Ugo Rondinone
Often employing natural forms and materials in his work, Ugo Rondinone’s examination of nature through the monumental sculpture luminous light alludes to deep, conceptual conversations surrounding the ways in which humans connect to their environments and the elements therein. Lightning bolts, typically experienced as flashes of light in a storm, also resonate with Rondinone’s interest in the earthly realm and the sublime, drawing inspiration from German Romanticism and the works of Caspar David Friedrich. Lightning forms a bridge between the earthly realm and the divine, suggesting the possibility of transcending the physical world and everyday life. luminous light further recalls other natural forms in our everyday life, including inverted branches or the roots of a tree, elevating the quotidian to nothing short of the extraordinary.