SHIMMER

Shimmer
Philip Lynch
108” x 112” x 2”
Dye-sublimation. Aluminum. Steel.
702 individual 3.5” tiles, each hanging from a hand turned loop.

This work explores a variety of relationships—between the true beauty and temporal movement of butterflies, and the timeless, yet human-made beauty and fixed nature of stained glass. All my pieces are meant to bring beauty to life and in the process awaken the viewer to the aliveness and beauty within them. I believe awareness of the divine can transform individuals and change the world; my art is my contribution.

This piece was first conceived as a digital collage, composed entirely of hand painted butterfly and moth images. The collage is then fused onto the aluminum tiles. Kinetic by nature, the individual tiles move and shimmer in beautiful and unexpected patterns with the slightest breeze.

TallBuddha . . .

TallBuddha
ArtPrize 2013 Entry by Philip Lynch
120” x 136” x 5”
Reclaimed Redwood. Dye-sublimation. Aluminum. Steel.
702 individual 3.5” tiles, each hanging from a hand turned loop.

This great video, created by Ken Conroy (www.kenconroy.com), incorporates time-lapse photography to show the fantastic kinetic presence of this piece. Shimmering peacefully in the sun on a beautiful Grand Rapids Fall day, literally thousands of spectators were treated to the gentle unexpected beauty of TallBuddha.
TallBuddha Is actually a two sided piece. A detail of the other side is shown below: