Lighting Your Sculpture

The good news is the same can and track

lighting, which works for wall art, can be used to

light most of your sculptures.  The more challenging

news however is that bronze sculptures realistically need to

be lit from all sides.  If you only have one light at the

moment, have it hang over the sculpture showering it in

down light. Make sure it's focused upon the subject of the

sculpture, allowing light to roll across the rest.

As light cascades off the sculpture your eyes

should be lead to embrace and cradle every detail

within the piece. If it is an abstract piece use your best

judgment as to where the subject of interest lies.

When it comes to glass sculptures light is the

lifeblood of this media. If the lighting is poor these

sculptures will not live up to expectation. And when

well lit they are something of incredible grace and beauty.

Glass as a general rule will not have problems with

ultra violet light and is a very good item to put in the

window.

Different types of glass sculptures benefit from

different styles of display. If the glass is translucent and

allows light to pass through, this glass will benefit from a

back lit display. Which means if you put it in the window

you will get the benefit of backlight passing through your

piece allowing it to glow. Glass which has a much stronger

color, will benefit from a front lighting. This places the

light source in the direction from where the viewer stands,

bringing out the colors on the surface of the glass.