The work of American artist Charles Ross uses natural light sources to create intriguing and stunning effects. After working for many years with using prisms to create dynamic color and light effects in architectural spaces, Ross decided to change his focus. Rather than dispersing sunlight through a prism he decided to focus it into a single point of raw power to create a solar burn. Each day for one year he burned the path of the sun through a large lens into a wooden plank. The burns were exhibited side-by-side in an exhibition titled Sunlight Convergence/Solar Burn (1971-72). Continue reading “The Art of Science: Solar Burns”
