dilluns, 26 d’octubre del 2015

Light Fantastic


Prestel Verlag
Munich-London-New york, 2006
English ISBN 978-3-7913-3685-5
Anglés.

Ressenya.
Now available in a completely revised, updated, and expanded edition, this book is the definitive guide to stage lighting design by a virtuoso in the field. As beautiful as it is instructive, this award-winning book on all aspects of theatrical lighting design has become the standard resource in the field. Light Fantastic has received accolades from the theater community, including the Golden Pen Award from the Institute for Theater Technology and Outstanding Academic Title award from Choice magazine. Now in its third edition, Light Fantastic has been expanded to include breathtaking new photographs from author Max Keller's most recent productions. The text has been brought up to date to reflect the latest technological advances, while new essays on light in architecture, lighting for music concerts, and the metaphysics and politics of light broaden its scope. Keller s extensive knowledge and experience on some of the world s most celebrated stages make him the definitive source for veterans or those new to the field of stage lighting. Throughout the book hundreds of vibrant color photographs convey the excitement of live performance. This remarkable volume is an indispensable handbook to stage lighting design.

A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting



Focal Press; 3 edition (October 27, 2013)
ISBN-10: 0415812003
ISBN-13: 978-0415812009
Anglés

Ressenyes.
'Any student or professional seeking to work as a lighting designer in theater or dance should read this book. I've been using this book since the first edition, as it's a wonderful tool for education. This book goes into the details behind the creation of a lighting design. The knowledge you gain by studying this text will free you to create art with your lighting, instead of being caught up in the mundane tasks required to execute a design.'
Stephen Ellison, Lighting Systems Design Consultant.

'Steven L Shelley has done it again. After reading the second edition of "A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting" (the only one of its kind), I didn't think there was anything else to say about technically creating a lighting design.
Mr. Shelley has done it! He found more information and better and clearer ways to communicate his ideas. The added graphics help the reader to understand the writing, and they alone are worth the price of the book. He's gone into more depth -- when the reader is finished, they have a greater and clearer understanding of the process involved in creating a lighting design.
They'll also have an easier time working through the process than anyone did before this book was written.
The time Shelley spends with his own stories helps the reader understand why things are done a certain way. They make the reader understand he's a professional and not just someone who is writing a textbook for tenure.
Overall, the third edition of "A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting" is a book that anyone interested in the process of lighting design must have on their bookshelf.'
David Griffith, Educator and professional lighting designer.

'...the book presents further value in the latest incarnation. However, be warned...the sheer volume of professional gold within is more than one person can shovel in a sitting...This book could be subtitled "Everything Mr Shelley has ever experienced and thought about lighting in his long and illustrious career."...the whole book is an avalanche of practical advice, notes, tips, pro tips, detail, So much detail. This is the value right here, folks.'
Rob Sayer, On Stage Lighting.

'The beauty of A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting has always been that it takes the designer and brings them down to the nitty gritty. The wonder of the third edition is that you now have expanded resources to communicate not only to the beginning lighting student, but to the 201, 301, and 401 levels as well. I have students that carry this book through multiple levels of courses and by the end come out with an understanding that is unmatched in terms of executing a comprehensive design from top to bottom. The expanded sections help clarify complicated concepts seamlessly. I require this text in all of my lighting classes and the students get so excited to go to conferences and meet "the REAL STEVE SHELLEY" in person. He's like a super-star to them and this insightful textbook is the reason.'
Ruth Hutson.

'Several months ago, I received a call from a university student wanting advice on a career in stage lighting...We discussed approaches to design and useful software, but when she asked what she should read to learn more, I recommended Steve Shelley's A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, second edition. It was the best book I knew about how to light the stage and earn a living as a lighting designer. Now there is a better book: A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, third edition...I would recommend it for any instructor teaching stage lighting at any level. There is a lot in this book that can stimulate thoughts about what a lighting design should be, how one goes about practically realizing a design, and about working as part of an artistic team in a venture that has to fit a budget...it would be a great gift any time of the year, whether for an ambitious student or for yourself.'
Karl G. Ruling, Protocol.

'The scope and breadth of the A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, Third Edition make it equally useful for the emerging young designer needing reference material, the experienced professional looking for new perspectives, and the seasoned designer looking for new tips, reminders of shortcuts, or inspiration to be a little more organized and prepared for the task at hand. The examples of plots, sections, paperwork, cue masters, magic sheets, focus charts, and working drawings are excellent resources. The updates and expansions make A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, Third Edition a valuable addition to your theatre library, even if you have a previous version of the book.'
Ellen E. Jones, Lighting & Sound America.

