![\"James](\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/open-field-2000-james-turrell-2.jpg\")
“Open Field” (2000) by James Turrell, image courtesy of jamesturrell.com<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Open Field” (2000) by James Turrell, image courtesy of jamesturrell.com<\/p>\n
Perhaps the godfather of neon, Dan Flavin is the artist most\u00a0associated with introducing\u00a0fluorescent lighting into the contemporary\u00a0context. His work can be seen alongside James Turrell’s at Villa Panza<\/a>, a gorgeous 18th century estate\u00a0in the small Italian town of Varese, as well as the\u00a0Santa Maria Annunciata<\/a> church in Milan. Incorporating repetition into many of his works, Ivan Navarro<\/a>\u00a0is a Brooklyn-based artist who represented his home country Chile in the 2009 Venice Biennale. Walking into one of\u00a0James Turrell<\/a>‘s “Ganzfeld” installations is like entering a space-age dream. The artist, who has always been fascinated with light’s ability to transform a room, has most recently put these principles towards the northern Arizona-located Roden Crater<\/a>. Also a painter, Laddie John Dill<\/a> is better-known for his geometric\u00a0installations which refract light through panes of glass. Laid out across small dunes of sand, his works offer\u00a0a futuristic ambiance that mesmerises visitors. For “The Global Contemporary” Tehran-born and Berlin-based Leila Pazooki<\/a> offers commentary on the art world’s Euro-centric position. As stated on the artist’s website, “After all, it is a lot easier to measure art against the standards that have been established in western historiography than to consider such works against the backdrop of the specific cultural context in which they were created, an approach that might lead to entirely different views.” With works that span multiple mediums, Bruce Nauman has built an artistic career as a sculptor, photographer, performer and neon artist. The creative’s work plays with language and communication, subjects which Nauman is fascinated by. Patrick Martinez<\/a> is a child of the hip hop era. His neon works borrow from the musical genre’s culture, with slang terminology and rap references transforming into clever social commentaries. Robert Montgomery<\/a>‘s website describes him as a “complete artist” who “engages completely with the urban world with a translucent poetry.” Equal parts verse and\u00a0light installation, Montgomery creates touching works that appear Tumblr-ready from the start. Also\u00a0using neon to create confessional-style work is Tracey Emin<\/a>. The light-up installations, which scrawl across the wall in her handwriting, are heartbreaking examples of Emin’s sincere approach towards art. It’s lit<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38187,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11856,139],"tags":[38,5930,5931,5932,5478,5933,5934,5935,5936,5937,1321,756],"class_list":["post-38185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sleek-art","category-art","tag-art","tag-dan-flavin","tag-fluorescent","tag-ivan-navarro","tag-james-turrell","tag-laddie-john-dill","tag-leila-pazooki","tag-nauman","tag-neon","tag-patrick-martinex","tag-robert-montgomery","tag-tracey-emin"],"acf":{"main_category":null,"legacy":"1","exclude_from_ads":null,"hero_title":null,"subtitle":null,"hero":null,"teasers":null,"facebook_image":null,"related_articles":null,"next_article":null,"sleek_card_focus":null,"content":null},"yoast_head":"\n
\nOnce upon a time, fluorescent neon lighting meant little more than smokey\u00a0after-hour bars and seedy strip clubs. Then, artists\u00a0grabbed hold of the medium and began integrating\u00a0it into their works,\u00a0utilising it to\u00a0explore space\u00a0and to reveal their\u00a0innermost thoughts. Now it’s near impossible to escape the trend of neon art, and even Drake gathered inspiration from\u00a0James Turrell<\/a>\u00a0for his\u00a0music video to 2015’s “Hotline Bling” \u2013 something\u00a0which the artist has made a point to distance himself<\/a> from however.
\nFor those searching for more brightly-hued works, read below as we illuminate the artists creating neon masterpieces that truly glow.
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\n <\/p>\n![\"Dan](\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Dan-Flavin-sohogrand.com_.jpg\")
Untitled by Dan Flavin, image courtesy of sohogrand.com<\/p>\nDan Flavin<\/h3>\n
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\n <\/p>\n![\"Ivan](\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Ivan-Navarro-lightartblog.files_.wordpress.jpg\")
“Threshold\u201d (2009) from the 53rd Venice Biennale by Ivan Navarro, image courtesy of lightartblog.files_.wordpress.com<\/p>\nIv\u00e1n Navarro<\/h3>\n
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\n <\/p>\n![\"James](\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/James-Turell-art-sheep.com_.jpg\")
“Bridget’s Bardo (Ganzfeld)” 2006 by James Turrell, image courtesy of art-sheep.com<\/p>\nJames Turrell<\/h3>\n
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\n <\/p>\n![\"Laddie](\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Laddie-John-Dill.jpg\")
“Contained Radiance Idaho” installation by Laddie John Dill, image courtesy of ochigallery.com<\/p>\nLaddie John Dill<\/h3>\n
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\n <\/p>\n![\"Leila](\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Leila-Pazooki-The-Global-Contemporary.jpg\")
“The Global Contemporary” (2010) by Leila Pazooki, image courtesy of artspace.com<\/p>\nLeila Pazooki<\/h3>\n
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\n <\/p>\n![\"Bruce](\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Nauman-timeout.com_.jpg\")
“”Good Boy, Bad Boy” by Bruce Nauman, image courtesy of timeout.com<\/p>\nBruce Nauman<\/h3>\n
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\n <\/p>\n![\"Patrick](\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/PATRICK-MARTINEZ.jpg\")
Left: “it’s summer but it’s cold outside” 2016, right: “build or destroy” 2011 by Patrick Martinez, images courtesy of patrickmartinez.com<\/p>\nPatrick Martinez<\/h3>\n
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\n <\/p>\n![\"Robert](\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Robert-Montgomery.png\")
“The Strange New Music of the Crying Songs” 2012 by Robert Montgomery, image courtesy of robertmontgomery.org<\/p>\nRobert Montgomery<\/h3>\n
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\n <\/p>\n![\"Tracey](\"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Tracey-Emin-1800x1190.jpg\")
“PEOPLE LIKE YOU NEED TO FUCK PEOPLE LIKE ME” 2007 by Tracey Emin, image courtesy of traceyeminstudio.com<\/p>\nTracey Emin<\/h3>\n
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\n\u201cNEON: The Charged Line<\/a>\u201d is at Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, until 7 January 2017<\/strong> \n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"