Technological innovation that precedes commercial application often finds its way onto the artist’s palette. Advances in light-emitting diodes (LED) represent great promise. Leo Villareal is a light sculptor whose medium is solid-state semiconductors. He works much like an architect, first conceptualizing on the computer with software he writes. He moves back and forth between simulations and physical mock-ups, testing and tweaking the design, until all the issues are resolved. This is especially important for site-specific commissions in which architectural scale is a critical component.
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Origin, 2006, (installation view) LEDs, circuitry, microcontrollers, aluminum and wood.
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Villareal is represented by Gering-López Gallery in New York City and Conner Contemporary Art in Washington, D.C.
Color Kinetics has provided the artist with electronic equipment for several projects.
April 16, 2009 at 3:24 AM |
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