"A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting (Third Edition), by Steven Louis Shelley, has long been a standard text and reference on preparing lighting designs and creating the paperwork needed to mount a production. In the latest edition, Shelly...zeroes in on communication skills, adding ideas (and checklists) for efficient and productive meetings with both management and creative teams. Also new are 'Shelley's Periodic Table of Fundamental Lighting Systems, ' plus ground plans, sections and front elevations that demonstrate basic system wash configurations for each direction of light. Particularly useful is his explanation of a manufacturer's information sheet and how to determine the beam size, foot candles and gel transmission for various lighting instruments." 
Stephen Peithman, Stage Directions.

About the Author.
Steven Louis Shelley has worked in theatre for over 40 years as a lighting designer, production manager, and stage manager in New York City, throughout the United States, and on four continents. His lighting designs are included in the repertories of many dance companies. He's designed lighting on Broadway, Off-Broadway, as well as concerts, television, regional theatre, and regional opera. Steve is also the inventor and patent holder of the award-winning Field Templates™ and SoftSymbols™ (www.fieldtemplate.com). He is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829.

McCandless



Theatre Arts Books; 4 edition (June 1958)
ISBN-13: 978-0878300822
ISBN-10: 0878300821
Anglés

Sinopsi.
A fourth, revised edition of the outstanding book in this field. An architect, Prof. McCandless taught stage lighting for 40 years at Yale, and served as lighting consultant for the United Nations Assembly Hall, Radio City and the National Gallery. He designed the lighting for theatres throughout this hemisphere, such as those at Yale and Amherst, and for Broadway plays. Many practitioners in the field assert this is not "a method" but "the method," and is the basis of much stage lighting today. "The book is the best semi-technical text available in the areas it covers."-Educational Theatre Journal. "The grandfather of us all ... He wrote probably the best book on lighting fundamentals."-Jean Rosenthal. "I was reared on Stanley McCandless."-Richard Pilbrow, Lighting Dimensions.

dissabte, 24 d’octubre del 2015

Light Art from Artificial Light



Editorial Hatge Kantz
ISBN 978-3-7757-1774-8
Alemany, anglés.
2006. 716 pp., 980 ills., 750 in color
22.00 x 28.30 cm
hardcover.

Aquest llibre està descatalogat, però es pot trobar de segona mà. 

Sinopsi.
With over seven hundred color illustrations of works by all of the important light artists-a new standard work on the subject.

More than almost any other medium, electric light has revolutionized and democratized our world. Today we live in cities and gardens of light, and for almost a century, artists have been working with light bulbs, fluorescent and neon light, glowing LEDs, and powerful spotlights. This comprehensive publication offers a broad overview of the development of this genre, from the pioneers of light art in the 1920s and the immersing and interactive environments of ZERO, GRAV, Gruppo T, and Gruppo N, to the early light artists from Europe and North and South America. Outstanding contemporary productions—with their profound illuminated spheres, ironic cross-references, and fascinating plays of filigreed light—complete this glowing spectrum of explorations of artificial light.


Artists featured (selection):


Vito Acconci, Martin Boyce, Björn Dahlem, Olafur Eliasson, Tracey Emin, Dan Flavin, Gerhard von Graevenitz, Zaha Hadid, Jenny Holzer, Mike Kelley, Brigitte Kowanz, Julio Le Parc, Benita Liebel, Mario Merz, László Moholy-Nagy, Bruce Nauman, Jorge Pardo, Tobias Rehberger, Anselm Reyle, Jason Rhoades, Nicolas Schöffler, Keith Sonnier, Yves Tinguely, James Turrell, Cerith Wyn Evans, Chen Zhen


Exhibition schedule: ZKM, Museum für Neue Kunst Karlsruhe, November 19, 2005–August 6, 2006

Light Art from Artificial Light
Light as a Medium in 20th and 21st Century Art

Edited by Peter Weibel, Gregor Jansen, Texts by Andreas Beitin, Dietmar Elger, Gregor Jansen, Friedrich Kittler, Günter Leising, Vanessa Joan Müller, Frank Popper, Wolfgang Schivelbusch, Sara Selwood, Peter Sloterdijk, Peter Weibel, Stephan von Wiese, Yvonne Ziegler, Daniela Zyman



Color y luz. Teoría y práctica.



Gustavo Gili
ISBN: 978-84-252-2217-7
Castellà

Sinopsi.
Conocer y usar bien el color es esencial no sólo para los artistas, sino también para los arquitectos, los urbanistas o los diseñadores. De la percepción cromática dependen el éxito del proyecto y su potencial para integrarse en la vida cotidiana de los usuarios: el color representa una oportunidad para aumentar sustancialmente el valor funcional y cultural del proyecto, además de para mejorar los efectos del mismo sobre la sociedad.

