Neon Cafe Blog

Good bye LEDs Plasmas back in town

2012-01-20T17:49:00.001+13:00

Here is a glimpse of what could be the successor to modern day light bulbs,
the Plasma light bulb which puts out nearly 10 times as much light,
uses half the power of a traditional light bulb and can reach temperatures that are equivalent of the surface of the sun.

Plasma Light Bulb

Egyptian Light bulb

2012-01-20T17:48:00.001+13:00

Also
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjsVjmdhuD0
Egyptian Light bulb....

Egyptian Light bulb

Liveable Cities Series: Illuminating the path to sustainable lighting

2012-01-20T17:34:00.001+13:00

ome March this year, residents in Singapore will be
treated to a dazzling display of lights that will brighten the Marina
Bay waterfront and send a message that cities need better, more sustainable outdoor lighting.

pretending the neon signs say happy new year to everyone!!!

2012-01-20T17:30:00.001+13:00

"Neon Nevada," by Sheila Swan and Peter Laufer

2012-01-20T17:25:00.001+13:00

Paul Merton; Neon Artwork; Adele's producer Paul Epworth

2012-01-20T17:22:00.001+13:00

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b018fllc/Front_Row_Paul_Merton_Neon_Artwork_Adeles_producer_Paul_Epworth/

With John Wilson.

Paul Merton reviews the new silent film The
Artist, which with six Golden Globe nominations is already the surprise
hit of this year's Hollywood awards season.

Adele's producer Paul
Epworth discusses his part in creating this year's biggest album, 21,
for which he has received four Grammy nominations, and how he and Adele
came up with the hit song Rolling in the Deep.

It's almost a
century since a Parisian barber's shop began the urban romance with neon
when it put up the first commercial neon sign. Although neon has fallen
out of commercial favour, artists are breathing new life into the
medium. John went to the Neon Workshops in Wakefield, Yorkshire, to
learn how to make his own neon artwork.

The neon art is now
installed at the BBC's building in Salford. The graphic designer Peter
Saville, famed for his record sleeves for the likes of New Order, Joy
Division, Roxy Music and Pulp - and a huge neon fan - joins John, along
with the Junior Royal Northern College Brass Quintet and the BBC North
Staff Choir, to switch on the first Front Row artwork.

the neon glow of weho

2012-01-20T17:19:00.001+13:00

The Neon Glow of WeHo - EatDrinkExplore.com
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — The famed Santa Monica Boulevard is part of the
legendary Route 66, and is the City of West Hollywood's
main thoroughfare. Originally, Route 66 ended in Los Angeles proper,
but in 1935 the highway was extended all the way to the beaches of Santa
Monica.

Neon dreams to warm a wintry heart

2012-01-20T17:11:00.001+13:00

Tracey Emin with Love Is What You Want

MOCA’s Mark Handforth exhibit all about the light

2012-01-20T17:09:00.001+13:00

MOCA’s Mark Handforth exhibit all about the light - Visual Arts - MiamiHerald.com

Art review: Solo show by Newkirk artist on view at state Capitol.

2012-01-19T19:09:00.001+13:00

Two collectors share a love of old signs

2012-01-19T19:03:00.001+13:00

A neon Buster Brown Shoes sign, shown Wednesday, Jan. 4,
2012, is one of the 200 businessman Greg Rhomberg has in his
warehouse. Rhomberg and artist Bill Christman hope one day to open
a sign museum in St. Louis

Prospect. 2 neon artist Ivan Navarro has fenced himself in at the UNO St

2012-01-19T19:00:00.001+13:00

Critic pans Prospect.2 artist Ivan Navarro at UNO St. Claude | NOLA.com

Egyptian Light bulb

2012-01-10T11:33:00.002+13:00

Egyptian Light bulb - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjsVjmdhuD0
Egyptian Light bulb....

Good bye LEDs Plasmas back in town

2012-01-10T11:27:00.002+13:00

Plasma Light Bulb....

