Anne Rush

Universal Light

Universal Light is a series of artworks and small installation that explore concepts of time and space, existence, and the lightness of being. Suspended from the ceiling and walls, diaphanous and transparent sculptural forms rotate, sway, tremble and oscillate with the displacement of air.

These perceptual experiments play with light in transitory moments, and project shadow play and shards of refracted rainbow lights on to surrounding surfaces. The works change, and respond to the atmospheric conditions they inhabit. Transformative in nature, they aim to engage and mesmerize the viewer.

As an artist I have become increasingly interested in ethereal structures that inhabit space, and hover between something and nothing. I have developed this body of work since early 2010 and have used stainless steel, tarnish proof silver coated copper wire, various metal threads, Swarovski crystal, quartz, glass, acrylic, elastic, plastic, Japanese copolymers and found metal objects.

Frequently the ideas for my work come from the materials themselves and the need to familiarize myself with their unique properties. To touch and manipulate these materials generates wonder and possibility, and the longer I have worked on this series, the more I have come to intuitively realize this experimentation relies on scientific principles such as gravity, energy generated by movement, Newton’s theory of colour when refracting light moves through a prism (Swarovski crystal) and the interplay of shadow and light.

These works can be scaled up or down. They tolerate conditions many other art works would not, such as sunlight, air-conditioning systems etc. Commission enquiries are welcome, and further concepts for installation work in public spaces are in process. I can install any of these works, with the assistance of a technician, in a straightforward way.

For the last decade I have created work that searches for a sense of peace in an uncertain world, offering respite for the mind from the external world.

The Universal Light Series is made up of a series of smaller installations that are either hung in groupings from the ceiling or imbedded into the wall. They have a flexibility in the way they can be configured to different sized environments.