I can’t believe it was exactly a week since Bury Light Night. Time is flying! I made a new work specially for the event, details of which are in this special blog post.
NEW WORK:
An Additive Mixture
T5 fluorescent sticklights
Variable dimensions
2013
In this site-specific installation work, specially conceived for Bury Light Night, West has systematically arranged numerous multicoloured fluorescent stick-lights in an empty retail unit. The title of work is taken from Josef Albers text ‘Interaction of Colour’, where it is explained that a direct mixture of projected light demonstrates an additive mixture where the sum of all colours in light is white.
An Additive Mixture is a sculptural interpretation of a recent work-on-paper where West has considerately positioned and orchestrated the lights as a direct response to details in the space. The relationship between the different hues is apparent through West’s attraction and understanding of colour theory.
