NEON ART

A PIECE THAT DOESN’T JUST GLOW — IT MOVES. IT BURNS. IT PROVOKES.

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A COLLABORATION WITH THE NEON GALLERY IN HOUSTON (TEXAS), AND DESIGNED BY ESTUDIOMOTIF*, THIS TWO-PART NEON ARTWORK IS A FLUID COMPOSITION OF FORM, LIGHT, AND MODULAR INTENT. BUILT FROM A MULTITUDE OF COLOURED GLASS ELEMENTS, EACH PIECE SHIFTS IN TONE AND INTENSITY DEPENDING ON HOW IT’S PLACED, LIT, OR PERCEIVED. THIS ISN’T STATIC SCULPTURE, IT’S A CHOREOGRAPHY OF ENERGY AND COLOR.

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THE FIRST ELEMENT IS INFUSED WITH BLUE NEON GAS. THE SECOND WITH RED. WHEN ACTIVATED, EACH GLASS TUBE TAKES ON ITS OWN PALETTE. BLUES DEEPEN INTO VIOLET, REDS FADE INTO MAGENTA, AND THE COLOURED GLASS BENDS THE LIGHT INTO UNEXPECTED SPECTRA. SHADES COLLIDE, GLOW, AND SLIP ACROSS THE SURFACE IN A CONSTANT PLAY OF REFRACTION.

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FORMALLY, THE PIECES ARE AMBIGUOUS. SLEEK YET SCULPTURAL, THEY CAN STAND, LEAN, FLOAT, OR SPLIT. POSITIONED TOGETHER, THEY SPEAK IN DUALITY. APART, THEY HUM IN OPPOSITION. THE SYSTEM IS OPEN. THE MEANING IS MALLEABLE.

THIS IS NOT DECORATIVE. THIS IS AN ATMOSPHERIC INTERVENTION. A COLOR FIELD RENDERED IN ELECTRIC CURRENT AND GLASS. IT DEMANDS TO BE SEEN, BUT MORE THAN THAT, IT DEMANDS TO BE EXPERIENCED.

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ESTUDIOMOTIF* CONTINUES TO WORK AT THE EDGE OF DISCIPLINES, USING LIGHT AS MATERIAL AND COLOR AS LANGUAGE. THIS WORK DOESN’T ASK FOR ATTENTION, IT TAKES IT.

 

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COMPLETED                 2024

DESIGN                                    ESTUDIOMOTIF*

CREATED BY               THE NEON GALLERY - HOUSTON (USA)

PHOTOGRAPHS   ESTUDIOMOTIF*

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