The Nona Jean Hulsey Gallery in the Norick Art Center has a new installation on display.
“Lights on the Horizon,” a visiting installation of interpreted and visual casted light from the collection of Christian Keesee, is now on display.
“Lights on the Horizon” consists of work from Oklahomans such as Chad Mount, whose “Meadow Rhythms” explores the color spectrum cast from a meadow sunset on the horizon.
The exhibit is one of several funded by the Kirkpatrick Family Fund as part the “Bright Golden Haze: Reflections,” series, each of which uses light thematically and responds to the Oklahoma Contemporary’s inaugural exhibition “Bright Golden Haze.”
Heather Lunsford, gallery director, said the Hulsey Gallery is a noncollecting venture, meaning they only house traveling exhibits.
Julie Maguire, curator of the “Lights on the Horizon” show, wrote light is more than meets the eye in email about the exhibition’s concept.
“Given the visual nature of most art, one can say that light is a part of all artwork,” Maguire wrote. “With the rise of modernism and electric light, artists have increasingly sought to utilize light as the artwork itself.”
Maguire said the artwork on display embodies a diverse background spanning multiple time periods, styles and subject matter, all pulling on a specific element to bring them to fruition.
“The element is light and how the human eye perceives light in all dimensions,” she wrote.
Maguire said Olafur Eliasson’s “Shadow Projection Lamp” is an example of artificial light and shadow perspective.
“A circular glass disc with concentric mirrored rings are oriented vertically on a tripod with a small light shining directly onto the glass,” Maguire wrote. “This reflection casts a spiral shadow onto the opposite wall. Eliasson has utilized reflection to manipulate the light wave and bounce it back onto the wall so that a viewer then sees the shadow.”
Sierra Pratola, dance freshman, said she was interested in seeing artwork on campus.
“I didn’t know we had an art gallery at OCU,” Pratola said. “I love to view others’ work and will definitely visit if I have the time.”
Maguire wrote “Lights on the Horizon” features a broad pool of pieces and works. It highlights only a small part of how light can be perceived and interpreted.
“It is hoped the viewer’s sight will be challenged and expanded by these artworks and the learned experience can be applied to artwork seen in the future,” Maguire wrote.
The curated exhibition will be on display 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays until Oct. 13 in the Hulsey Gallery. Admission is free to the public.
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