. . . . ."Project 2 x 4," mixed media, electronics and the primary colors of light, 33.5 X 75.5 X 77.5 inches. There are two Fresnel lenses 24 x 30 inches and four transparent paintings 24 x 30 inches within the module, 1988.
. . . . . When the paintings are facing an external source of light and the lenses are in the shadow of that light the transmission of light from the paintings are projected into mid-air (focal point of the lens). This projection occurs outside of the module mid-air before the viewer. Its characteristics are light, in reverse orientation to the paintings, and occurs in variable levels of three dimensional space. The visual elements in this dimensional space are kinetically active in relationship to the viewer's position before them.
. . . . .This piece is a kinetic interactive work of art; it utilizes the viewer's participation to determine the visual elements, rate of change and transformation of the painting. This is achieved by the participant's direct contact with three touch sensitive dimmers of the control module. Each 'dimmer controls one separate color: red, green, and blue. This luminosity, which needs an environment of low light level to function at full capacity, interacts with the primary colors of the painting. This interaction between the two sets of primary colors, controlled by the participant, determines the visual elements of the painting at any given point in time. This change and transformation occurs in both side A (mid-air projection) and B (multiple layers of painting).