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‘The Agony of Illuminati n’

‘The Agony of Illuminati n’. Stephanie Gamboni. My C reative Work. 5 foot square light panel 100 light bulbs H ow different people see light Lets the audience experience the agony of illumination. My Reality. Had migraines since I can Remember Auras are colored spots and blurred vision

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  1. ‘The Agony of Illuminati n’ Stephanie Gamboni

  2. My Creative Work • 5 foot square light panel • 100 light bulbs • How different people see light • Lets the audience experience the agony of illumination

  3. My Reality • Had migraines since I can Remember • Auras are colored spots and blurred vision • Light, sound and smell sensitivity with nausea and occasionally vomiting • Many medications and treatments • ER twice with migraine attacks

  4. What is a Migraine? • Throbbing or pulsing pain in one area of the head • Can be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, extreme light and sound sensitivity • Can last from hours to days • May experience auras or warning signs • Unknown cause – Genetics and Environment seem to play a role

  5. This Time Around… • Migraine constantly for 1 year, 4 months and counting • Trigger point injections, steroids, IV infusions, botox, MRI, acupuncture, massage, yoga, exercise, blood and heavy metal poisoning tests… • No Answers • My pain has become an inspiration

  6. A Week in My HeadDay 1 June 25, 2011 Pain Level - 5

  7. Day 2 June 26, 2011 Pain Level - 5

  8. Day 3 June 27, 2011 Pain Level - 8

  9. Day 4 June 28, 2011 Pain Level - 8

  10. Day 5 June 29, 2011 Pain Level - 8

  11. Day 6 June 30, 2011 Pain Level - 5

  12. Day 7 July 1, 2011 Pain Level - 4

  13. What is Art? • Something you enjoy looking at? • Something that challenges you? • Any form of creative expression?

  14. Influences • Francesco Goya • Deals with pain and suffering • Portrays everyday life Self-Portrait with Dr. Arrieta Francesco Goya 1820 Oil on canvas

  15. Influences • James Turrell • Works with the surreal quality of light • Installation format "Roden Crater," Southwest View "Roden Crater," East Portal Entryway James Turrell Roden Crater Project, Flagstaff, Arizona 2000Photos by Dick Wiser

  16. Why? • Aims to push the boundaries of art • Make work about what you know – Light Sensitivity • Understand what light is like to different people

  17. The Agony of IlluminationResults • Four 2.5 x 2.5ft panels displayed as a large 5 x 5ft square • 100 25watt light bulbs on the panels and a single bulb hanging in front of the panels • Light installation displayed the CSU Gallery as part of the URS Creative Works Exhibition

  18. Process • Blueprint • Order parts • Machine, assemble, wire, and paint panels • Install work in gallery • Put in light bulbs • Use Timers • Runs on two circuits

  19. In Progress

  20. In Progress

  21. Installation

  22. Finished Product Opening reception for the URS Creative Works Exhibition is tonight from 7-9pm

  23. Resources Mayo Clinic Staff. "Migraine." Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 04 June 2011. Web. 28 March. 2012. Goya, Francesco. Self-Portrait with Dr. Arrieta. 1820. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN. Olga's Gallery. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. Wiser, Dick. James Turrell, "Roden Crater," Southwest View. 2000. Photograph. Skystone Foundation and Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, Roden Crater Project, Flagstaff, Arizona. Art21. PBS. Web. 28 Mar. 2012 Wiser, Dick. James Turrell, "Roden Crater," East Portal Entryway. 2000. Photograph. Skystone Foundation and Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, Roden Crater Project, Flagstaff, Arizona. Art21. PBS. Web. 28 Mar. 2012

  24. Questions?

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