Radio Light
Artist: Paul Seide (American, born 1949)
Date: 1985
Dimensions:
H: 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); W: 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); Depth: 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
Medium: Blown glass, mercury, and argon gas.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy and George Saxe
Object number: 1991.135A
Label Text:Radio Light’s looping tubes of blown colored glass are filled with mercury and argon gas. The sculpture uses a specially designed radio transmitter to activate the gas. The glass is placed on antenna plates that are connected to the radio transmitter by wires. Both the radio and glass need to be tuned to achieve the maximum frequency of radio waves to excite the molecules of the gas, making the work light up and glow.
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