MIT Student Gets Artistic With LED Art 163
Gibbs-Duhem writes "An MIT graduate student has up a page showcasing a standout art project. He's designed custom LED light fixtures which are seven times brighter than the closest similar commercial models, and include colors which can't be reproduced by a normal RGB cluster (including two ridiculously bright UV LEDs). The result: some beautiful mixed media artwork. The author's goal is to eventually publish a guide to make getting into creating such artwork more accessible to the general public. The site includes lots of great photos and a movie of the art in action. It also has in depth descriptions of the theory involved in this relatively new form of art, an explanation of how the paints were chosen, and an in depth technical discussion of how such lights are designed with schematics and board layouts for those who might wish to build their own lights."
Don't forget to wear sunglasses. (Score:5, Informative)
Ah yes, from the article:
Art with LED (Score:4, Informative)
I expect to see 90 percent of lighting changed over to LED lighting by 2015...
Re:damnit (Score:2, Informative)
Getting there. [cnn.com]
Re:Fascinating (Score:5, Informative)
I say this because he later remarks on:
-"You may think you're seeing yellow light, but the fact is that you are seeing independent red and green light, and your brain is converting that information into the appearance of yellow"
-pointing a "yellow" LED at "yellow" paint (black!!)
-pointing an "orange" LED at "orange" paint made by mixing yellow and red paints (red!!)
etc
Don't crucify him for just one word mixed up.
Re:Fascinating (Score:1, Informative)
Basically, I don't think it's just a typo. I think he's got a basic understanding of color mixing, but he's trying to explain beyond what he really knows.. hence mistakes like mixing up light vs. pigment, or saying that yellow pigment looks black under yellow light.
Re:It's a nice project, but... (Score:-1, Informative)
On the bright side, UVC lasers already exist.