Light Play: Ideas, Optics, Atmosphere

This look at light through art will brighten up your day.
Talina McKenzie
Published on August 10, 2015
Updated on September 11, 2015

Overview

Whether it is through the depiction of a light source in a painting, the illumination of an artwork or the application of lighting technology, light has always been an important element of art throughout history.

Light Play: Ideas, Optics, Atmosphere, curated by Samantha Littley, brings together contemporary artists who use light as a medium itself, and who exploit lighting technology to explore themes in innovative ways. The exhibition is a celebration of the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015), a UNESCO initiative. Photographs, neon, light-emitting sculptures, light boxes, light-inflected paintings and a digital hologram are featured amongst the 27 artworks on display.

The exhibition officially opens on 14 August and continues to 15 November. A public event on 14 August features an exhibition tour by the curator, followed by a live soundscape performance by Ben Heim.

Image: Brook Andrew, Flow chart 2011. Rare postcards, sapele and neon, overall 283.0 x 449.5 x 8.5 cm. Reproduced courtesy of the artist and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne.

 

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