Artisan’s Asylum Speaker Series: Wayne Strattman

Wayne Strattman, plasma Artist, engineer, designer, and author, operates Strattman
Design. The leading maker of plasma displays for museums, trade shows, theme
parks, and movie companies worldwide. Strattman holds a PhD in the Neon Arts
from the University of Sunderland in England for his research, writings, and long
advocacy for plasma and neon as sculptural media. He recently published the book
“The Art of Plasma” and previously the 4th edition of “Neon Techniques: Handbook
of Neon Sign and Cold Cathode Lighting”.
My talk is about my field of Plasma Art. I’ll begin with a brief description of what
this fourth state of matter is, and which I will attempt to justify its actually being the
first state of matter. I will also describe where it comes from and how we achieve it
here on Earth and then how we use it as an artistic medium. I will show works from
my multifaceted career which evolved into a number of diverse directions and how I
built a studio practice for 40+ years blending this 50:50 mix of art and science.

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