HIGHLIGHTS – David Bermant Foundation https://davidbermantfoundation.org Color, Light, Motion Sat, 08 Jun 2024 03:10:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://davidbermantfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-logo_icon-32x32.png HIGHLIGHTS – David Bermant Foundation https://davidbermantfoundation.org 32 32 LUMIA https://davidbermantfoundation.org/project/lumia/ Tue, 06 Jun 2017 17:29:06 +0000 http://db.artscicenter.com/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=2975

LUMIA

EARL REIBACK

YEAR

1967

MATERIALS

Light box, lenses, GE quartz light

LOCATION

Butler Institute of American Art

]]> CEILING LIGHT SCULPTURE https://davidbermantfoundation.org/project/ceiling-light-sculpture/ Tue, 06 Jun 2017 17:21:05 +0000 http://db.artscicenter.com/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=2956

CEILING LIGHT SCULPTURE

JULIO LE PARC

YEAR

1975

LOCATION

Butler Institute of American Art

]]> NANOMANDALA https://davidbermantfoundation.org/project/nanomandala/ Sun, 14 May 2017 09:12:45 +0000 http://db.artscicenter.com/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=2010

NANOMANDALA

VICTORIA VESNA

YEAR

2003

DIMENSIONS

8′ circle x 4″

MATERIALS

steel 8′ circle of 4″ deep white sand, projector, computor, mirrors, sound system

LOCATION

Butler Institute of American Art

DESCRIPTION

Visit the nanomandala website

]]> DANCING TREES II https://davidbermantfoundation.org/project/dancing-trees-ii/ Sun, 14 May 2017 02:27:42 +0000 http://db.artscicenter.com/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=1775

DANCING TREES II

DAVID DURLACH

YEAR

1992

LOCATION

Butler Institute of American Art

DESCRIPTION

Dancing Trees II by artist David Durlach is an exemplary example of the Bermant Collection’s interest in artwork that explores technology with humor and pleasure. The composed landscape is miniature in scale and lies dormant under a glass box until the viewer presses a button that brings the landscape to life. Suddenly the farm-like composition awakens and moves in a choreographed dance in time to the chosen music. What originally was appealing due to its scale and texture becomes interesting with the motion and the artist’s technical application of music, magnetic forces, and movement.
The audience is also forced to consider the idea of a choreographed landscape. The scale and the control that the viewer is able to exert on the small vegetation at will alludes to the way that humankind has a similar desire to command the land on a larger scale.

]]> THRESHOLD OF A SINGULARITY – A MEMORIAL https://davidbermantfoundation.org/project/threshold-of-a-singularity-a-memorial/ Sun, 14 May 2017 02:02:11 +0000 http://db.artscicenter.com/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=1734

THRESHOLD OF A SINGULARITY – A MEMORIAL

SALLY WEBER

YEAR

1989

DIMENSIONS

45″ x 32″ x 10″

MATERIALS

Hologram laminated onto lucite, installed with mirror, metal, glass water container (silver halide emulsion on film)

FROM

Artist

LOCATION

Butler Institute of American Art

DESCRIPTION

Number 4 edition of 8

]]> TOKYO GAL https://davidbermantfoundation.org/project/tokyo-gal/ Sun, 14 May 2017 01:22:11 +0000 http://db.artscicenter.com/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=1692

TOKYO GAL

JEAN TINGUELY

1967
YEAR

1978

DIMENSIONS

29 x 10 1/2 x 5 1/2

MATERIALS

Electric motor, flywheel, radio parts and feather

FROM

Acey Wolgin

LOCATION

Butler Institute of American Art

EXHIBITED AT

Wadsworth Atheneum 1984; Neuberger Museum Soundings; PULSE 2 Santa Barbara CA 1990.

]]> SPINNING SHAFT https://davidbermantfoundation.org/project/spinning-shaft/ Sat, 13 May 2017 16:43:16 +0000 http://db.artscicenter.com/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=1672

SPINNING SHAFT 1978

ALEJANDRO & MOIRA SINA

YEAR

1983

DIMENSIONS

67 x 128 x 37

MATERIALS

Neon tubes, electric motor

EXHIBITED AT

Wadsworth Atheneum 1984;
Aldrich 1988;
PULSE 2 at S.B. (UCen Gallery) 1990

 

FROM

Artist

LOCATION

Butler Institute of American Art

]]> LIGHT BALLET I https://davidbermantfoundation.org/project/light-ballet-i/ Sat, 13 May 2017 15:00:49 +0000 http://db.artscicenter.com/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=1562

LIGHT BALLET I

OTTO PIENE

YEAR

1970

DIMENSIONS

29 diameter x 16 high

MATERIALS

Metal drum with lights

FROM

Howard Wise Gallery

LOCATION

Butler Institute of American Art

DESCRIPTION

Co-founder of German Group Zero with Heinz Mack and Gunther Ucker. Director CAVS at M.I.T.

]]> PARTICIPATION TV https://davidbermantfoundation.org/project/participation-tv/ Sat, 13 May 2017 00:48:42 +0000 http://db.artscicenter.com/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=1540

PARTICIPATION TV

NAM JUNE PAIK

YEAR

1969

DIMENSIONS

96 x 57 x 18

MATERIALS

Philco Color lite TV set, two microphones N.Y. amplifiers

FROM

Artist

LOCATION

Butler Institute of American Art

EXHIBITED AT

Wadsworth Atheneum 1984; Clock Tower 1986; PULSE 2 at S.B. 1990 (Peake Gallery); Ulrich Museum Wichita State 3/11/92 – 4/26/92; Butler

DESCRIPTION

On display at Whitney retrospective (previously at Neuberger Museum Soundings) and agreed to sell to DWB if all his bills were paid for. Refused to estimate. DWB agreed anyway. Paul Garrin constructed. Acquired in 1982 (after Howard Wise talk on 5/28/82) (paid all his bills for Whitney exhibition + $1,000 sent to him for new TV set) 1982 commissioned replica.

]]> ROSETTA SERIES, MOONSTONE I https://davidbermantfoundation.org/project/rosetta-series-moonstone-i/ Fri, 12 May 2017 21:52:06 +0000 http://db.artscicenter.com/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=1454

ROSETTA SERIES, MOONSTONE I

CLYDE LYNDS

YEAR

1982

DIMENSIONS

96 x 45 x 24

MATERIALS

Concrete, sand blast finish, fiber optics, motor.

FROM

Artist

LOCATION

Butler Institute of American Art

DESCRIPTION

This is the first monolith with optical fibres constructed by the artist. Letter on file.

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