Light as the artist medium

Monument by Dan Flavin. Mr Flavin was the first artist to use fluorescent fixtures and tubes.  This creation above is a great example of his use of fluorescent tubes since the entire monument is made entirely of tubes.  While the creation does not manipulate the actual light to create a different perception it does glow and give the creation life.  By placing the fluorescent tube side by side and increasing the size with each tube and continuing the same trend on the other side is where you can see that it is a monument.  This placement of the tubes defines the creation.