{"id":1734,"date":"2011-10-02T16:24:39","date_gmt":"2011-10-02T16:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/steampunkopera.wordpress.com\/?p=1734"},"modified":"2011-10-02T16:24:39","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T16:24:39","slug":"bruce-munro-artist-of-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulshapera.com\/temp\/bruce-munro-artist-of-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Munro: Artist of Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several posts ago i featured some lovely pictures of artists who use light as their medium. One of the artists who particularly took my fancy was Bruce Munro, who deserves his own post.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because he does shit like this:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/4\/48\/Eden_Project_Winter_2008_showing_Bruce_Munro_field_of_Light.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"497\" \/><\/p>\n<p>THAT my friends, is The Eden Project in Cornwall, UK a series of biodomes housing plants from acorss the world and boasting the largest greenhouse on the planet. The picture above is Bruce Munro lighting it. The lighting scheme also includes fields of light:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/plusmood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/field-of-light-3.jpg?resize=446%2C625\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"625\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.davidreport.com\/2011\/08\/Longwood-gardens-bruce-munro.jpg?resize=610%2C455\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"455\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/atcasa.corriere.it\/Tendenze\/Dove-andare\/2009\/01\/09\/img\/field_of_light_01.jpg?resize=640%2C413\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/steampunkopera.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/10\/6a01347ff0d110970c0133f20390ae970b-800wi.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=416%2C389\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"389\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In Wiltshire he built a Sea of CDs using&#8230; you guessed it, discarded CDs:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2010\/06\/dzn_CD-Sea-by-Bruce-Munro-2.jpg?resize=450%2C450\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.dezeen.com\/uploads\/2010\/06\/dzn_CD-Sea-by-Bruce-Munro.jpg?resize=468%2C468\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"468\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/203.145.50.198\/idl\/media\/idlcom\/november_09\/events\/bruce_munro\/bruce_munro_hero.jpg?resize=525%2C440\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And of course there&#8217;s tower light thingamajigs:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/203.145.50.198\/idl\/media\/idlcom\/september_09\/sustainability\/bruce_munro\/munro_hero.jpg?resize=525%2C440\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.davidreport.com\/2011\/08\/bruce-munro-longwood-gardens.jpg?resize=610%2C438\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elledecor.com\/files\/web\/images\/articles\/bruce-munro-article-image.jpg?resize=640%2C349\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lighting Catherdrals:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.enlighter.org\/images\/2010\/04\/Peter-Backhouse-1.jpg?resize=430%2C380\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"380\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/inspir3d.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/light_shower11.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Who the hell knows:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.bbc.co.uk\/media\/images\/50730000\/jpg\/_50730680_bruce_munro_01.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.whitewallmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMG_9663-470x314.jpg?resize=470%2C314\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"314\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Perty, no? Ladies and Gentlemen, Bruce Munro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several posts ago i featured some lovely pictures of artists who use light as their medium. One of the artists who particularly took my fancy was Bruce Munro, who deserves his own post. Why? 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