Light And Space Movement

The pieces capitalize on the power of sensation and perception and how to create an aesthetic space devoid of the noise of reality.

Light and space movement. In 1984 he became the first artist to receive the macarthur foundation genius. Light and space movement about a label for west coast minimalist art of the 1960s and 1970s that was concerned with how geometric shapes and use of light could affect the environment and perception of the viewer. Light and space denotes a loosely affiliated art movement related to op art minimalism and geometric abstraction originating in southern california in the 1960s and influenced by john mclaughlin.

Turrell said the work a prototype for the artist s subsequent skyspaces began with the idea of the meeting of the space inside to the space in the sky and feeling that juncture having it be a visceral almost physical feeling because in my work i often took light and gave it a feeling of thing ness of solidity the work has a kind of sublime effect evoking the elemental grandeur of nature at the same time it explores as turrell said this idea that we make color something we re. It was characterized by a focus on perceptual phenomena such as light volume and scale and the use of materials such as glass neon fluorescent lights resin and cast acrylic often forming installations conditioned by the work s surroundings. James turrell breathing light.

The light and space movement incorporates both two and three dimensional space in combination with natural and artificial light sources. Join us here in ojai chumash. However where seriality and repetition was a key component of minimalist works artists associated with light and space usually created singular objects whether sculptural or environmental in scale.

Light and space developed in parallel to the dominant minimalist movement in new york in the early 1960s each characterized by industrial materials and a hard edge geometric aesthetic. Moon southern california s historic center of natural beauty spiritual wisdom the arts. It was characterized by a focus on perceptual phenomena such as light volume and scale and the use of materials such as glass neon fluorescent lights resin and cast acrylic often forming installations conditioned by the work s surroundings.

Light and space is a sanctuary for yoga meditation music the healing arts in the ojai valley. Photo by florian holzherr. The light and space movement uses mediums such as light glass and neon to create large immersive installations filled with geometric abstractions.

Light and space proved to be a formative influence for many post minimalist artists of the latter half of the 20th century as a way of charting alternatives to the dead end finality of minimalism offering a natural pathway to postmodernist deconstruction.