http://artbabble.org/artist/Spencer_Finch/feed en http://artbabble.org/video/aic/spencer-finch-lunar <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-series"> <div class="field-label">Series:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/series/art-institute-installations">Art Institute Installations</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-institution"> <div class="field-label">Institution:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/partner/art-institute-chicago">Art Institute of Chicago</a> </div> </div> </div> For his solo project at the Art Institute, Finch has created a solar-powered "lunar lander module" that uses energy from sunlight to power a geodesic dome-shaped object——a "buckyball" that resembles the carbon molecules named for visionary architect Buckminster Fuller——positioned on top of the lander. Installed on the open-air Bluhm Family Terrace, Lunar will glow during the evening hours the color of moonlight——the exact light measured from the full moon over Chicago in July 2011. On glow through April 8, 2012. http://artbabble.org/video/aic/spencer-finch-lunar#comments installation light Lunar moon outer space Sculpture Spencer Finch Inspiration Materials and Process Place Time Art Institute of Chicago http://artbabble.org/sites/default/files/bvideos/9d/9df92f740a4cf6da/poster-image-05.jpg 9df92f740a4cf6da Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:34:21 +0000 bfoster 9018 at http://artbabble.org http://artbabble.org/video/mcasd/spencer-finch-installation-mcasd-la-jolla <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-institution"> <div class="field-label">Institution:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/partner/mcasd-museum-contemporary-art-san-diego">MCASD - Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>At once grand and subtle, Spencer Finch’s light-based installations bridge an actual locale with a recalled memory. Rather than depict a scene’s physical contours, Finch evokes the moment and mood of a place by controlling the quality of light, color, or other sensory information. In this way, he translates one physical experience into an analogous aesthetic incident.</p> http://artbabble.org/video/mcasd/spencer-finch-installation-mcasd-la-jolla#comments installation light mood Sculpture Spencer Finch Inspiration Contemporary Art Perception Place MCASD - Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego http://artbabble.org/sites/default/files/bvideos/b8/b8683348ee2bf93e/poster-image-07.jpg b8683348ee2bf93e Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:43:25 +0000 MCASD 8949 at http://artbabble.org