LED art

A sculpture in which LEDs are embedded in a steel frame. Mark Allin, 2008

LED art ( born LED art ) - a direction in the field of light art , characterized by the extensive use of LEDs . LEDs , very inexpensive to purchase, have gained popularity among street art artists. Many of them use LEDs to organize various performances in public places. LEDs can be used in installations, interactive artwork, and also used as parts for sculptures.

Content

1 Blinky
2 Artists
3 Famous works
4 Incidents
5 notes
6 References

Blinky

Blinkies are small electronic devices that emit very bright (usually blinking) light using LEDs and small batteries. They are often used at nightly social events along with fireworks - for example, Independence Day, Canada Day or Guy Fawkes Night . They are also popular at raves , New Year's parties, and nightly sporting events.

There is no industry standard or official name for the blinks, but the most common variations use some combination of the terms “flash”, “magnet”, “strobe”, “body”, “flicker”, “light” and / or “decoration”.

Examples of various blinks

Artists

Jenny Holzer is one of the most famous artists who use LEDs in their works ^[1] .;
Brigitte Kovants - artist from Vienna
Melissa Fox (also known as Mery Crystal Ra) is an artist who has been recognized for her installation of The Jet River (main building of the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium) ^[2] ;
Liz Lamansh - artist, creator of three-dimensional paintings, illuminated by flickering different colors of LEDs that form the effect of movement ^[3] .;
TheStrober - video blogger; uses strobe art in his YouTube videos to create the illusion of wheel movement or change of face, usually against the background of dance music or thrash metal;
Liu Dao is an art team from China that attracts actors and directors to create animated LED portraits. The group also resorts to traditional Chinese art forms, such as paper carving - extensively using LEDs to metaphorically express China's path from tradition to modernity ^[4] ;
Titia Ex - artist from Amsterdam, known as the author of the installation “ Flower of the Universe” ^[5] ;
Leo Villareal - an artist who combines LED lights and program code to create light displays ^[6] ;
Jim Campbell is an artist from San Francisco
Teddy Law is an artist from Hong Kong.

Famous works

Cell Phone Disco by Informationlab (authors - Ursula Lavrenchich and Auke Tauslager) - installation, which uses the electromagnetic spectrum emitted by the viewer's mobile phone, creating a special visual interpretation. LEDs are attached to large grids, and when the phone is activated in some part of the room, the light turns on ^[7] ;
GreenPix - Zero Energy Media Wall - environmentally friendly art space. It is a low-resolution screen where various artists can showcase their work ^[8] ;

Incidents

In early 2007, in Boston, there was a case of an explosive device reported by a guerrilla marketing campaign. An advertising firm working for Cartoon Network to promote the Aqua Teen Hunger Force animated television show network hired two artists to create artwork for an advertising campaign. Artists placed LED signs in different places in ten cities. However, Boston was the only city that responded by closing bridges and introducing bomb squads to remove the LEDs. Most of the light shields were removed, and the artists were arrested ^[9] ^[10] . Cartoon Network CEO Jim Samples resigned as a result of the incident.

Notes

↑ Jenny Holzer | Art21 (neopr.) . PBS Date of treatment October 6, 2012.
↑ Project: Reactive River (unopened) . CODAworx. Date of treatment January 28, 2019.
↑ For Mike Franklin, the art's the thing in Hyattsville , Washington Post (April 19, 2013). Date of treatment December 12, 2016.
↑ The fantastic light at Louis Vuitton (neopr.) . The China Post (April 7, 2010). Date of treatment October 6, 2012.
↑ mondo * arc - International magazine for architectural, detail and commercial lighting. Flower of the Universe (Neopr.) . Date of treatment January 15, 2013. Archived on October 2, 2013.
↑ Tan, Lumi. Biesenbach, Klaus, ed. Greater New York , PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, 2005, p338.
↑ Cell Phone Disco (Neopr.) . Cell Phone Disco. Date of treatment October 6, 2012.
↑ McDermott. Big Solar LED Art in China: Interview with Simone Giostra, GreenPix Media Wall Architect (neopr.) . TreeHugger (June 26, 2008). Date of treatment October 6, 2012.
↑ Two held after ad campaign triggers Boston bomb scare - CNN.com , CNN .
↑ Boston bomb scare - Cartoon Network devices - Turner ad campaign - Boston Globe , The Boston Globe (July 9, 2007).

Links

[1] Jenny Holzer | Art21 (neopr.) . PBS Date of treatment October 6, 2012.

[2] Project: Reactive River (unopened) . CODAworx. Date of treatment January 28, 2019.

[3] For Mike Franklin, the art's the thing in Hyattsville , Washington Post (April 19, 2013). Date of treatment December 12, 2016.

[4] The fantastic light at Louis Vuitton (neopr.) . The China Post (April 7, 2010). Date of treatment October 6, 2012.

[5] mondo * arc - International magazine for architectural, detail and commercial lighting. Flower of the Universe (Neopr.) . Date of treatment January 15, 2013. Archived on October 2, 2013.

[6] Tan, Lumi. Biesenbach, Klaus, ed. Greater New York , PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, 2005, p338.

[7] Cell Phone Disco (Neopr.) . Cell Phone Disco. Date of treatment October 6, 2012.

[8] McDermott. Big Solar LED Art in China: Interview with Simone Giostra, GreenPix Media Wall Architect (neopr.) . TreeHugger (June 26, 2008). Date of treatment October 6, 2012.

[9] Two held after ad campaign triggers Boston bomb scare - CNN.com , CNN .

[10] Boston bomb scare - Cartoon Network devices - Turner ad campaign - Boston Globe , The Boston Globe (July 9, 2007).