Leds may be signage of the future but neons still alive and well

leds may be signage of the future but neons still alive and well

LEDs May Be Signage of the Future, but Neon's Still Alive and Well - Core77

If asked to name a long-lasting light source, you'd probably name
LEDs. But as artist and fabricator David Ablon reminds us, you can find
functioning neon signage that is eighty years old and still manning its
post in front of some NYC storefront.

Ablon teaches courses in neon light fabrication at Brooklyn Glass,
a studio and teaching facility in you-know-which borough that brings
together artists, students and professionals. Check out what he does:

Pig with Wings by Daniel A. Bruce

Neoline Lamps by Boa Design

Neoline Lamps by Boa Design

Iconic Signage Project brightens Broad Street with neon art

Iconic Signage Project brightens Broad Street with neon art

Iconic Signage Project brightens Broad Street with neon art - Video | NOLA.com
Watch as Arts Council of New Orleans public art director Morgana King
leads a tour of the Iconic Sign Project that marries retro-chic neon
design with small business promotion. Search for a detailed story titled
'œIconic Signage Project blends art and business on Broad Street'

Neon light left on for 77 years discovered in a Los Angeles Resturant

Neon light left on for 77 years discovered in a Los Angeles Resturant

The Friday Photos: Neon London

The Friday Photos: Neon London | Londonist

Artist Dana Depew pays homage to local celebrity Wilma Smith in Brandt Gallery show

Artist Dana Depew pays homage to local celebrity Wilma Smith in Brandt Gallery show | cleveland.com


Reclaimed
neon letters make up this "Wilma" sign that greets visitors at the
Brandt Gallery this month, part of Dana Depew's "The Wilma Smith
Project."

PREVIEW: Brandt Gallery

What: "The Wilma Smith Project," an exhibition by Dana Depew.

When: Opening at 6 p.m. Saturday. Through Saturday, Oct. 6. Where: 1028 Kenilworth Ave., Cleve land.

"You are(on) an island " Goes to England

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1446607360/you-are-on-an-island-goes-to-england

A guerilla public art tour that culminates in an exhibition at Neon Workshops in Wakefield, England.

About the work

You are (on) an island is a large blue neon sign that states quite literally, "You are on an island." The word ‘on’ blinks rhythmically on and off, and for the moments that word remains unilluminated, a new phrase with a different meaning emerges - “You are an island.”

Neon art exhibition in Rome

Neon Art Exhibition Rome
Once only used for signage, neon has in recent years
become an important artistic medium that is being honored with a tribute
featuring the works of over 50 international artists who have created
“luminous matter” in contemporary art from this simple artificial light source.

FortYork under the Gardiner Expressway

Watertable: New Media Artwork Under the Gardiner Expressway from Peter Mykusz on Vimeo.

Waltham exhibit trips the light fantastic

Waltham exhibit trips the light fantastic - Framingham, MA - The MetroWest Daily News

Beloved neon sign in Mesa ready for installation

PHOENIX (AP) - Efforts to restore a beloved animated, neon sign in Mesa are complete.
But a lack of funds continues to sidetrack the diving lady's return to a motel nearly two years after the sign crashed into a heap of twisted metal during a hailstorm.
Some $25,000 still is needed to reinstall the sign.
Installing the sign will require a large crane and skilled workmen to hoist each of the three animated images into place.
The diving lady once stood as a reminder of a bygone era when neon signs advertised to tourists at motels and restaurants.
Neon artist Larry Graham took on the restoration project as a tribute to his late mentor who built the sign in 1960 to advertise a swimming pool.

andy warhol would have liked this store

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