How One Artist Balances Form and Function with His Light Sculptures

There are certain things

that people are innately drawn to

(blowtorch firing)

things that move and things that light up.

(metal grinding)

it's kind of like a moth flies towards a fire.

My name is Jason Krugman and I'm a light sculptor.

(upbeat music)

My work is always present with me.

I'm constantly thinking about things that are interesting

to me from an artistic and functional standpoint.

A lot of that finds its way

into the environment I develop around myself.

It's import that my style be versatile

because over the course of the day,

I'm doing a lot of different things.

My studio is kind of like a hybrid model of an art studio.

It's at once technology and prototyping space

but also a pretty intense fabrication space.

My style and aesthetic is largely based

upon the combinations of organic with electronic materials.

As part of my process, I'm constantly pulling in materials

from around me and when I find something' it's great

because that means that I have the freedom

to mess around with it in any way.

My artwork mainly has to be aesthetically beautiful

but it also has to be very practical and functional.

One of the great things about working with LEDs

is that they're very durable materials

so as long as you treat them right,

they tend to last for many, many years.

I like wearing clothes that are fairly minimal,

that help me to just move about freely

and think about what I'm working on creatively.

In my work, I'm constantly trying to balance form

and functionality and it's the same

with the way that I dress.

I'm most productive when I have a good balance.

When I finish work, it's really important for me

to have a little bit of social time

to hang out with some of my friends.

In my future I'd love to continue

to cultivate the ecosystem around me.

I really want to make work that's plugged into

the environment that people are living in

and that make people inspired

and feel happy about the spaces that they're in.