I have been working as a fine artist for 35 years and in the realm of public art for 23 years. In this time I have had the opportunity to work all over the world and in a myriad of situations. My exterior works exist in the equatorial heat and dampness of Singapore to the sub zero temperatures of Minnesota and all steps in-between. These radical environmental situations have necessitated that I learn to build and install to the unique nature of each situation. My studio builds, ships and installs all of the work that I design. It is the only way I have been able to insure that work of an unusual nature is correctly treated.

I understand that the above information is not directly applicable to an interior lighting situation but this experience has afforded me great opportunity in problem solving, the uses of exotic materials and designing for the most difficult situations.

My attitude about lighting fixtures as art elements is that it is the easiest way to introduce light as a creative material to people who normally don’t venture into the fine art world.

My fine art work is about energy, light and humor. Light is the material of our visual experiences. We know it as an abstract material. This prelingusitc knowledge is a very important component in understanding why artworks composed of light penetrate people’s barriers of abstract art and ideas.

My fine art work shares little with the public art. It is clearly delineated and never confused.

—Cork Marcheschi

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