Vertical Orange Floor Neon
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pencil and colored pencil sprayed with fixative on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 35.1 x 55.7 cm (13 13/16 x 21 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Accession Number
2007.6.351
Art Historical Context
**Vertical Orange Floor Neon**1965) by Stephenakos is a vibrant drawing that captures the artist's pioneering exploration of neon light as an artistic medium. Created with pencil and colored pencil on wove paper, then sprayed with fixative for, this 35.1 x 55.7 cm work evokes the glowing intensity of neon installations. Antonakos, a Greek-American artist active in New York during the 1960s, began incorporating neon into abstract sculptures around this time, transforming industrial tubing into sculptural forms that blurred the lines between drawing, painting, and light art. This piece likely s...