I first saw Dan Flavin’s work at the Dia:Beacon museum last semester. However, recently I have seen more and more products for commercial colored lighting that remind me of his work.
This is my favorite piece by him. It is the one I most vividly remember interacting with at Dia:Beacon. When you look at it perpendicularly (like this picture shows), at its most extreme angle, the blue light is masked by the other panels and you can only see red. Similarly, when you move from the right side to look at it all the way on the left side the red is masked and you only see blue light. At the time I was taking a biology course and it reminded me of a heart and how blue blood becomes oxygenated with each pump to become red.
You may recognize this piece by him that is currently located at the MoMA.
He also uses light in functional ways as seen here. Overall I love his minimalistic style and I think his use of fluorescent light will become more popular in response to new decor trends. Here is a link to more of his work!
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