From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lumia
Lumia
Lumia is the term coined by 20th Century Artist Thomas
Wilfred to refer to art created from light.
Other uses
Lumia as conceived, was a self contained and silent As of fall 2011, the term "Lumia" is being used by Nokia
art, not to be combined with music or dance. Wilfred, be- to name its Windows phone series 7.5, e.g., Lumia 800.[1]
ing a pragmatist, would occasionally experiment or col-
laborate with other artists and disciplines (most notably
for a performance with Maestro Leopold Stokowski and
Footnotes
the Philadelphia Symphony at Carnegie Hall) [1] Garsite, Juliette (2011-10-26). "Nokia Lumia 800 and
Though Wilfred intended the term to refer to any art 710: expert reaction". Guardian News and Media
created using light, its use was never widely adopted. Limited. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/
Contemporary use of the term by artists is mostly artists 2011/oct/26/nokia-lumia-800-710.
creating works utilizing Wilfred’s visual vocabulary.
Lumia is distinguished mostly by its amorphous
spindly moving forms.
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