Painting with Light (cont.)

The early studio work and first public presentations in January, 1966, of the three week "Vision in Motion" series were examples of the contemplative-observer situation. This work originally involved the exclusive use of the overhead projection system, allowing me to work directly and spontaneously with music in a manner not common to previous (or for that matter subsequent) light art. The use of several overhead projectors at once, has facilitated both the development of a continuum of imagery orchestrated in time, and the "live mix", within the performance, of imagery, simultaneously projected and superimposed, This live mix quality has been further developed with he use of slides and films when appropriate. The close working relationship with music in the execution of extended spontaneous works has not (to the best of my knowledge) been duplicated by any other painter. With Fred Marshall and Jerry Granelli at the Light Sound Dimension Theater a particularly productive period of work in this form resulted. This unsalaried artist collective produced approximately a year and a half of weekly performances.

"Light and sound improvise together for an hour at each showing. No one hour is ever like another. And there is probably no theater like this one anywhere else on earth."
A. Frankenstein, SF Chronicle

The closing of the theater due to financial pressures eliminated this unique regular performance situation. I have since continued my research in various studio spaces and presented public performances in France, Switzerland and the Bay Area.

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