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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Specific light in sculpture

Abstract

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Specific light is defined as light from artificial or altered natural sources. The use and manipulation of light in three dimensional sculptural work is discussed in an historic and contemporary context. The author's work with metal arc light sources is presented and documented with developmental drawings and photographs. The use of light sources in space to define volume and mass is seen as the natural development of artificial light as a viable material in art.

Degree

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Department dc:contributor.department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
Grantor dc:publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Year dc:date.issued
1989

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Powell, John William
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Otto Piene.

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.
Language dc:language.iso
eng

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76873
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/76873

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Powell, John William. Specific light in sculpture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76873