The Climate at Art Basel Miami Beach: Warm, Not Hot

2011-12-16T11:51:00.001+13:00

Sales Are Strong at Art Basel Miami Beach - WSJ.com

SOLD (to Sean 'Diddy' Combs):
Tracey Emin's 'I Listen to the Ocean and All I Hear Is You.'
The piece went for about $71,000.

LED forest installation illuminates the night sky

2011-12-07T16:16:00.001+13:00

LED forest installation illuminates the night sky
Lighting up the nights sky with an exquisite arrangement of
color and shapes.
The Field of Light from artists Bruce Munro is a series
of stunningly arranged LED lights.

Ready steady glow: lighting up Ipswich

2011-12-01T11:30:00.001+13:00

Wil Kirkman's room

2011-12-01T11:08:00.001+13:00

Wil Kirkman's room | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Art review: 'Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface'

2011-12-01T10:41:00.001+13:00

Art review: 'Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface' - latimes.com

Josephine Thornton in her apartment in the Watergate, near the neon sculpture she bought in 1969 from Dutch artist Ben Berns

2011-12-01T10:38:00.001+13:00

Why that light from the Watergate went out - The Washington Post

Niche Market | Let There Be Neon

2011-12-01T10:35:00.001+13:00

Niche Market | Let There Be Neon - WNYC

Robert Wilson, Director, on His Passion for Chairs

2011-12-01T10:34:00.001+13:00

Robert Wilson on His Passion for Chairs - NYTimes.com

Artist's work speaks louder than words Minimalism makes powerful, painful impact

2011-12-01T10:20:00.001+13:00

Manila-born artist Lani Maestro with her neon installation at Plug In ICA.

Found objects, neon light spark 'Alchemy' at Cooley Gallery

2011-12-01T10:19:00.001+13:00

Mundy Hepburn and Maureen McCabe make
magic in their show “Alchemy” at The Cooley Gallery.

Neon Artist seeks Voters for a Chance to win $2,000

2011-12-01T10:17:00.001+13:00

Meryl Pataky is a neon artist living and working in San Francisco.
Having achieved a BFA last year, she went on to have her first solo
show just months later at San Francisco’s a.Muse Gallery. Her work
seeks truth as it shows the elemental qualities and process of the
medium–neon. Her concepts involved the human condition and metaphysics.

Art review: 'Glenn Ligon: America' at LACMA

2011-12-01T10:15:00.003+13:00

Lighting the way with art

2011-12-01T10:15:00.001+13:00

Bill Culbert | Lighting the way with art | Stuff.co.nz

Penland Plasmarama - Highlights of our Neon Art Workshop

2011-12-01T10:07:00.001+13:00

Penland Plasmarama - Highlights of our Neon Art Workshop

History comes back to life with neon Tropicana sign

2011-12-01T10:04:00.001+13:00

History comes back to life with neon Tropicana sign | Arts & Culture | Downtown Tucson News

Chris Bracey's Neon

2011-12-01T10:03:00.002+13:00

http://www.howtospendit.com/#!/themes/art-collecting

Neon cage hangs over London's King's Cross

2011-12-01T09:06:00.001+13:00

Neon cage hangs over London's King's Cross - News - Art - The Independent

Restoration group hopes donors dive in to save neon lady

2011-12-01T09:04:00.001+13:00

Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst design artwork for mobiles

2011-12-01T09:01:00.003+13:00

BBC News - Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst design artwork for mobiles

Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst design artwork for mobiles

FALL ARTS: Tacoma Artwalk: It ain't easy

2011-09-17T17:41:00.001+12:00

You collect what? Eclectic collections - 'Eclections' for short - is a Fair must-see

2011-09-17T17:40:00.001+12:00

On the patio are neon signs on loan from the Museum of Neon Art.

