Jesse St. Jon Wallace


OPTIMISTIC ALLUSION


Materials: Steel, Plexiglass, Light diffracting gradient film, Lightbulbs, Weather Stripping, Nuts and Bolts

5.75’X6.5’4.75’
2012

Light, a source of life, a metaphor for beauty, inspiration, and hope.
The modern age has brought a degree of uncertainty, unrest, and fear amongst the population of the world. This has been shown through much of the art in the last century. I hope to break that pattern of pessimism by creating a piece that embodies the beauty of the world. The original design of this piece was created to parallel the organic beauty of light and nature, in order to, project an overpowering optimism over an audience.