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Kacie Lees

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Education: BFA, 2005, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; MFA, 2012, The School of Visual Arts, NY. Exhibitions: Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles; Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco; Museum of Glass, Tacoma; View Arts Center, Old Forge, NY; Loveland Museum, CO; Fondazione Palmieri, Italy. Publications: Neon Primer: A Handbook on Light Construction (2021, Plazma Press). Bibliography: Plazma 4: Interplanetary Art and Science Magazine; Readers Digest. Collections: Joan Flasch Artists Books Archive; The Rakow Research Library at the Corning Museum of Glass; The Pratt Foundations Lab. Awards: The Los Angeles Conservancy Award; OSU’s Pulsed Laser Holography Residency.

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Description

Neon is a medium of light, color, and atmosphere-at once iconic in commercial signage and radical in contemporary art. This course introduces students to the history and practice of neon, from early experiments to its use by contemporary makers. In the Light Lab, students will learn essential methods of tube bending, wiring, and installation, while also exploring neon's significance as both a craft tradition and a contemporary artistic medium.

We will look at how artists such as Bruce Nauman, Keith Sonnier, Joseph Kosuth, and Cerith Wyn Evans transformed neon into a language of sculpture, architecture, and experimental art. Readings on light, vision, and color theory will provide both scientific and conceptual grounding for studio practice. By the end of the semester, students will have created an original neon work that reflects their own creative vision.

Class Number

1252

Credits

3

Description

Neon is a medium of light, color, and atmosphere-at once iconic in commercial signage and radical in contemporary art. This course introduces students to the history and practice of neon, from early experiments to its use by contemporary makers. In the Light Lab, students will learn essential methods of tube bending, wiring, and installation, while also exploring neon's significance as both a craft tradition and a contemporary artistic medium.

We will look at how artists such as Bruce Nauman, Keith Sonnier, Joseph Kosuth, and Cerith Wyn Evans transformed neon into a language of sculpture, architecture, and experimental art. Readings on light, vision, and color theory will provide both scientific and conceptual grounding for studio practice. By the end of the semester, students will have created an original neon work that reflects their own creative vision.

Class Number

1136

Credits

3

Description

Neon is a medium of light, color, and atmosphere-at once iconic in commercial signage and radical in contemporary art. This course introduces students to the history and practice of neon, from early experiments to its use by contemporary makers. In the Light Lab, students will learn essential methods of tube bending, wiring, and installation, while also exploring neon's significance as both a craft tradition and a contemporary artistic medium.

We will look at how artists such as Bruce Nauman, Keith Sonnier, Joseph Kosuth, and Cerith Wyn Evans transformed neon into a language of sculpture, architecture, and experimental art. Readings on light, vision, and color theory will provide both scientific and conceptual grounding for studio practice. By the end of the semester, students will have created an original neon work that reflects their own creative vision.

Class Number

1013

Credits

3