Interdisciplinary Arts 0282 - Light Art - Lightworks

Light Art encourages us to slow down, wait, observe, absorb, perceive, and feel. Light art is immersive, it alters our mental and emotional state. Light art truly invites us into it, not in the figurative manner that all art can, but literally. You pass through it, and it devours you. Whether it's calming, agitating, or whimsical, light can provoke thought or initiate a chuckle. Within a studio format, the class will manipulate light and explore light as sculpture and environment. We will tell stories and design light-based games or puzzles. We will create acts of guerilla lighting. Using theatre lighting instruments and a vast array of other light-emitting sources, students will create individual lightworks that express narratives, or simply reveal. We will study color, color mixing, reflection, and refraction. As we experiment with how light defines and reinforces line, movement, texture, and scale, we will develop skills and techniques that will inform students' personal use of light as an expressive medium. We will review the history of light art as well as the works of several light artists.

Independent Work Lab fee: $40. It is expected that students will spend at least 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time. This includes reading, writing, organizing and preparing presentations, and designing and fabricating projects.