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Article

Publication Date

2026

Abstract

Advancements in technology during the 20th and 21st centuries have allowed for new forms of art to be created, and new mediums to be explored— evidenced by the Light and Space Movement which emerged out of Southern California in the 1960s. Artists of this movement occupied a unique position within the larger scene of art history at the time; they were at the center of political turmoil and technological revolution, working in the same spaces and at times even alongside the engineers and psychologists interested in space: both outer and inner. Mary Corse, a painter, Fred Eversley, a sculptor, and James Turrell, primarily an installation artist, were three prominent artists working with light and space. They approached the materiality of light in their own ways, each exploring different avenues and predominantly working with one technique respectively, but all three were artists interested in the experience of an artwork, an experience facilitated by the light within and the light perceived.

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Undergraduate Research Awards - 2026 Finalist, Junior/Senior Category

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