Light Sentence- Ruby Red 1971

Laddie John Dill made this light sculpture called Light Sentence- Ruby Red, and the name gives me so many ideas about what art can do. This is a piece that's all about the way color and light play with space, kinda like how I think about painting, but with neon and glass instead of paint. The surface of the light is so smooth, and it kinda tricks you into wanting to touch it. Look at how each little cell glows, it’s like a little world all its own. There's something about the mix of industrial materials and the handmade feel that gets me. I love how Dill isn't afraid to let the materials do their thing. It reminds me of how Robert Irwin worked, letting the light and space shape the experience. This isn’t just something to look at, it’s something to feel. It’s not fixed; it’s alive.