Dan Flavin is another minimalist, abstract artist. He used electricity and light energy to make work. Unfortunately, Flavin died in 1996, but he left a legacy of neon artwork behind him. Flavin influenced entire spaces with his pieces. The lights in his work transformed entire rooms into sensory experiences.
(In reference to Flavin's work)
"Not seeing it in the flesh is difficult, however – it was, I suppose the proximity to Flavin’s work that produced such extreme responses in me – being a recipient of the light itself is very different from seeing it in a book or on as a jpeg." This idea of being a "recipient of the light" is vastly appealing to me. I want people to receive the color as well, the way Flavin allows his audiences to become immersed in his work, his light.
Upon google searching Flavin, I found another artist named David Batchelor and he makes incredible work as well! Look out for him next week! He also wrote a book, which I intend to buy, called Chromophobia and is the editor of another book Colour.
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