Signal Lumineux

Photo taken by user Alice  on Aug 2009

So I wanted to learn more about Takis' Signal Lumineux that was mentioned on page 63 and I could not find any more info on it.  I was looking for videos to see the piece in action but no dice.  It seems so interesting though.  Shanken states that the enviroment, especially the wind and ground tremors, have unique affect on each wiry sculpture.  The best I could do was to view pictures of the art in different seasons.  I was very interested in this kinetic piece because it was herald as the first to incorporate music into the visual arts.  In one of my first post, I mentioned Gatis Kurzemnieks, a multimedia artists, as an innovative artist who has incorporated visual art with music.  I would think, without Takis, Kurzemnieks would not have found proper influences for his piece.

In the textbook, the photo seems too blurry to make out a clear aesthetic of the artful scenery.  According to orbit.zkm.de, each sculpture are different height and form, and they all vary in energy emission and code transmission all randomize in timing and orientation.  So here are more pictures of Signal Lumineux in various angles and seasons.

Photo taken in Nov 2008

 Photo taken by a Flickr user in Feb 2010. 

Photo taken by user ewka in June 2008