Especially in times like these, there should be an inherent responsibility that messages, especially those in bright lights, be important messages or calls to action. Talking about things that are uncomfortable, shedding light on them, should be the role of neon art, and in my experience is the work I like the most. —Meryl Pataky
Read MoreFor Meryl Pataky, mystical energy intertwines with scientific methodology behind each neon art installation she creates. She approaches it with deep spiritual devotion, as a disciple in a profound encounter with her guru, and with an extreme attention to the process.
Read MoreNeon-bending has traditionally been a boys’ club, but Kate Hush is changing that. The Brooklyn-based artist charms light into striking sculptures of women who aren’t afraid to have their way with men — her own way of subverting neon’s seedy, motel-sign past for a female-led vision of neon art today. We stepped into her studio to learn more about the dangerous art of bending light, being in a boys’ club, and wicked, wicked women…
Read MoreAmy Palms has been perfecting her skills as a glass bender for more than 20 years. Palms, a Brooklyn native, studied glass blowing, neon and mixed-media sculpture at Alfred University in Upstate New York, where she fell in love with the art of neon.. …Most notably, Palms worked with other glass benders to restore the Castro Theatre sign for filming of the movie “Milk.”…
Read MoreThe Museum of Neon Art recently debuted She Bends: Women in Neon, the largest and most inclusive all-female neon exhibition… Ever. Curated by neon artist Meryl Pataky, She Bends features 29 artists who use neon as their primary medium, despite being in the midst of a primarily male-dominated trade.
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