Wheels of Light : designs for British light shows 1970-1990.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foakes, Kevin.

Series:

Four Corners irregulars ; No, 9.

Four Corners Irregulars ; No, 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lighting--Special effects--History--20th century.

Lighting.

Lighting--Special effects--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

175 pages : illustrations (black and white, and color) ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Four Corners Books, 2022.

Summary:

Emerging from avant-garde art performances of the 1960s, light shows became the hip accompaniment to gigs and clubs in the 1970s. Swirling coloured oils and kaleidoscopic patterns were projected across bands and venues, while 360 degree painted 'panorama wheels' would slowly rotate in projectors, showing only a section of the image at any one time. Wheels of Light brings together the images made by the key projection companies that sprung up in the UK, including Optikinetics, Pluto and Orion, and tells their story. From beautiful abstracts to visions of outer space, the designs for these rotating projections are a snapshot of the creativity and inventiveness of an era.

Contents:

Introduction

Wheels of Light

Liquid Wheels

Cassettes

Orion Lighting

Pluto

Light Fantastic Limited

Optikinetics

Epilogue

Acknowledgements

Bibliography & Online Resources

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

190982920X

9781909829206

OCLC:

1347019945