Details
A light sculpture, Cubic Projection
by Bill Culbert, 1968, black-fibreglass sphere with series of drilled pinholes, internally fitted with 150w electric light, 26in. (66cm.) wide
See illustration
When correctly fitted with a clear 150w bulb, the light emitted from the pinholes will project an image of the bulb filament onto the surrounding surfaces. This sculpture is one of a limited edition of "multiples" produced and sold by the Lisson Gallery, London, in 1968
Cf.
The Sixties Art Scene in London, Mellor, Barbican Art Gallery, 1993 p.180, for illustration of a similar sculpture, placed in a mirrored chamber
by Bill Culbert, 1968, black-fibreglass sphere with series of drilled pinholes, internally fitted with 150w electric light, 26in. (66cm.) wide
See illustration
When correctly fitted with a clear 150w bulb, the light emitted from the pinholes will project an image of the bulb filament onto the surrounding surfaces. This sculpture is one of a limited edition of "multiples" produced and sold by the Lisson Gallery, London, in 1968
Cf.
The Sixties Art Scene in London, Mellor, Barbican Art Gallery, 1993 p.180, for illustration of a similar sculpture, placed in a mirrored chamber