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#artAdventCalendar Day 13

Since it’s a spooky number day in the *darkest* month of the year, I thought I’d mix things up briefly…

Armchair, 2020

#photography #selfportrait #horror #dark #horrorArt #horrorPhotography #DarkPhotography

A set of four almost black and white photographs. They all depict a velvet armchair on wood floor in front of a draped fabric backdrop. In the first image, 8 hands wrap around the edges of the arm chair, 3 on each side and two from above, framing where your head would be, if you were sitting there… in the second image, many, many arms reach out from behind the chair, with splayed, grasping fingers. They come from all directions, reaching out radially but asymmetrically and angularly. The arms are lit mostly from above and have shadows which give definition to the bodily forms… and make the scene even more eerie. In the third image, it’s very similar except one arm from the right is reaching in to the center of the chair, as if feeling for… is… are you… in the final image, many arms have consolidated, and 8 arms remain, 4 from each side. The arms all reach with great straining length around the body of the chair into where you would be sitting. Some lower arms reach with splayed seeking fingers, while the upper left arm in particular reaches with a bent wrist and sharp tense fingers, as if about to—

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@NyxMir@sunny.garden replied · 2 months ago

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 14

Let’s bring some light into this darkest month, shall we? Here’s my first neon sculpture.

#neon #lighting #lightArt #light

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A 3D sculpture of cool blue glowing noble gas tubes in triangles fold in on each other to create a multifaceted pyramid. They do this over a dark mirror-like surface, which reflects their hexagonal base and the pyramid within its black inky depths. Within this pyramid is a hot pink leafed bonsai tree, almost like it is sunning itself in a future terrarium. A younger me bends down and smiles at the camera, peering thru the sculpture. I have a platinum bisexual bob, Tokyo bomber jacket, and choker. The sculpture rests on a neon bending table, stained with beautiful patterns of brief intricate burns.

Aerial view of the sculpture with the pink bonsai inside. Looking down we see cyan triangular neon pieces rise up and fold in on each other with a counterclockwise twisting, maybe like a dumpling, or an intricate paper package. The light makes the hot pink bonsai branches glow vibrantly. Below, the reflection of the blue tubes in the black hexagonal mirror base is an echo.

Low POV thru the sculpture without anything inside. In this image the colors are colder, more deep icy, xenon blues that border on indigo than cyan. A character version of myself (during a series of self portrait experiments during quarantine) with dramatic black and silver cyberpunk curcuitry eye makeup stares at us thru the intersecting beams. They have dark lips and wear a reflective high necked sleeve garment. They are in focus but the rest is increasingly out of focus in a very very tight aperture, making the lit tubes fuzzy and expansive almost like laser beams in a spy maze, or a sci-fi scanning device, or something more fantastic.

Photo of the class reception with some of the class’ projects. Mine is in the foreground, in this photo looking dark blue as opposed to closer to cyan like the first two photos, probably because there’s so much white light right behind it. There are many 2D wall pieces behind, a red one of a woman made of squiggling line, a mostly white piece in Korean, an abstract red & cyan symbol piece, and two other abstract pieces at the end which are harder to make out.

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Steven Lawson Photography

@StevenLawsonPhotography@mastoart.social · 2 months ago

Neon Rain '25
Rainwater patterns on glass, backlit by multi-coloured lights.
Technique details in the Alt-text.
#photography #AbstractPhotography #Neon #WaterPhotography #NightPhotography

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Abstract night-time image showing blue and yellow lights in the background to create an abstract pattern from rainwater pooling on glass. The manual focus is sharply on the rainwater on the glass surface, which makes the lights in the background distort, blend and flare into beautiful patterns.

Abstract night-time image showing blue and amber lights in the background to create an abstract pattern from rainwater pooling on glass. The manual focus is sharply on the rainwater on the glass surface, which makes the lights in the background distort, blend and flare into beautiful and subtle patterns.

Abstract night-time image showing blood-red lights in the background to create an abstract pattern from rainwater pooling on glass. The manual focus is sharply on the rainwater on the glass surface, which makes the lights in the background distort, blend and flare into beautiful patterns.

Abstract night-time image showing green and yellow lights in the background to create an abstract pattern from rainwater pooling on glass. The manual focus is sharply on the rainwater on the glass surface, which makes the lights in the background distort, blend and flare into beautiful, mesmerising patterns.

Steven Lawson Photography

@StevenLawsonPhotography@mastoart.social · 2 months ago

Neon Rain '25
Rainwater patterns on glass, backlit by multi-coloured lights.
Technique details in the Alt-text.
#photography #AbstractPhotography #Neon #WaterPhotography #NightPhotography

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Steven Lawson Photography

@StevenLawsonPhotography@mastoart.social · 2 months ago

I had an hour to kill last night while waiting to collect my wife from Glasgow Central Station. It was raining heavily and the Christmas neon was lighting the streets. Be rude not to, eh?
#photography #neon #reflections #AbstractPhotography

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Blue window lights from a tower block hotel reflect in a puddle rippled by heavy rain on a Glasgow street

A woman in high-heeled boots walks into a bar where the red neon light is reflected in the soaking wet pavement

Rain pooling on the curves of a parked car reflects red and blue neon lights from a bar nearby

Rainwater pooling on block paving captures and reflects red and yellow neon lights from a takeaway restaurant

Steven Lawson Photography

@StevenLawsonPhotography@mastoart.social · 2 months ago

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James Akers

@JamesAkers@expressional.social · 5 months ago

Three friends an I are going to see Chappel Roan later this week in Queens. I like her pink pony club, and have been making a variety of pink ponies lately.

