neon

Neon

Chryssa was one of the first artists to employ neon for something other than advertising. Here, Study for Gates No. 4.

After a walk by the Water of Leith and the Dean Village we eventually made it back to the Scottish National Galleries of Modern Art. There are actually 2 buildings at opposite ends of a small park. In the morning we walked though Two. In the park there’s a construction of an open room with half-silvered glass inviting spectral self portraits.

We returned there in the afternoon for a coffee and then made our way to Gallery One. Click any of the images below to see them bigger (you may need to click on the post title to go to the web site if you’re seeing this in email or social media).

Hotel Room Views, Brussels

We spent last week in Belgium as tourists. We walked around Brussels for a few days, then took a train to Ghent for a day, a train to Ostend the next day and Bruges the day after that. Then we shifted to Antwerp for a few days. Lots of pictures coming up, many of them just touristy snapshots and postcard images. I will attempt to weed out too many you could just see in a guidebook and focus on those with a slightly more artistic or, at least, I hope, interesting perspective. As always, click on any image to see them all full sized (if you’re getting this in email you may need to click through to my site first by clicking on the post title, above).

Tripping the Light Fantastic

Futuristic Space

Neon

Another one from the archives – January, 2009. This one was taken out the window of the old Court Square elevated subway station, looking out at the Court Square Diner before it, too, was renovated.

15 Seconds of Fame

Green Light District

Bearded Magenta Glow

Magenta After Crimson

After the King Crimson concert let out, people poured into West 50th Street, obstructing traffic, taking selfies and bathing in the purple magenta glow of Radio City’s iconic neon sign.