Dan Flavin (1933 - 1996) - photo 1

Dan Flavin

Dan Flavin was an American minimalist artist known for his use of fluorescent light as a medium. Flavin's work explored the aesthetic possibilities of industrial materials and the interaction between light, space, and color.

Flavin studied art at Columbia University. He began creating his iconic light installations in the 1960s, using commercial fluorescent tubes of various sizes and colors to create complex arrangements of light and shadow.

Many of Flavin's works were site-specific, designed to respond to the architecture and spatial dynamics of the exhibition space. Some of his most famous installations include "Monument for V. Tatlin" (1969), a tribute to the Russian Constructivist artist Vladimir Tatlin, and "Untitled (Marfa Project)" (1996), a permanent installation of colored fluorescent light in Marfa, Texas.

Flavin's work was recognized with numerous awards and honors, including the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Skowhegan Medal for Sculpture. He exhibited his work extensively in the United States and Europe, and his installations continue to be celebrated as seminal examples of minimalist and conceptual art.

Flavin's legacy as a pioneering artist continues to inspire new generations of artists working with light and other non-traditional materials.

Date and place of birt:1 april 1933, New York City, USA
Date and place of death:29 november 1996, New York City, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Sculptor
Art style:Abstract art, Minimalism, Contemporary art
Technique:Installation

Creators USA

Joseph Rubin (1948 - 2014)
Joseph Rubin
1948 - 2014
Cornelius Völker (1965)
Cornelius Völker
1965
Joseph Cornell (1903 - 1972)
Joseph Cornell
1903 - 1972
Cyrus Edwin Dallin (1861 - 1944)
Cyrus Edwin Dallin
1861 - 1944
Pinchas Burstein (1927 - 1977)
Pinchas Burstein
1927 - 1977
Sarah Crowner (1974)
Sarah Crowner
1974
Radcliffe Bailey (1968 - 2023)
Radcliffe Bailey
1968 - 2023
Charles Alfred Meurer (1865 - 1955)
Charles Alfred Meurer
1865 - 1955
Betty Beaumont (1946)
Betty Beaumont
1946
Jack Mendenhall (1937)
Jack Mendenhall
1937
Karl Albert Kasten (1916 - 2010)
Karl Albert Kasten
1916 - 2010
Karl Knaths (1891 - 1971)
Karl Knaths
1891 - 1971
 Christo & Jeanne-Claude ()
Christo & Jeanne-Claude
Juan Boza Sánchez (1941 - 1991)
Juan Boza Sánchez
1941 - 1991
John Levee (1924 - 2017)
John Levee
1924 - 2017
LaToya Ruby Frazier (1982)
LaToya Ruby Frazier
1982

Creators Abstract art

Giovanni Anselmo (1934 - 2023)
Giovanni Anselmo
1934 - 2023
Robert de Michiell (1958 - 2015)
Robert de Michiell
1958 - 2015
Genso Okuda (1912 - 2003)
Genso Okuda
1912 - 2003
Lygia Clark (1920 - 1988)
Lygia Clark
1920 - 1988
Gaetano Pesce (1939 - 2024)
Gaetano Pesce
1939 - 2024
Alice Kent Stoddard (1884 - 1976)
Alice Kent Stoddard
1884 - 1976
Anatoly Akimovich Nenartovich (1915 - 1988)
Anatoly Akimovich Nenartovich
1915 - 1988
Demetrios Galanis (1880 - 1966)
Demetrios Galanis
1880 - 1966
Walter Leblanc (1932 - 1986)
Walter Leblanc
1932 - 1986
Jen Ray (1970)
Jen Ray
1970
Mike Williams (1940)
Mike Williams
1940
Frederick Joseph Yates (1922 - 2008)
Frederick Joseph Yates
1922 - 2008
George Johnson (1926 - 2021)
George Johnson
1926 - 2021
Sam Francis (1923 - 1994)
Sam Francis
1923 - 1994
Ruth May (1974)
Ruth May
1974
Leo Zogmayer (1949)
Leo Zogmayer
1949
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