to 1966, is among the earliest and longest running light art studios in the U.S. The Lumonics School of Light Art began in 2018, and is part of 7 Healing Stars, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
www.lumonics.net
www.lumonics.net/artclass
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About The STOREROOM:
The STOREROOM is an art installation and exhibition space in a former empty storefront adjacent to the Vine Street Pub & Brewery. This space is open for artists to create installation artworks in an empty storefront that is viewable to the public along 17th St. You can also find us on Instagram @storeroomdenver and on Facebook at The Storeroom.
Photo contest!
The Storeroom is doing a photo contest! First place gets a $50 gift certificate to Vine Street Pub & Brewery, runner up gets a $25 gift certificate to Vine Street Pub & Brewery!
Photo has to include the Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery window art at The Storeroom, 1700 Vine St. (Recommended time to photograph: from dusk to 3 a.m.)
Can be a selfie, photo with friends, or just of the artwork. Three photos per person max.
Post the photo on The Storeroom Facebook page and post on your personal Instagram page and tag @storeroomdenver and #storeroomdenver
Deadline is Friday, December 27 at midnight! Winners will be notified by Monday, December 30.
Let’s see what you’ve got!
Students’ Cubes Left to Right
Kelley Bergmann, Sandy Maschan, Marc Billard (instructor) and Barbara Ungar, Sabrena Sims, Mia Sorensen, and Tim Vacca
Wall Sculptures by Dorothy Tanner
Left to right:
Column by Dorothy and Mel Tanner, cube by Foster Brashear, cube by Jami Duffy
Wall Sculpture by Dorothy Tanner
First Friday Opening Night
Mia Sorensen and her family
Foster Brashear and his cube which was mounted on a turntable
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From the Beginning: A Lumonics Light Art Installation
The Storeroom, 1700 Vine Street
November 8 through December 31
Opening Reception: Friday, November 8, 6 to 8 p.m.
The incredible light sculptures of Dorothy and the late Mel Tanner and their students will light the windows at the Storeroom gallery through the end of the year in a salute to the Tanners’ Lumonics legacy and a super-modern nod to the holiday season. The beauty of it is that you can drive by any night and see it without bumping elbows with other gallery-goers, just as you would the lighted City and County Building. But the reception will be nice, too, with the cozy Vine Street Pub & Brewery waiting for you to come in and warm up next door.
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From the Beginning – A Lumonics Light Art Installation
Information about classes at the Lumonics School of Light Art