“I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.” “I fight pain, anxiety and fear every day, and the only method I have found that relieves my illness is to keep creating art. I followed the thread of art and somehow discovered a path that would allow me to live. …
Tag: Dorothy Tanner
Mar 08
How We Create the Music and Visuals at Lumonics
The source material for the projection comes from an archive of imagery that late artists Dorothy and Mel Tanner originated at the Lumonics Light and Sound Theatre in Miami in 1969, and continues to this day in our performances of Lumonics Immersed here in Denver. The Tanners’ light sculptures also play an important role. We think …
Feb 18
Our Latest Newsletter
Hi Everyone! Hope the new year is going well! Here is some of what’s going on at Lumonics. Culture Hopping with the Biennial of the Americas Lumonics truly enjoyed hosting the January Culture Hop of the Biennial of the Americas which is based in Denver, CO. Attendees were very appreciative of the light art …
Jan 30
Dorothy Tanner, born 103 years ago today
Dorothy Tanner (1923-2020), the late co-founder of Lumonics and recipient of the Denver Mayor’s Award for Innovation in the Arts, was born on Jan. 30, 1923, 103 years ago today. “The major challenge for me in art is to keep under control the tyranny of a logical mind. The spirit that moves me is …

