This year I've been intrigued by the realization that there are parallels between lighting displays and various kinds of art that can be found in galleries. This year I've been intrigued by the realization that there are parallels between lighting displays and various kinds of art that can be found in galleries. For example, on a basic level, there's story-telling and illustrational realism. Angels, holy figures. Re-creation of the familiar, with recognition being the primary factor.
Lights outlining rooflines testify to appetites satisfied by geometric definition.
Or pride in property. Lately have come the icicle-like white cascades which mix geometry with more diffuse, glowing effects. Salvation from all-encompassing darkness, in combinations of organic and inorganic forms. Original whiteness diffracted into its color components, experienced not just as bright hues appearing mysteriously in the dark, but also, perhaps subconsciously, experienced in depth. For many years now, there has been a particularly exuberant example of this at 3010 S. Travis Street.