{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"","height":1332,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/amazing-urban-light-art/light-writing.jpg","width":2432},"credit":"","date":"2009-10-01T21:30:22Z","description":"Today, light art is an integral part of the urban art movement. Whether LED throwies, laser projectors, light installations, or light writing more and more people work creatively with light...\r\n","html":"\u003cp\u003eProjecting pictures, graphics, videos, tags or 3D objects on building becomes more an more popular. The guys of the \u003cstrong\u003eGraffiti Research Lab\u003c/strong\u003e (GRL) have received lots of positive exhortations for their creative light artworks and also the \u003ca href=\"/555-kubik-urban-screen/\"\u003egraphically architecture projections\u003c/a\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eUrban Screen\u003c/strong\u003e became famous.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csection class=\"external-video\" aria-label=\"YouTube video\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVideo / YouTube\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe YouTube player loads only when you choose to load it; YouTube then receives your connection information.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34IkhwE95e8\" rel=\"noreferrer\"\u003eWatch on YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbutton type=\"button\" data-video-src=\"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/34IkhwE95e8\" data-video-title=\"YouTube video referenced by Amazing Urban Light Art\" hidden\u003eLoad YouTube player\u003c/button\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"video-player\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"external-video\" aria-label=\"YouTube video\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVideo / YouTube\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe YouTube player loads only when you choose to load it; YouTube then receives your connection information.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hphOoaZmwe0\" rel=\"noreferrer\"\u003eWatch on YouTube\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbutton type=\"button\" data-video-src=\"https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/hphOoaZmwe0\" data-video-title=\"YouTube video referenced by Amazing Urban Light Art\" hidden\u003eLoad YouTube player\u003c/button\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"video-player\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/section\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother great example for the creative handling of light in an urban environment is the Madrid-based artists collective \u003cstrong\u003eLuz Interruptus\u003c/strong\u003e, who fascinates with \u003ca href=\"http://luzinterruptus1.blogspot.com/\"\u003efunky lighting installations\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are just three example of a new global urban art movement. I call it metaphorically “The Urban Enlightened” - A loose grouping of urban artists and activists who are using the latest state-of-the-art technology, like OLEDs (“organic light emitting diode”), laser (“light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation”) or lithium batteries.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther artists, like the French-based urban artist \u003cstrong\u003eZevs\u003c/strong\u003e, use luminescent liquids for their paintings, which are for example only visible under UV light (ultraviolet).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese creative people combine parts of natural sciences with parts of modern, contemporary art in a phenomenal way! I love it and if you love it too, re-tweet this article on twitter ;-)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis amazing urban projection video gives you an impression of what is possible today. I found it on \u003ca href=\"http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/10/we_may_have_already_posted_these_amazing.html\"\u003ewww.woostercollective.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nProjecting pictures, graphics, videos, tags or 3D objects on building becomes more an more popular. The guys of the **Graffiti Research Lab** (GRL) have received lots of positive exhortations for their creative light artworks and also the [graphically architecture projections](/555-kubik-urban-screen/) by **Urban Screen** became famous.\n\n[Video on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34IkhwE95e8)\n[Video on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hphOoaZmwe0)\n\n\nAnother great example for the creative handling of light in an urban environment is the Madrid-based artists collective **Luz Interruptus**, who fascinates with [funky lighting installations](http://luzinterruptus1.blogspot.com/).\n\nThese are just three example of a new global urban art movement. I call it metaphorically “The Urban Enlightened” - A loose grouping of urban artists and activists who are using the latest state-of-the-art technology, like OLEDs (“organic light emitting diode”), laser (“light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation”) or lithium batteries.\n\nOther artists, like the French-based urban artist **Zevs**, use luminescent liquids for their paintings, which are for example only visible under UV light (ultraviolet).\n\nThese creative people combine parts of natural sciences with parts of modern, contemporary art in a phenomenal way! I love it and if you love it too, re-tweet this article on twitter ;-)\n\nThis amazing urban projection video gives you an impression of what is possible today. I found it on [www.woostercollective.com](http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/10/we_may_have_already_posted_these_amazing.html).\n","tags":["Light Art","Graffiti Research Lab","Luz Interruptus"],"title":"Amazing Urban Light Art","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/amazing-urban-light-art/"}