where’s the question mark?

by an unknown artist, london. wow. all the stuff i love most is free… surely mr neon can’t be serious..? surely… [...] posted: April 21st, 2010 | by: lady worthington | perma: link | tags: , , | 1 Comment »

every word unmade – fiona banner

The alphabet is one of the first things that we’re taught as children, forming the cornerstone of language and comprehension of the world – it’s raw presentation more closely associated with kindergarten schoolhouses than art galleries. Fiona Banner has simply fashioned a neon alphabet and whacked it up on the wall. with an eloquent rationale, [...] posted: April 13th, 2009 | by: tomagotchi | perma: link | tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

asgar gabriel hyper-sex

collaborative painters daryoush asgar and elisabeth gabriel create scenes of biblical proportions. mashing together religious iconography, hedonistic hyper-sexualised party scenes, pseudo-realistic paintings and garish neon scrawlings. the finished product, as you can see is fucking beautiful. anna thinks it’s a bit like an ad for skins, i think it’s a bit like mgmt’s film clip for time [...] posted: March 11th, 2009 | by: tomagotchi | perma: link | tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

light photos 4 eva

neon & photos = yes please I just stumbled across this amazing form of photography. a step forward from placing leaves on photo paper to develop silhouettes. and a big step forward from punks drawing pentagrams with cigarette lighters during band photo sessions. Dean Chamberlain creates some amazing images using extremely long exposures in sessions that can [...] posted: December 13th, 2008 | by: tomagotchi | perma: link | tags: , , , , | No Comments »

rainbows of deLight

What’s not to love about neon? Colours that don’t exist in nature at a brightness that didn’t 200 years ago. it’s hideously artificial, futuristic and yet reminds me of 50s diners and roller-skates. Lori Hersberger via Dan Flavin via todayandtomorrow [...] posted: November 17th, 2008 | by: tomagotchi | perma: link | tags: , , , | No Comments »