Any artwork made with light-emitting diodes is referred to as LED art. Street art, advertising art, entertainment art, and aesthetic art are the four main categories of this type of art. Because LEDs come in a variety of sizes and colors, it has a wide range of applications.
The LED, or light emitting diode, is the most important component of LED art. LEDs only allow current to flow in one direction. Energy is released in the form of photons, or light, when voltage is applied to a semiconducting element. Because all light is energy in various wavelengths, different colors of LEDs correspond to different energy levels. Compactness, longevity, quick on/off switching, and low energy consumption are just a few of the advantages LEDs have over other light sources. LEDs are advantageous in art because they can be used in a variety of settings.
Street art, which includes LED street art, is broadly defined as any art in the streets that isn’t graffiti and has a distinct, often political, message or purpose. The purpose of LED advertising art is to draw attention to products or services that are for sale. LED entertainment art is frequently erected for the purpose of amusement or visual effects at events and then quickly removed. LED-based aesthetic art, like traditional sculptures, paintings, and drawings, is intended to be used and appreciated over time for its visual and aesthetic appeal. LED art can sometimes blur the lines between categories, such as an LED T-shirt worn “for fun” but also promoting a business.
LED art did not emerge until the latter half of the twentieth century. Because early LEDs did not appear on the electrical scene until around 1962, this is the reason. Because scientists and electronic workers hadn’t figured out how to use semiconductor diodes across the entire energy and color spectrum, these early LEDs were mostly red in color. This meant that LEDs’ artistic possibilities were severely limited, and the light they produced was insufficient to make a significant impact.
As technology progressed, scientists and electronic workers learned how to make a wide range of LEDs that could be used in a variety of settings and applications. LED artists were given an enormous color and size palette as a result. The way an artist chooses to use that palette is entirely up to him. LED artists, like any other artist, develop their own distinct styles that set them apart from others and eventually become identifiable signatures.