LIGHTHOUSES OF KNOWLEDGE Towers of Education & Light for the World

“Lighthouses of Knowledge” is a permanent art installation created by world-renowned public artist, Horst Glasker.  The work is a colorful ornamentation of towers at the University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.

Glasker used a powder coating on the aluminum tower exteriors to color them in bright pastel stripes.  His artwork celebrates humanity by infusing color into the public sphere that is so often a dull grey cement landscape.

“What is most important to me is the creative act, making a situation come alive.  This process invariably relates to space, to time, and to rhythm.”

  • Lighthouses of Knowledge
    The school towers jump out from the sky backdrop like pastel rainbows standing upright.
  • Lighthouses of Knowledge
    Towers of Knowledge bring life to the area of otherwise drab university structures.
  • Lighthouses of Knowledge
    Glasker’s work draws out the music already present in architectural design, and expresses the music in color.
  • Lighthouses of Knowledge
    Towers of Knowledge improve upon the public sphere with brilliant life through color.