This print started as a photo of a neon sign I took of a sex shop in Pigalle (Paris) around 25 years ago. I loved how it looks like neon rays are radiating from the letters, and I loved the ambiguity of the letters. I can read both an X and a Y in them, which I thought was quite fitting for a sex shop sign.
Unlike my other neon prints, I decided not to stay true to the colours of the photo during the art working process. The neon sign was flashing, so only a few of the rays were lit up at any time, and I wanted them all lit in the print, so I added colours to some of them to balance out the image.
I love how the candy colours contrast with the black in the final image, they are both sweet and alluring.
water based inks
£120
This print started as a photo of a neon sign I took of a sex shop in Pigalle (Paris) around 25 years ago. I loved how it looks like neon rays are radiating from the letters, and I loved the ambiguity of the letters. I can read both an X and a Y in them, which I thought was quite fitting for a sex shop sign.
Unlike my other neon prints, I decided not to stay true to the colours of the photo during the art working process. The neon sign was flashing, so only a few of the rays were lit up at any time, and I wanted them all lit in the print, so I added colours to some of them to balance out the image.
I love how the candy colours contrast with the black in the final image, they are both sweet and alluring.
water based inks
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This artwork is sold by Emmanuelle Orr from United Kingdom