Mesa's 'Diving lady' restoration effort needs fundraising help

2011-09-17T17:39:00.001+12:00

What David Cameron's passion for Tracey Emin really means

2011-09-17T17:38:00.001+12:00

What David Cameron's passion for Tracey Emin really means | Art and design | The Guardian
The prime minister has installed a neon artwork by the controversial artist in No 10. What would Melanie Phillips say?

Sydney Tower radiates red with city's biggest sky sign

2011-07-30T13:23:00.001+12:00

Sydney Tower radiates red with city's biggest sky sign [video]

Leo Villareal turns math and code into emotional art

2011-07-18T14:43:00.001+12:00

Leo Villareal turns math and code into emotional art - KansasCit y.com

A highlight of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art’s 2007 grand opening was a pulsing lightwork by sculptor Leo Villareal.Permanently
installed on the underside of the museum’s cantilevered entrance, the
large grid of flashing, chasing, white LEDS continues to welcome
visitors with an overhead array of myriad, ever-changing patterns driven
by computer. Nerman director Bruce Hartman says the piece, titled “Microcosm,” has become “one of the museum’s most iconic works.”

Dutch artist brings neon to Vancouver

2011-07-14T15:53:00.001+12:00

24 Hours Vancouver

Cold fusion now a reality: tabletop sound wave machine produces nuclear fusion in water

2011-07-08T12:18:00.003+12:00

Cold fusion now a reality: tabletop sound wave machine produces nuclear fusion in water

Damien Hirst serves up restaurant art

2011-07-08T12:18:00.001+12:00

BBC News - Damien Hirst serves up restaurant art
Leeds Art Gallery has gathered neon art that hung on the walls,
skeletons that greeted diners and wine cabinets for its exhibition,
which opens on 15 July.

What Makes Me Understand What I Am,

2011-06-26T17:34:00.001+12:00

He An's light installation, What Makes Me Understand What I Am,
is made up of a collection of stolen neon signs that is both a memorial
to his father and a tribute to a Japanese porn star. It's beautifully
fruity stuff.

Inside the Making of an Old Timey Neon Sign

2011-06-26T17:32:00.001+12:00

Inside the Making of an Old Timey Neon Sign

Midland stands on solid ground with 'It's a Gas' exhibit

2011-06-18T18:01:00.001+12:00

Midland stands on solid ground with 'It's a Gas' exhibit | MLive.com
MIDLAND — When you’re looking for ways to keep kids amused this summer,
chances are the periodic table doesn’t make the short list.

Even the title of the latest family-friendly, interactive exhibit to
move into the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art — “It’s a Gas!” —
is more likely to evoke thoughts of pulling a finger than beryllium,
rhodium and francium, also known as Be, Rh and Fr.

Kunthstalle Museum lights up Grand River Avenue

2011-06-15T08:02:00.001+12:00

Kunthstalle Museum lights up Grand River Avenue

The only museum devoted exclusively to multimedia and light art exhibits
in America opened its doors June 10 in the historic former Comerica
Headquarters building on Grand River at Warren on the western edge of the Woodbridge neighborhood.

In Germany, where the term originates, a kunsthalle
is more than just a gallery. Around the world, kunsthalles operate as
exhibition halls and community centers for temporary art exhibits,
unlike museums, which host permanent collections. And Kunsthalle Detroit director Tate Osten says the organization hopes to be more than just art space to the city.

Tracey Emin: Love is What You Want, Hayward Gallery, London

2011-06-10T15:50:00.001+12:00

Tracey Emin: Love is What You Want, Hayward Gallery, London - Reviews, Art - The Independent

2011-06-09T16:21:00.001+12:00

Michael Walton - Neon Art

Car crash neon art: Maverick sculpure’s work for Leeds show

2011-06-09T16:13:00.001+12:00

Car crash neon art: Maverick sculpure’s work for Leeds show - Latest News - Yorkshire Evening Post

