Above are a few selections from the many hand made illuminated works by Jen Lewin over the years. While different from her more known interactive sculptures, these illuminated forms were derived while Lewin was experimenting with form, light, and reflection.
Many of these forms have inspired Lewin’s larger interactive works such as The Aurora, or The Cloud.
The Futo Chandelier is a private lighting commission for the Futo Winery. Handmade by Lewin in her Boulder, Colorado studio, the lamp casts a unique light pattern from the LEDs installed in each glass bulb, transforming surrounding space.
The Ceiling Element by Jen Lewin was designed as both a light fixture and a mood generator. Videos, shapes, and colors project across the 40 foot long bar of “Session Kitchen” in Denver Colorado. The colors, speed and projection are controlled by a custom tablet app giving the ability to manage the piece based on the time of day and vibe of the crowd. Jen Lewin | Bldg.Collective | Lumigeek
Stars In My Eyes is a work by Jen Lewin using retrofitted / vintage Carles Jr Stars on rotating articulating arms. By rotating each star, participants play with and become part of the overall work.
The Revolving M’s are a playful series of classic American logobilia transformed through public interaction. Whether it be in commerce, effort or time, it’s undeniable that there are symbols that have become an unrecognizable part of life. The Ms allow participants to interact with some of these symbols without cultural pressure and reminds us that their real meaning lies in playful moments. Mounted on articulating arms, participants can impact and change these pieces to be playful, traditional, ironic, or nonsensical.
On Point is a series of illuminated, rotating pointers.
Participants are invited to point and rotate the pointers as desired, allowing the audience to impact the art, changing the perceived impact. They appear to display different messages and emotional reactions when all three are pointed down, or up, or at the gallery attendant to the left. The artistic intention, however, remains the same – that by impacting the art you have more of a connection to your community than just being a passive observer.
Composed of 5000 hand welded metal rings, 3000 vintage Edison bulbs, 3000 hand glued white LEDS, 3000 custom cables and over 60 custom controllers, The Edison Cloud represents both an old-fashioned handmade and new mentality. By walking under and around The Edison Cloud you will see a ghostly and low resolution version of your shadow within the sculpture. This provides an experience where the movement of your body brings both beauty and form to glass and digital clouds.
Updating neon to something modern and clean, It’s Electric is a custom LED sign that debuted at Jen Lewin’s solo exhibition at the CU Art Museum of the same name. Inspired by the simple effect that lighting has on spaces, people, and intention, It’s Electric currently hangs Jen Lewin Studio in Brooklyn, NY.
The Kitchen’s Learning garden beds were invented and designed by Jen Lewin as an educational tool to inspire spontaneous play by children and create an attractive outdoor classroom for teachers. Unlike simple garden beds, the Learning Gardens comprises modular beds with built-in irrigation systems that can be shaped in any configuration to fit small and large plots in virtually every schoolyard.
The garden’s feminine and organic lines contrast with the concrete and harsh lines of cities and inspires a natural reaction from students and teachers alike.
Learn more about the learning gardens and the vision created and enabled by Kimbal Musk and Big Green , using these forms to improve the health of students and communities by creating experiential learning and garden-based education opportunities in low-income schools.
