Using a tripod, long exposures, and various light sources (sparklers, Christmas lights wrapped around a hula hoop, etc.), Eric Staller created these beautiful light drawings in New York City during the late 70’s.

Check out Eric’s other work at his website, including a remote-controlled wheel of German storm-troop boots and a Fiat 500 impaled from the side by a rack of bowling pins. Also don’t miss one of his latest projects, ConferenceBike, a bicycle powered by the pedaling of 7 passengers all facing each other in a circle.

His 2006 book, Out of My Mind, is an autobiographical, image-filled look at his work and creative process. You can buy the book as well as a ton of other interesting items at his webstore.

Art/Design, Photography 8 Aug 07 [trackback]

    Response:

  1. UNREAL :)

    ROW
    9 Aug / 2:46 pm
  2. that is glorious

    vladicus
    10 Aug / 5:49 pm
  3. WOW.

    SAVAGE
    10 Aug / 6:58 pm
  4. I used to do stuff like this back before I had to work 60 hours a week. Very nice set-up you have there. Looks like leds in the one shot.

    BeachBum

    BeachBum
    24 Aug / 9:58 pm
  5. BeachBum, all: Not my work, I’m just a professional gawker. Credit goes to Eric Staller.

    Justin Ruckman
    25 Aug / 12:08 am
  6. nice work

    ken
    26 Aug / 4:15 am
  7. i love long shoot works…

    JEGRAPHY
    29 Aug / 3:43 am
  8. how fuck do you do that!

    juan pablo
    30 Aug / 1:42 pm
  9. think different! I love it! ;-)

    Slave
    30 Aug / 3:30 pm
  10. these are WOW, I mean they’re beyond my talent by a lifetime

    JJdaCool
    2 Sep / 2:05 am
  11. cremig ;-)

    Chris
    6 Sep / 4:14 am
  12. really cool!!! hardcore!

    ron polski
    11 Sep / 4:29 pm
  13. fantastic

    bubbles
    11 Sep / 8:16 pm
  14. Π Ο Λ Υ Ω Ρ Α Ι Α Δ Ο Υ Λ Ε Ι Α !!!! Μ Π Ρ Β Ο ! !

    ΕΥΤΥΧΙΑ
    25 Sep / 3:20 pm
  15. Speechless. These are wicked.

    CreativeGoddess
    27 Sep / 9:59 am
  16. Your work is amazing and so original!

    Janet Karam
    14 Nov / 11:30 am
  17. soooooo cool 1 of the best web sites i’ve ever seen!

    lea smith
    29 Nov / 10:04 pm
  18. so fuckin’ awesome!

    Lea Smith
    29 Nov / 10:07 pm
  19. Those are really beautiful. I love painting with light even though i’m not very good with it. the light humans are amazing

    photo gordon
    1 Dec / 7:50 pm
  20. fine work
    check my myspace to see lightgraff art

    myspace.com/versi1983

    versi
    30 Mar / 8:24 am
  21. It’s great to find out the history of light painting. Everyone knows about Gjon Mili and Picasso’s collaboration: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gjon_Mili.

    I’ve been doing it since 1992. http://www.patrickrochon.com

    Is there more history of light paitnting?

    Patrick Rochon
    14 Apr / 8:29 pm
  22. I’ve seen your work displayed in your Hauppauge office since the late 70’s. I always admired the unique perspective of the works. Now 40 years later it remarkable.
    Looking forward to your new works
    willk

    william kuehn slepoff
    15 Apr / 9:18 am


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  1. 1 meneame.net
  2. 2 QA PaNic! » Blog Archive » inspirational images: Eric Staller’s Light Images
  3. 3 BUNKRE: Blog > More Light Painting: Eric Staller
  4. 4 Nerdy Inverse Network » Eric Staller’s light drawings
  5. 5 Zubair.Chaudary.com » Blog Archive » Eric Staller: Light Drawings // Centripetal Notion
  6. 6 Drawing with Light « THIS TITLE IS IN ALL CAPS
  7. 7 The Last Minute Blog – links for 2007-08-10
  8. 8 giantmecha » Blog Archive » light
  9. 9 Technorama » Painting with Light
  10. 10 Clicked : If you did it
  11. 11 Light Drawings By Eric Staller - Hemmy.net, A source of varied interests
  12. 12 Entreprenews of the Week -- Young Go Getter
  13. 13 Ultimate Stupidity » Blog Archive » Light Drawings
  14. 14 TerminalDigit - Eric Staller: Light Drawings
  15. 15 Neat0 » » Eric Staller: Light Drawings
  16. 16 Novatronic | Where WWW means Weird, Wise and Wondrous » links for 2007-08-30
  17. 17 modifoo » Blog Archive » SurfFoo for August 30th
  18. 18 Will’s Web Miscellany » Blog Archive » Friday Link-o-Rama
  19. 19 Beautiful 70’s Light Painting Photographs at Imaging Insider
  20. 20 Eric Staller, efectos de luz | Pixelicia
  21. 21 Brain-Junk
  22. 22 Light drawing — What Jamie Found
  23. 23 The Ministry of Manipulation » Blog Archive » Eric Staller: Light Drawings
  24. 24 light photos « biba
  25. 25 iLenceel» Blog 存档 » links for 2007-08-11
  26. 26 Light painting « Master Sword or Buster Sword?
  27. 27 John’s Links » Eric Staller: Light Drawings