Mark's Benefit / Ion Art Open House & Art Show

2011-06-04T20:23:00.001+12:00

Mark's Benefit / Ion Art Open House & Art Show
Mark's Benefit / Ion Art Open House & Art Show to benefit local neon
& sequin artist, Mark Leeper Westphal who is battling cancer and in
need of community support. Ion Art is hosting this benefit to raise
funds to help cover Mark's treatment and support. Mark has been
associated with Ion Art for over twenty years and is a wonderful neon
artist. His other magnificent artwork includes large scale detailed
sequined art pieces. Ion Art invites the community to join our local
business friends and private friends to our Open House which will
showcase fabulous art by the artists of Ion Art and friends, the sale of
which will go to benefit Mark Westphal, as well as a silent auction
with donated goodies from local businesses, food by Stony's Pizza, The
Best Wurst and Polkadots Cupcakes, brew by (512) Brewing Company and a
raffle of donated goodies. Musical performances by local musical acts
(noon) Christopher Kelton Fairman, (1pm) Strawberry JAM, (2pm) Arson for
Candy and (3pm) The Jitterbug Vipers. Please join us! Suggested
donation $20-$10-sliding scale. Please see our website or facebook for
more details! http://ionart.com/benefit shows a list of our wonderful donors!
(407 Radam Lane, #A-100 Austin TX 78745)

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

2011-06-02T19:15:00.001+12:00

"Neon Gallery" Fine Art Print by Chris Cherry | RedBubble

This neon sign is a new commission by the Scottish Turner prize winning
artist Martin Creed which has been installed on the front of the
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, Scotland.

British inventor's spectacles revolution for Africa

2011-05-30T13:47:00.001+12:00

"All users have to do is look at a reading chart and adjust the glasses
until they can see letters clearly," said Professor Joshua Silver, who
was last week shortlisted for a 2011 European inventor award at a
ceremony in Budapest. "Glasses like these are perfect for use in the
third world. We can send them to schools where teachers can direct
pupils to set their spectacles to suit each one's vision. It is as
simple as that."

Draft horses bring fiber optics to remote locations

2011-05-30T13:44:00.001+12:00

Draft horses bring fiber optics to remote locations

Museum signage

2011-05-29T11:59:00.001+12:00

Art Museum Signage | Neon Signages

Many experts in the lighting field believe that the overall outlook for
neon signage seems to be very optimistic. Neon signs have a record of
100 years of successful use in advertising. If there were no neon signs
cities and towns would be darker places and the neon sign industry would
cease to exist, but that is not likely to occur.Let’s start with some general information about neon such as why it’s
used, uses other than advertising, where it’s used here and in other
countries, neon signage around the world, and so much more. Everyone
knows its main use is for advertising and that’s what keeps the neon
sign industry going, but it has many other uses that are beneficial to
the public. Enjoy watching TV? Neon is used in in television tubes. Do
you have a neon wall clock? Neon lighting is use in the home and in many
businesses to enhance and highlight dark areas. It is used in gas
lasers is used to remove eye cataracts and for other medical problems.
Many people have flown, but did you know this? It has been used in
beacons and it has can be seen by pilots have seen it 20 miles away when
it was impossible for them to see other kinds of lights. Neon lights
can be seen through the fog. Many travelers have found it very helpful
when looking for a motel on a foggy night. Neon does all this and more.

Vivid Sydney Illuminates the Harbour City

2011-05-29T11:58:00.001+12:00

Vivid Sydney Illuminates the Harbour City | Greatreporter
Thousands lined the edge of Sydney Harbour to watch the first showing of
‘Lighting the Sails’; explored a playground of interactive and
low-energy light art displays by a global field of artists from
countries including Germany, Singapore, New Zealand, The Netherlands,
France, Thailand and Australia; and witnessed FireDance the largest fire
performance ever seen in Australia.

