The work of Los Angeles-based Gisela Colón has been associated with California Minimalism, specifically the Light & Space and Finish/Fetish movements more broadly referred to as “Perceptualism.” Colón’s sculptures investigate the properties of light in solid form and luminescent color through the use of industrial plastic materials. The Glo-Pods body of work, meticulously created through a proprietary fabrication process of blow-molding and layering acrylic, mark Colon as part of the next generation of southern California artists using light as exploratory media. The light appearing to emanate from the objects is only an illusion based on color and form. Colón’s use of amorphous, organic, asymmetrical lines and light-reflecting and radiating media make her objects appear to pulsate with light and energy, simultaneously appearing to both actively materialize and dissolve into the surrounding environment, allowing the experience of pure color and form in space.
