Indeed, these exquisite and delicate pieces of wonder have a monumental impact. In the built environment Knapp’s installations are in direct opposition to the materiality of the ground/walls and ceilings that serve as their support. They open the space to a more airy dimension of lightness and impermanence while playing and re-flecting on the surrounding surfaces. Much like the practices of land art, Stephen Knapp’s large-scale site-specific installations are the most notable, transforming and transcending the space that surrounds them. Predominantly owned by exclusive art collectors and corporations, Knapp’s lightpaintings have a true universal reach and have garnered him an international reputation. Like a moth to a flame, one is instinctively drawn to Knapp’s light paintings The artist has the unique ability to capture and harness the colors of the rainbow and offers them in edless combinations of boutiques and compositions to the dazzlement and the enjoyment of all, no matter how old we are or where we come from. -CCG
“STANDING IN FRONT OF ONE OF ARTIST STEPHEN KNAPP’S LIGHTPAINTINGS IS A LITTLE LIKE FALLING IN LOVE WITH A MOVIE STAR. THE ILLUSION IS NO LESS COMPELLING JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT IS AN ILLUSION.” CHRIS PETERSON, WRITER AND EDITOR, BROOKLYN 73