dana major, chicago artist, light art, led art, crystal seeing

A Shift in Perception

STUDIO NEWS

Studio Snaps | new optics experiments

Studio Snaps | new optics experiments

new optic work is so exciting that I haven't looked up to post in a while.  I can't tell you what I am doing yet, but I can share these phone snaps!  This work will debut at Mana Contemporary Chicago's Spring Open Studio Event on Sunday June 22.  Stay tuned for...

new optics sketches

new optics sketches

The optic work resumed, a bit on its own, as soon I could straighten my arm.  Something's on it's way... optic sketches using sunlight      

broken elbow update

broken elbow update

All is going great in the home stretch of healing.  I have no cast, and am restored to full mobility, with close to zero pain.  soon good as new.

Artist Talk at Elmhurst Art Museum

Join me Friday Mar 14 at the Elmhurst Art Museum at 6:30 for my artist talk about Shadow Matrix | thing no thing installed for the current show, SpotLight, curated by Staci Boris. 

Looks Like

Looks Like

I can’t sculpt, can’t climb the scaffold, or twist the wire, or hold the fragile optic with only one hand, on account of my bum left arm and wrist.  But I can type one-handed. Let me take this opportunity to type, one-handed from the studio, beginning with a photo...

tripod photography of optical experiments

Proper tripod camera photography better represents what the eye sees in the room with these optical experiments.  These are one white light source, one transparent glass optic (a West Virginia juice glass and a candle votive acquired by eBay from a London pub), and...

New photography of Shadow Matrix | thing no thing

New photography of Shadow Matrix | thing no thing

Shadow Matrix | thing no thing is part of SpotLight now through April 27, 2014 at the Elmhurst Art Museum[Best_Wordpress_Gallery gallery_type="thumbnails" theme_id="1" gallery_id="17" sort_by="order" order_by="asc" show_search_box="0" search_box_width="180"...