Shadow art!

So in the time past our installation, I’ve been thinking practically about adding elements of lighting to my next piece for this class. This brought me to the idea of shadow, and playing with double m

Kumi Yamashita (born in Japan, 1968) uses shadows to portray various images in her sculptures.

Fred Eerdekens (born in Belgium, 1951) sculpture also uses shadows to convey imagery.

Tralalala

1999. Artificial trees, light projector
200 x 162 x 180 cm

I hate words

2005. PVC, light projector
70 x 70 x 65 cm

I think that what caught my attention from these artists is their simple message and understanding in working with negative space in order to establish the overall look of their pieces.

Having successfully incorporated lighting elements into my installation pieces, I discovered in the process how I would like it to work with the unpainted surfaces in the plexi-sheeting I hope to use for my upcoming sculpture. It’ll be a challenge, but I think the outcome will be pretty great if I can concretize my ideas.

Cited:

-  Kumi Yamashita. 09 Apr. 1993. Web. 09 Apr. 2011. <http://kumiyamashita.com/>.

- Fred Eerdekens. Web. 09 Apr. 2011. <http://www.fred-eerdekens.be/>.