4 Artists Exploring Light
These four artists dive into light in their art in four different ways. Given their unique life experiences and artistic journeys, we’d expect nothing less! From dreamy comfort to dramatic sensuality, we’re taking a look at how each creator explores the effect of illumination.
From the powerful sun providing daytime radiance to street lamps giving a glow in the evening to bulbs filling up homes with brightness, light is part of our everyday lives. Because it’s such a key part of life, when artists play with lighting in their work, it adds mesmerizing depth and richness and often makes it feel more realistic. Whether it’s casting a person’s shadow on the ground or making an interior scene appear lit with candles, artists find many creative ways to emulate the appearance of luminosity. From windows revealing warm glows to rays of sunshine spilling in as the main subject, these four artists explore light and the various ways it affects the feeling of the scene.
No matter if the artwork is full of brightly glowing elements or emphasizes a lack of light, each of these creators showcase their subjects differently. From photorealistic paintings to black and white photography, keep scrolling to find a new favorite artist.
1. Evgeny Lushpin
Evgeny Lushpin’s paintings feature photorealistic landscapes and city views from around the world. Using light to capture comfort, he reveals soft glows radiating from windows to emphasize the comfiness of being indoors. With the perspective being shown from the outside, we can feel the warmth and homeyness of these indoor spaces contrasting against nighttime skies, rainy streets, and sometimes frosty weather.
From a view of a welcoming Christmas dinner table with snowy mountains in the distance to an evening river scene surrounded by buildings lit up with occupants, we think his artwork can add a dose of dreamy coziness to your space.
Click here to see all the ways Evgeny Lushpin explores light in his iCanvas artwork
2. Laurent Parcelier
Aiming to convey an atemporal dimension onto living atmospheres, Laurent Parcelier’s impressionist oil paintings showcase French houses, blooming greenery, and outdoor scenes. Depicting rays of sunlight cascading in through archways and open skies, he sets the ambiance of each scene and brings soft shadows to people, flowers, and architecture. With this filtered light being the main subject of each ethereal painting, he makes it feel like sunlight is a very tangible thing.
From light pouring in on a plant-filled terrace to it streaming in on a peaceful walk, we think his artwork can be a beautiful way to bring a sense of sophisticated serenity to your space.
Click here to see all the ways Laurent Parcelier explores light in his iCanvas artwork.
3. Olha Stepanian
Wanting to convey history, moods, and more importantly, things people don’t notice in everyday life, Olha Stepanian’s black and white photographs feature women, often posing nude. Emphasizing on a lack of light, she purposefully casts shadows on subjects’ bodies. Whether it’s placing an object in front of them to create a specific pattern, or accentuating sensuality by featuring a nude body submerged in darkness, she brings a dramatic touch to each photo.
From a lady embracing herself as she embraces the romance of the sun to the shadow of branches upon a woman’s bare behind, we think her artwork can be a wonderful way to create an alluring and intimate atmosphere.
4. Eirich Olson
Inspired by sounds, music lyrics, color, and natural textures, Eirich Olson’s surreal oil paintings showcase animals and insects in nature. Bringing touches of illumination to his creations to instill a sense of magic, he often adds glows to natural objects that the creatures are interacting with. Whether it’s the communication of two different species or the environment that a critter is exploring, the luminosity creates a feeling of wonder and imagination that mesmerizes us.
From an octopus holding a bright crescent moon to a gleaming butterfly perched upon a red rose, we think his artwork can be a nice way to dive into captivating and otherworldly scenes.
Click here to see all the ways Eirich Olson explores light in his iCanvas artwork.
Want to see even more? Click here to see our Ombres et Lumières artwork collection, where more artists explore light.