I decided to make some tiny pink "pony"s that the four of us could wear as necklaces to the concert. They also could be clipped onto hats. I got the tiniest 6mm blue phosphor glass I could get my hands on and filled them to just 8 torr neon (normally 18torr at this size) so they are nice an conductive an the battery lasts longer. Pure neon fill- so I can fix em if they break.

I do have to double check the rules of forest hills. I guess I could lie an say they are LEDs :). One of my friends requested a heart tiara (I think the tour has hearts in its theme) so I made two lil ones filled for battery life :).

I sure hope we can dance with the neon as a pink pony club :)

#glass #jewelry #pendant #neon #pony #chappelroan #pinkpony #pinkponyclub #cursive #script #nyc #brooklyn #art #handmade #electric #batterypowered #tiny #smallart

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one single neon mini pony being driven by a DC input transformer. The DC power supply driving it is only needing .78 amps at 12 volts.

four lit miniature glass "pony"s on the agiing table

ruby hearts next to a now paint dipped ruby WIIFM crackle tube and a pony that I fixed (I dropped it when I got it home). Blue tubs also on the agiing table

phosphor coated glass pony on the pattern before attaching the last electrode. You can see the tube I was using as a handle cut off right next to it

James Akers

@JamesAkers@expressional.social · 5 months ago

Three friends an I are going to see Chappel Roan later this week in Queens. I like her pink pony club, and have been making a variety of pink ponies lately.

I sure hope we can dance with the neon as a pink pony club :)

#glass #jewelry #pendant #neon #pony #chappelroan #pinkpony #pinkponyclub #cursive #script #nyc #brooklyn #art #handmade #electric #batterypowered #tiny #smallart

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James Akers

@JamesAkers@expressional.social · 6 months ago

Earlier this month I helped one of NYC's most iconic neon shops move from their longtime Tribeca home to Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The company has a new owner Dave, who I like, an while its bittersweet to see them move out of Manhattan, Brooklyn is way better for artists at this point anyways.
Its been way fun and sort of a dream come true for me to bend for them for the month while their main bender, Jimmy is on vacation. Definitely feels good and validating to hear their designers tell me my bending looks pretty. They have lots of fun designs for me to make, and as per usual- the neat commercial work is feeding my art ideas- leading to a flurry of new art sketches partially inspired by some of the bending projects they are giving me.
Was fun loading that ol truck up with the bombarder an tables an way over a ton of tubing an whatnot. I hope they have some fun parties once they get more moved into the Brooklyn space.

#neon #work #dreamjob #nyc #manhattan #change #fabrication #glass

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The neon bending room in the new Brooklyn shop. Dave is fond of old signs, and I do dream of one day owning a Stetson hat. I do wish that glass cubby encompassed the entire wall, but the shop should be nice an efficient.

The Old Truck loaded up with the entire aging table, bombarding transformer, collection of vacuum pumps, bombarding table, glass scraps and lots of various tools amidst the once industrial Tribeca neighborhood- now almost all art galleries, an luxury event spaces. White rag tied to the back of the strapped down table makes it all legal :)

The basement of the old Tribeca space- complete with uneven floorboards ccovered in blockout paint drips and industrial stuff strewn about. I am sure the new tenants will probably rip all of this out.

A little "Small Time" thing I bent for them for a comic book store. Its been so fun filling in while they are between shops and their bender is on vacation. I had fun making it, and their Art Director complimented me on it. The pink "neo ruby" glass is provided by them, as is all the glass for the things I make for them

James Akers

@JamesAkers@expressional.social · 6 months ago

#neon #work #dreamjob #nyc #manhattan #change #fabrication #glass

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James Akers

@JamesAkers@expressional.social · 7 months ago

I finished up teaching 2 week neon and STEM class at Urbanglass on Friday. The high schoolers were from all over NYC with varied backgrounds/ schooling and they all made such fun things!
Along with my two TAs (Caroline and MolMol) we taught them not only how to wire and bend neon tubes, but also how to solder (SMT and through hole) and the very basics on programming captive portal ESP32 chips for blinking neon with phones.
We played games, Including making a 30 foot mega straw for fruit punch, competing with three glass an food coloring "rollercoasters" as well as numerous "drop test" contests to test/ build bend/ weld strength.
Overall they learned about planning, pereeverance and some the hard lessons of loss that glass can teach so well when the thing you make breaks.

One student quoted Don Quixote "Without hardships there can be no Adventure!" - couldn't have said it better myself :)

#neon #teaching #STEM #glass #nyc #electronics #highschool #summer #soldering #diy #education

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A variety of Argon and Argon Mercury student tubes on the black aging table at Urbanglass. Recognizable shapes include and white and blue dog, a blue star and blue plane

A selection of student designs on boards on the wall an off of boards on the table. The room glows a red pink color

A glass roller coaster with bean bags strategically placed over the area of the rollercoaster with a crack in it. The glass tube rollercoaster is On a cart for mobility. Students wait to see if I will notice their cracked roller coaster

A table post soldering as students wire and tape their completer circuit board transformer WiFi backpacks to their transformers. Yes, we wired 120 VAC together

James Akers

@JamesAkers@expressional.social · 7 months ago

One student quoted Don Quixote "Without hardships there can be no Adventure!" - couldn't have said it better myself :)

#neon #teaching #STEM #glass #nyc #electronics #highschool #summer #soldering #diy #education

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Larry (Mr.Optimization)

@fast_code_r_us@floss.social · 8 months ago

I decided to share my Arm NEON optimizations for the FFmpeg Cinepak encoder. On Apple Silicon / RPI / NEON 32/64-bit, it gets a 250-300% speedup for encoding:

https://github.com/bitbank2/FFmpeg-in-Xcode

#FOSS
#Optimization
#SIMD
#NEON