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Coming from a family of artisans, Loveland, Colorado artist Aaron Ristau has a fascination for creating kinetic light sculpture with plasma illumination technologies that blend nostalgic aesthetics with modern function.

Make Magazine feature

on June 29, 2016

Super excited to report we are in the latest issue of Make magazine for our Tesla coil light sculpture from NOCO Mini Maker Fair 2015. Joe Pawelski is the brains behind the Tesla coil. Alanna Brake was our very talented photographer. http://makezine.com/2016/06/29/plasma-play/

Colorado Springs, Co. residential Laboratory installation

on May 19, 2016

I had a ball installing this sculpture in a Colorado Springs, Co. residence. Definitely check out the video below!

Aaron Ristau, Dina Kalahar , Loveland, Colorado April 8- May 13

on March 18, 2016

Tesla Coil experiment with my Animated Luminaria

on October 21, 2015

Joe Pawelski of the Tesla Research Society and Aaron Ristau of the newly formed Plasma Appreciation Society teamed up to present a light sculpture performance for Loveland Colorado’s 2015 Noco Mini Maker Fair. Joe and I have known each other for a few years. He hand built the Tesla coil and […]

Aaron Ristau Studio update

on August 18, 2014

It’s been a while since my last post. What follows is a gallery of images and video’s related to my art since my last post. If you are reading this and have questions ask me! Let me know how you found my content? Click through to video links: The Laboratory […]