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.
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/ Read more »
Sometimes I come across a piece of antiquated technology that I instantly know will make a great light sculpture. Watch the video! The original devise was a Lens Centering Machine made by American Optical. The Animated Luminaria is filled with Xenon. Read more »
Recently one of my favorite sculptures had an unfortunate encounter with a gravity field and had to come back to it’s birthplace, my studio, for repairs. This gave me the opportunity to get some video of this incredible sculpture Frontier Cartography Droid I was also able to get video of […] Read more »
Two recent completed sculptures from Aaron Ristau Studio… Miss Piggy and Quadruped Floor lamp Miss Piggy spacecraft stomps through the universe in her spiked heels, out of control, sucking up all the oxygen from positive spaces. Absorbing the positive energy around her, after processing it, she disperses it in a chaotic […] Read more »
ARTIST AARON RISTAU SHOWCASED AT ART LAB LOVELAND Gallery to Host Opening Reception August 13th Loveland, Colo. (August 3rd, 2010) – Artist Aaron Ristau’s most recent artwork will be debuted to the public at his upcoming exhibition, “Aaron’s Art Lab 2010.” Art Lab Loveland will host Ristau […] Read more »