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

Gene Davis (1920 - 1985)
Gene Davis
1920 - 1985
Pegi Nicol MacLeod (1904 - 1949)
Pegi Nicol MacLeod
1904 - 1949
Gaston Lachaise (1882 - 1935)
Gaston Lachaise
1882 - 1935
Po Shun Leong (1941)
Po Shun Leong
1941
James Augustus Joseph Van Der Zee (1886 - 1983)
James Augustus Joseph Van Der Zee
1886 - 1983
Oscar Florianus Bluemner (1867 - 1938)
Oscar Florianus Bluemner
1867 - 1938
Richard Renaldi (1968)
Richard Renaldi
1968
Selden Gile (1877 - 1947)
Selden Gile
1877 - 1947
Cindy Sherman (1954)
Cindy Sherman
1954
Alonzo Chappel (1828 - 1887)
Alonzo Chappel
1828 - 1887
Melvin John Ramos (1935 - 2018)
Melvin John Ramos
1935 - 2018
Susan Rothenberg (1945 - 2020)
Susan Rothenberg
1945 - 2020
Dasha Shishkina (1977)
Dasha Shishkina
1977
Sam Gilliam (1933 - 2022)
Sam Gilliam
1933 - 2022
Kool Koor (1963)
Kool Koor
1963
Frederic Remington (1861 - 1909)
Frederic Remington
1861 - 1909

Creators Abstract art

Hélène de Beauvoir (1910 - 2001)
Hélène de Beauvoir
1910 - 2001
Rob Birza (1962)
Rob Birza
1962
David Kramer (1963)
David Kramer
1963
Florian Maier-Aichen (1973)
Florian Maier-Aichen
1973
Bruno Gironcoli (1936 - 2010)
Bruno Gironcoli
1936 - 2010
Kirill Serafimovich Mamonov (1937)
Kirill Serafimovich Mamonov
1937
 Claudia Schneider-Esleben (1948)
Claudia Schneider-Esleben
1948
Wallace Berman (1926 - 1976)
Wallace Berman
1926 - 1976
Charles Arnoldi (1946)
Charles Arnoldi
1946
Renata Boero (1936)
Renata Boero
1936
Matthias Weischer (1973)
Matthias Weischer
1973
Nataliia Nikolaevna Bogdanova (1931 - 2015)
Nataliia Nikolaevna Bogdanova
1931 - 2015
Michael Evlampievich Perkhin (1860 - 1903)
Michael Evlampievich Perkhin
1860 - 1903
Serafima Vasilievna Shakhrai (1905 - 1981)
Serafima Vasilievna Shakhrai
1905 - 1981
John Cecil Stephenson (1889 - 1965)
John Cecil Stephenson
1889 - 1965
Matt Lamb (1932 - 2012)
Matt Lamb
1932 - 2012
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