Light does the heavy lifting in duo's multimedia exhibition

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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Light does the heavy lifting in duo's multimedia exhibition
By Kyle MacMillan
The Denver Post
POSTED: 11/19/2010 01:00:00 AM MST


(Cyrus McCrimmon | The Denver Post)
In a multimedia exhibition titled "Light Drift," Ethan Jackson and Scott Johnson challenge perceptions via subtle explorations of such polarities as light and dark, calmness and movement, and two- and three-dimensionality.

The focal point of the show at the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design, 1600 Pierce St. in Lakewood, is a massive camera obscura, which uses a series of simple lenses to project ever-changing images of the sky and surrounding trees onto the ceiling of the school's Rotunda Pavilion.

The collaborative installation harks back to the room's use decades ago as a sunny sanitarium for tuberculosis patients, and the addition of antique beds and a rocking chair reinforces that connection.

On view concurrently in the Steele Gallery are video works and static sculptures by the two artists, who are both graduates of the University of Colorado at Boulder. Johnson is a member of the art faculty at Colorado College, and Jackson resides in Portland, Ore.

Rooted in 1960s and '70s conceptualism, these works build on past artistic experimentation and marry old and new technology in quietly intriguing if not necessarily broadly appealing ways. Kyle MacMillan

"Light Drift" runs through Dec. 3. Free. 303-225-8596 or rmcad.edu/exhibitions.



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