Light Knot #4

Artist Larry Bell (b. 1939)

Date2012

Mediummylar coated with alum/SIO

Dimensionsirregular: c. 4'H x 2'W

Classificationssculpture

Credit LineGift of Gus Foster

Object number2013.0447.0000

DescriptionThe subject Light Knot #4 is the beginning of a series begun in 2012. Sheets of Mylar film are cut, folded, and coated with vaporized metallic particles. Hung from the ceiling with monofilament, the nearly weightless works sway with the slightest air movement. Their iridescent layers shift and shimmer in the light, reflecting the surrounding environment. Like the collages, the appearance of the Light Knots shifts dramatically depending on the ambient light and the viewer’s position towards them.

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