From the Lumonics Archives, 2020:
(thanks to Annie Geimer and Thadeous Mighell of Understudy)
In appreciation of art writer Mary Grace Bernard for her article in DARIA about the Lumonics Mind Spa exhibit at #UnderstudyGallery.
Mel Tanner, Paradigm, 1975, Plexiglas and LED lights. Image courtesy of Third Dune Productions.
excerpt:
Lumonics Mind Spa: Light Intersection is bringing much-needed color and light to downtown Denver. The exhibition presents works by Dorothy Tanner (1923-2020) and Mel Tanner (1925-1993)—an artist couple who dedicated their life and art practice to the immersive experiences of visual art and to promoting the importance of physical, emotional, and spiritual awareness.
While Lumonics Mind Spa has been on view in other art spaces around Denver (including a 2018 exhibition at the McNichols Civic Center Building), the show’s current iteration at Understudy forges an atmosphere not seen elsewhere. [1] The luminous Plexiglas sculptures interact and intersect with Understudy’s “fishbowl” viewing experience as light reflections from pedestrians and vehicles go by. These outside elements add a fourth dimension to the artworks and space, creating a completely new form of looking.