Jorrit Tornquist, uno de los máximos expertos del color en la actualidad en Italia, dirige su investigación desde hace cuatro décadas hacia las vertientes paralelas de la expresión artística y del proyecto cromático para la arquitectura, el urbanismo y el diseño.

En estas páginas, profundiza y amplía los temas de su ensayo Colore e Luce. Basic design (1983), agotado desde hace tiempo. También analiza cada uno de los fundamentos técnicos del uso del color a partir de los sistemas vigentes para la clasificación de los colores, al igual que los principios físicos y fisiológicos sobre los que se basa el fenómeno de la percepción cromática. Una parte amplia del trabajo está dedicada al funcionamiento del sistema ojo-cerebro y contiene una síntesis de las principales teorías acerca de los fenómenos perceptivos del color. Otro capítulo importante es el de las aplicaciones: sobre la base de los datos técnicos y de las respuestas psicológicas que el color provoca en los animales y en el hombre, se trazan las líneas generales que guían el uso del color de manera óptima en numerosos sectores de la comunicación al igual que a la hora de realizar un proyecto, desde la iluminación de interiores y de exteriores hasta la elección del color de la arquitectura, desde la identificación de los colores correctos para la señalización hasta la de los colores para la publicidad y la comunicación. Color y Luz es una síntesis actualizada y valiosa de teoría y de investigación aplicada.

Jorrit Tornquist. 
Austriaco de nacimiento, vive y trabaja en Italia. Desde 1959 se dedica exclusivamente a la investigación y al estudio del color, de sus modalidades de percepción y de sus posibilidades expresivas. Entre sus proyectos más recientes como diseñador de color se cuentan la coordinación cromática de la campaña promocional para la cerámica de Faena ('Tavolozza faentina', 1990); el programa cromático para la Jakominiplatz de Graz, en Austria (1994); el del termoutilizador de la empresa Servizi Municipalizzati de Brescia (1998); y la torre acueducto de Cernusco sul Naviglio (MI). Su producción artística ha sido exhibida en varias exposiciones personales y colectivas tanto en Italia como en el extranjero, entre ellas, Public Eye, Hamburgo (1994), nt 4 Zagreb (1969) y Colore, Bienal de Venecia (1986). Ha dictado varios cursos de actualización y stage en Austria (Facultad de Arquitectura de Graz, 1987-1999) y en Italia (Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, 1993-1999). Desde 1995 imparte clases de Diseño Industrial para la Comunicación Visual, en el Politecnico di Milano, facultad de Arquitectura, curso de licenciatura en Diseño Industrial.


Capturar la luz


Editorial Atalanta
Memoria Mundi Nº 94
ISBN: 978-84-943770-1-3 
Castellà

Sinopsi.
La luz es el mayor enigma al que se ha enfrentado el hombre. Desde los filósofos de la Antigüedad hasta los especialistas en física cuántica del presente, nada ha sorprendido y cautivado más al ser humano que la naturaleza huidiza de la luz. Arthur Zajonc nos invita en este libro a emprender un viaje fascinante por la historia a través de las diferentes tentativas que se han realizado para comprender el fenómeno de la luz. Con minuciosa y elocuente claridad, Zajonc nos va adentrando en el ámbito de la mitología, la religión, la ciencia, la literatura y la pintura hasta revelarnos la enorme lucha que ha mantenido nuestra especie para determinar la conexión vital que existe entre la luz exterior de la naturaleza y la luz interior del espíritu humano.

Arthur Zajonc es presidente del Mind & Life Institute, profesor emérito de Física en el Amherst College de Massachusetts, donde ha enseñado de 1978 a 2012, y miembro de la Lindisfarne Association y del Fetzer Institute de Michigan. También ha sido profesor visitante en la École Normale Supérieure de París y en el Instituto Max Planck de Múnich, así como profesor Fulbright en la Universidad de Innsbruck. Es coautor con David Seamon de Goethe's Way of Science (1998) y con George Greenstein de The Quantum Challenge (2005). Coordinó los diálogos sobre la mente y la vida que varios científicos mantuvieron con el Dalái Lama en 1997 y 2003, recogidos en The New Physics and Cosmology:Dialogues with the Dalai Lama (2004) y de The Dalai Lama at MIT (2006).


«Una síntesis maravillosa y un gozo de lectura. Hacía mucho tiempo que no disfrutaba tanto con un libro. […] Una obra extraordinaria.» Oliver Sacks
«El ojo es el encuentro entre la luz de la naturaleza y la luz de la mente. Mejor que ojo, visión.»Alejandro Gándara. El Mundo