The floating world : holograms by Rudie Berkhout / Daniel Belasco, exhibition curator ; with contributions by Rudie Berkhout, Martina Mrongovius, Sara J. Pasti.

New Paltz, New York : Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, [2016]

©2016

81 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

"Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Floating World: Holograms by Rudie Berkhout, curated by Daniel Belasco, on display from February 6 - July 10, 2016 in the Sara Bedrick Gallery of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, State University of New York at New Paltz"--Title page verso

"The first-ever catalogue dedicated to light artist and holographer Rudie Berkhout, The Floating World focuses on the transmission holograms Berkhout made from 1978 to 1989, a peak period of his creativity and professional recognition. In a transmission hologram, a rear-mounted light shines on a glass plate to illuminate a three-dimensional image. Curator Daniel Belasco situates Berkhout in the art and culture of his day, from the mass-produced holograms on the cover of National Geographic to the other artists working at the intersection of technology and audience participation. Holography scholar Martina Mrongovius provides a detailed account of the technology and craft in Berkhout's working process. Additional catalogue components include reprints of two important artist statements, multiple illustrations of exhibited art works, bibliography, and detailed exhibition history. Berkhout envisioned his abstract holograms as the marriage of science, art, and philosophy." -- Publisher's description

English

February 17, 2017

Includes bibliographical references.