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Wayne Strattman
A Study in Movement
28” x 19” x 2”
Luminglas prototype: flat-screened crackle tube in wooden frame
Courtesy of Wayne Strattman, loaned in 1999
Speak to this artwork and it will listen and shine light back to you, mirroring the waves in the sound of your voice. This work consists of two glass panels bound together, which contain glass beads and argon gas. The glass beads are arranged in a dynamic pattern of a triangle and rectangles, but they are only visible when electricity flows around the beads. Since glass does not conduct electricity, the electricity navigates through the spaces between the glass.
Wayne Strattman received the world's first PhD in Neon Art and Technology by publishing papers from the University of Sunderland. The PhD recognized his many years of work making sculpture, doing research, writing, and advocating for neon and other advanced forms of lighted glass sculpture. His Boston-based company, Strattman Design, has been a leader for decades in building museum displays, custom sculpture, as well as innovative lighting products for commerce and industry. A former Glass Art Society (GAS) board member, he started and endowed the “Critical Dialogue” lecture series, co-endowed the Technology Advancing glass program to help initiate the GAS Board Designated Fund, and started and helped maintain the Annual GAS Neon show since 1997.