Patterns filled luminous windows against solid black
ALWAYS March 31 - July 1, 2020
This design “Grands Feuillages” (ca. 1920) used in this work is by the French painter Raoul Dufy who on occasion designed textile patterns. This work was created at the very end of the last pandemic of this sorts we are living through in 2020. The work is in essence, a reflection of light, only seen with the flash of a camera or flashlight. The light is a phantasmagoric presence only seen when activated by light brought to the surface. In this way, the enduring aspect of this temporary art installation will be held by those who have visited the work. The viewers’ actions are needed to make the work. This work changes depending on how you view it -- with a flashlight, with a flash photo... the image will come to you.
A graphic rendition of Raoul Dufy’s fabric pattern created in 1920, here in black and white
Short video of a visitor demonstrating how the reflective pattern illuminated with the use of a cell phone flash.
A graphic rendition of Raoul Dufy’s fabric pattern created in 1920, here in black and white.
A house at night taken at an angle looking up at a bright glowing white pattern illuminating all the windows as it was activated by the flash on a cell phone.
A graphic rendition of Raoul Dufy’s fabric pattern created in 1920, here in black and white animation.
A house at night with a glowing white pattern illuminating all the windows, activated by the flash on a cell phone that took the photo. There is also warm glow from a streetlamp.
Various snapshots by the artist and visitors of the Always photo activated artwork.