page_title: Norman Zammitt
section_title: Elysium, 1996
hierarchical_section_title: Norman Zammitt / Work / Elysium, 1996
caption_attribution_description: English: Elysium, 2000
context_page_description: Norman Charles Zammitt was an American artist in Southern California who was at the leading edge of the Light and Space Movement, pioneering with his transparent sculptures in the early 1960s, followed in the 1970s by his large scale luminous color paintings.
context_section_description: Zammitt referred to Elysium as a walk-in painting, a separate reality or virtual spirituality. It was to be a site specific installation consisting of a room with four large walls seamlessly painted in ultra-violet light sensitive pigments and shown in ultra-violet light; an entirely black-lit, luminous, enclosed environment. The Elysium was partially realized with one 13’ by 35’ wall painted in Zammitt's studio model. Proposals for space and sponsorship to create a full scale Elysium were submitted to three institutions without success.
  “Paradise is showing up in the strangest places these days. In the shadows of the 4th street bridge within the warehouse sector of Boyle Heights, an avant garde artist has created a model for what he hopes one day will be an environment of tranquility, inspiration and contemplation. Artist Norman Zammitt recently finished his prototype vision of "Elysium", the mythical Greek resting place of virtuous people after death." —Michael Krikorian, Los Angeles Times, Metro, December 3, 1996.
caption: Elysium, 2000
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