20+ Neon Porcelain,Tin sign gas, beer, Guaranteed 100%

2011-05-28T16:25:00.001+12:00

20+ Neon Porcelain,Tin sign gas, beer, Guaranteed 100% | eBay
Price:US $125,000.00

Viva light at Neon Lab

2011-05-28T13:49:00.001+12:00

Viva light at Neon Lab - Isthmus | The Daily Page
Everybody loves neon signs, right? Those colorful symbols of allure that
beckon us to bars and restaurants. Turns out people love neon the way
they love typewriters and film cameras and vinyl LPs. Neon is fading as a
technology — and as a craft. Tom Zickuhr wants to make sure that in
this corner of the world, at least, that doesn't happen.

Flagstaff artist Volkersz' work has a certain glow

2011-05-28T13:39:00.001+12:00

In the artistic work titled "Western Landscape," Willem Volkersz
juxtaposes a natural scene with aspen trees and an idyllic mountain
and sky with a street map suggesting a housing development.

Ilford school has a bright future

2011-05-28T13:38:00.001+12:00

The vibrant artwork, the Heart of the World of Neon, which was
officially launched on Wednesday, will sit in the 1930’s glasshouse in
the playground of Uphall Primary School, Uphall Road Ilford.
It was built as a collaboration between the pupils and the artist Sally
Labern as part of the Creative Partnerships scheme, and symbolises a
community with different cultures and ideas bound with a big red heart.

Mesa's diving lady sign scheduled for October rededication

2011-05-28T13:36:00.001+12:00

Larry Graham, owner of Graham's Neon Electric Sign Specialists in Mesa,
holds up the original head to one of the neon diving ladies being
restored/rebuilt May 19, 2011. The iconic Starlite Motel sign featuring
three diving ladies was damaged during a storm in 2010.

King of Neon

2011-05-28T13:35:00.001+12:00

Flagstaff Live
Artist Willem
Volkersz, who immigrated to America from Holland as a teenager, has a
love for the West and a fascination for American pop culture. The
contrast of these two things meet with some of the artist’s other
interests to create “Domestic Neon,” a 13-piece solo exhibit that opens
at the Coconino Center for the Arts this week. It’s a show where the
playful and the provocative share the space in one man’s show.

Edgy glass and neon sculpture at tacomas fulcrum gallery

2011-05-28T12:41:00.001+12:00

Edgy glass and neon sculpture at Tacoma’s Fulcrum Gallery | Tacoma Arts - The News Tribune
It might have a pretentious name, but don’t let that put you off. Fulcrum Gallery’s
latest show “Pr3v1ews & Pr0toTyp3s” is an inventive combination of
two of Tacoma’s most edgy glass artists – Galen McCarty Turner in
flashing weird-science neon, and Oliver Doriss with elegant in-your-face cast glass – and together the effect goes way beyond the sum of the parts.

$95 for a two hour glass bending class at custom neon in poulsbo

2011-05-27T08:45:00.001+12:00

$95 for a Two-Hour Glass-Bending Class at Custom Neon in Poulsbo ($195 Value) | NewCityDeal.com

Big Star" neon sign by artist Ron Pekar

2011-05-25T10:03:00.001+12:00

"Big Star" neon sign by artist Ron Pekar - Online Fundraising Auction - BiddingForGood

"We Big Star fans are a funny bunch and what better way to celebrate their wonderful music and our camaraderie but with Neon?
Original Big Star neon sculptor Ron Pekar
proudly presents to you a neon Big Star in appreciation of Chris Bell,
Alex Chilton, Andy Hummel, Jody Stephens and John Fry and their musical
genius.
Please enjoy this
sculpture in the loving spirit it was created; because after thinking
about it, my brother and I broke the original Big Star neon playing
kickball in the house when we were kids.
- Jonathan Pekar"

Illuminate the valley and beyond

2011-05-23T17:44:00.001+12:00

Illuminate the valley and beyond | The Desert Sun | MyDesert.com
Standing beneath pink, orange and blue lights in his Cathedral City
studio, Rio Score III dips neon tubing into a 2,000-degree flame.

