» Neon lights
Despite its connotations of B-movie kitsch, continental bars, down-at-heel motels or x-rated strip joints, neon artist Andy Doig shows us that neon is much more than a facade of faded glory…
Doig’s new exhibition Love is in the Air reveals him to be a light messenger via the medium of neon; excited atoms replace Cupid’s bow and arrow; electricity is the primer, glass the canvas, rare gases and phosphorous powders all mix to light up the gallery walls.
Amongst the work on show will be a take on traditional text advertising signs with their familiar flow and bold statements, projecting a persona onto the street. There will also be neon portraits which bear many similarities to the work of contemporary pop artist Julian Opie.
Doig aims to show the intrinsic beauty of neon (which is often made up of rare gases such as xenon and argon), which only comes to life via thousands of volts activating electrodes which in turn light up the inert gases within the tubes.
Andy Doig: Love is in the Air, Ink_D Gallery, North Road, Brighton, until 1 March
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