written by Elise Travers, Social Media Manager at Meow Wolf
Brightly lit and right at home on C Street, new art now glows above travelers! Some of you might remember our very first Galleri Gallery exhibition, “Light and Sound” by Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery, which was on view when we opened in September of 2021. We’re thrilled to share that we’ve purchased a piece from Lumonics as a permanent addition to Convergence Station!
“Postscript” is a piece of futuristic light art that was completed by Mel Tanner in 1991, two years before he passed. It contains an abstract “script” that was something that began with Mel’s painting as early as the 1950s, before he began working with light. Like so much of his light art, Postscript looks two-dimensional from a distance but as you get closer to it, you see its depth as a three-dimensional wall sculpture.
Lumonics is among the first and longest-running light art studios in the U.S., originating in the 1960s. If you want to see more of their collection in person, head to their ongoing event called “[Lumonics] Immersed” that takes place Saturday evenings at their studio.
Have you seen “Postscript” in person on a recent visit?
The Meow Wolf Denver post also shared earlier examples of Mel’s script:
Double In Art
©The Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY
August 27,1961
Mel Tanner
Granite Gallery Exhibit, 1964
Mel Tanner