He bends the neon to create one of several letters that will become part of a business sign.

Bending
neon is an art form Score learned from his father and grandfather.
Still, he estimates it took seven years to master the craft.

“Neon
is such a fabulous medium to work with,” said Score, who along with his
wife, Fine, founded Riofine Neon Sign Company Inc. in 1990. “You're
limited only by your imagination: The sky's the limit.”

Being Billy Apple

2011-05-23T17:41:00.000+12:00

Being Billy Apple | Spacific Films
Billy Apple the man, the artist, the brand.

An Internet Address for Every Light Bulb

2011-05-23T09:19:00.001+12:00

What if every light bulb had its own unique Internet IP address? The
possibilities are endless: You could monitor, manage and control every
light bulb from any Internet-enabled device – turning lights on and off
individually, dimming or creating scenes from your smartphone, tablet,
PC or TV – to save energy as well as electricity costs. Your “smart
lighting” network could have dozens or even hundreds of appliances
connected through a wireless network designed for maximum energy
savings, communicating information about their environment, about power
consumption levels, and alerting you to any problems

An Internet Address for Every Light Bulb

Neon dreams: 1966 documentary on pop artist Billy Apple

2011-05-20T15:07:00.001+12:00

Dangerous Minds | Neon dreams: 1966 documentary on pop artist Billy Apple
Apple was one of the first artists to see the sculptural possibilities
of neon and had several major exhibits of his work, including “Apples to
Xerox” and “Neon Rainbows.” His creations combined fluorescent tubing
often with silk screens and sculpted objects like apples.
“Neon is the purest, hippest color in the world; Day-glo phosphorescent paint looks 1929-ish next to it.”

The Hayward Gallery Presents the First Major London Exhibition of Artist Tracey Emin

2011-05-19T18:37:00.001+12:00

The Hayward Gallery Presents the First Major London Exhibition of Artist Tracey Emin
British artist Tracey Emin stands in
front of a piece of her reclaimed painted timber and neon artwork '
Sleeping with you' at the Hayward Gallery, in London. The exhibition is
her first major exhibition in London, and features key works from all
periods of the artist's career, including seldom-seen early works and
more recent large-scale installations.

Neon light craftsmen bend glass tubes in England

2011-05-18T17:40:00.001+12:00

PhotoBlog - Neon light craftsmen bend glass tubes in England

12 MONTHS OF NEON LOVE

2011-05-17T11:10:00.001+12:00

12 MONTHS OF NEON LOVE

12 MONTHS OF NEON LOVE is a public art project, self funded by Wakefield
born artists Victoria Lucas and Richard William Wheater. The red neon
lyrics that alternate monthly have quickly gained worldwide recognition
and support, and are now in danger of being cut short a third of the way
into the time frame. This is due to a decision to refuse the artist’s
retrospective application.

Winchester cowboy spruced up

2011-05-17T10:59:00.001+12:00

Winchester cowboy spruced up | NewsOK.com
Now that his neon-lit boots, hat and rifle are in tiptop shape, the
iconic cowboy is ready to welcome moviegoers to the Winchester Drive-In
Theatre throughout another busy summer season. The 35-foot-tall sign, in place since the drive-in opened in 1968,
received its annual maintenance on Thursday. Tyler Signs repaired the
cowboy’s neon, bulbs, ballasts and transformers. Owner Lindy Shanbour said the sign is an icon and visitors love taking
photos of it. “I’m going to maintain it the way it’s supposed to be
maintained. It’s been there a long time,” he said

'24 Hours of Neon' Shows Las Vegas Time-Lapse (VIDEO)

2011-05-17T10:53:00.001+12:00

24 Hours of Neon

Tracey Emin: Excess all areas

2011-05-17T10:49:00.001+12:00

Powerful ... Sleeping With You, by Tracey Emin. Photograph: David Levene