【Neon City】Painting

neon city Although neon technology did not originate in Hong Kong, it was Hong Kong that made neon signs flourish and became a world-renowned urban wonder. The glass tube is burned at high temperature and then evacuated, and then neon and argon are injected, and it becomes a flashing neon. However, under the skillful hands of the older generation of local technicians, neon can be folded into various Chinese and English signature fonts, ranging from classical calligraphy to modern designs. At the same time, it can be flexibly changed and combined into colorful shapes. Among them, the most classic design is Mo. Over the sign of a local pawn shop with a bat holding a copper coin. Since the 1950s and 1960s, tens of thousands of neon signs scattered across the Victoria Harbor and various districts in Hong Kong and Kowloon have emerged simultaneously with the development of Hong Kong into a dense, diverse and vibrant bustling metropolis. Even though local neon signs are rare today, they are still the most important visual symbols in Hong Kong. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52816323880_0324deaf8c_c_d.jpg The work was originally published in the Spring 2019 issue of "Only Hong Kong" Paper Size｜42x32cm Picture size｜40x30cm Paper｜V-Lite Silk 170gsm Printing｜Digital Printing Product serial number｜WA0032 / Shipped in a paper tube / Handmade, each stamped with "Hang Hong Kong" watermark / The picture is for reference only, the product does not include the picture frame