neon sign 霓虹燈招牌

neon sign
繁:霓虹燈招牌
简:霓虹灯招牌

霓虹工業源自歐洲,五十年代傳入香港,在沒有互聯網的年代,霓虹燈招牌既是地標,也是有效的宣傳工具,英國著名攝影師Keith MacGregor,出版相片集《Neon City, Hong Kong at Night》,將鏡頭對準霓虹招牌,是「不一樣的香港夜景」,對招牌上的中國書法尤其着迷。

見證逾半世紀光華煉成東方之珠 老師傅留住霓虹餘暉(2014年4月12日)。香港蘋果日報,取自http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20140412/18686757

Chinatown is a series by artist Mehmet Gözetlik that translates well-known trademarks into Chinese. The 20 artworks are based on the logos of western brands. Gözetlik designs the translated logos, then handcrafts neon signs based on the designs.

HKFP Lens: Imagining a Chinese consumer culture through the medium of neon. (2016, October 16). Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved from https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/16/chinatown-imagining-a-chinese-consumer-culture-through-the-medium-of-neon/