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Search Within: Neon
Neon City, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
60x60x1.5 cm. One of a kind work. Signed front and back. Sold with a certificate of Authenticity. Painted on wood panel with the highest quality professional oil colors. Sold with a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
My Neon LA, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Amy Bernays
Located in Yardley, PA
We have nature on our doorstep, wilderness just a few blocks away. This city is beautiful. :: Painting :: Fine Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Art
Materials
Acrylic
Neon Striped Landscape, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - For UK residence ; Ronald Hunter will cover the import tax - ------------------...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art
Materials
Acrylic
Eternal Sakura - Original Textured Neon Pink Landscape Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The delicate and poetic artworks of painter Frederic Paul reference his Asian roots in expressive and elaborate compositions. Inspired by the bold colors, spices, flora, and landscap...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Rice Paper
Neon Pop Art Lines, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic Abstract Painting, Original artwork created by Ronald Hunter. Bright neon orange and pink combines well with light blue in this abstract artwork. These striking colors can...
Category
2010s Pop Art Art
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary Art, Yellow Neon Painting, Graffiti Art-Ignition
Located in Delaware , OH
Contemporary Art, Yellow Neon Painting, Graffiti Art-Ignition
Artist Statement:
I went to a concert and I was so inspired by the lights and pop of color. I am also very into 60's an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hovering (Abstract, Vibrant, Drips, Neon, Gestural, Contemporary, Expressionism)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Russell Shoemaker
Hovering
Oil on Panel
Year: 2010
Size: 24x18x1in
Signed and dated by hand on verso
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1702
Tags: Abstract, Vibrant, Drips, Neon, Gestural, C...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Neon Signs Broadway Theater District in Dramatic Light
Located in Miami, FL
Golden light skims off the facades on West 44th Street as Neon Lights create a second light source that beckons. Two of Broadway's most famous mainstays, Sardis Restaurant and The S...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fishing Boats in Neon Purple Sky Landscapes Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Neon Sky Harbour
Signed by Fanch Lel
Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board , unframed
Double sided
Condition: Good condition overall with minor surface handling...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil
$580 Sale Price
35% Off
"Neon Watcher" (2023) - Medieval Armor Still-Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Elena Burykina's "Neon Watcher" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel.
Artist Statement:
Barbute Armorer Bernardino da Carnago Italian ca. 1475 Stamped with the armo...
Category
2010s Impressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Drizzles expressions (over neon), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting: Acrylic on Canvas. Three canvases16 W x 20 H x 0.7 in each. Expressive modern abstract, bold full of life, gloss and shimmer! inspired by nature. Lots of drizzles, ye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary Buddha statue - Green Neon Plexiglass, X-Large
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This Green neon Buddha statue, is 2 layers of laser cut Plexiglas joined together by brass industrial elements.
A unique Buddha sculpture, designed as an everyday reminder to live a compassionate and mindful life.
Influenced by both urban industrial reality, and by Buddhist philosophy, this sculpture will add a touch of style and spirituality to any room, office, studio, spa or space.
The X-Large meditating Buddha statue...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Brass
Peep Show, New York - Neon Color Street Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Private Booths, New York City street neon.
This artwork is part of Richard's portfolio of street photography he is building up which depict the colour, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Adult Toys, New York - Neon Color Street Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Adult Toys, New York City street neon.
This artwork is part of Richard's portfolio of street photography he is building up which depict the colour, fabric an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Neon Girl - Incl Pink Frame, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
All hand painted pop art girl - Neon Girl - created by Ronald Hunter in acrylic and neon ink. Meet “Neon Girlâ€
Category
2010s Pop Art Art
Materials
Acrylic
Las Vegas Neon Signs Fremont Street, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
An abstract view of the classic Las Vegas Neon signs on Fremont Street at sunset. Bold reds, pinks, and blues work with the dramatic Nevada sunset. Th...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
25 Cents, New York - Neon Color Street Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Twenty-Five Cents, New York City street neon.
This artwork is part of Richard's portfolio of street photography he is building up which depict the colour, fabric and structure of cit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Private Booths, New York - Neon Color Street Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Private Booths, New York City street neon.
This artwork is part of Richard's portfolio of street photography he is building up which depict the colour, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Barber Shop, New York - Neon Color Street Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Barber Shop, New York City street neon.
This artwork is part of Richard's portfolio of street photography he is building up which depict the colour, fabric and structure of cities wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Neon Old Fremont Street, Las Vegas - Dramatic Sky
Located in Miami, FL
Old Las Vegas is captured with glowing neon signs set against a dramatic desert sunset.. Signed, dated numbered on the lower right, 2/15 , Printed later, another size available, unf...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Fluorescent Ascension #3. From The Neon Progress Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Almo wonders about his identity, the countries he has lived in, his daily routine and how he creates himself. An outsider who has made the world his home, skin, and citizenship, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Fluorescent Ascension #4. From The Neon Progress Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Almo wonders about his identity, the countries he has lived in, his daily routine and how he creates himself. An outsider who has made the world his home, skin, and citizenship, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Fluorescent Ascension #1. From The Neon Progress Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Almo wonders about his identity, the countries he has lived in, his daily routine and how he creates himself. An outsider who has made the world his home, skin, and citizenship, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Fluorescent Ascension #2. From The Neon Progress Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Almo wonders about his identity, the countries he has lived in, his daily routine and how he creates himself. An outsider who has made the world his home, skin, and citizenship, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Miami at Night, Brickell Avenue Street Scene Neon Abstraction
Located in Miami, FL
Photographer Mitchell Funk transforms a Miami street scene at night with glowing neon signs into a complex abstract pattern. A recurring element in Funk's iconography is secondary a...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Lariat Motel, Fallon, Nevada - Neon, Americana, Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Lariat Motel' is classic roadside Americana 'Sign Porn' photography and Richard Heeps captured it in its original site. The owners since sold the Lariat Motel and donated the 1950's...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Neon Demon - Contemporary, Polaroid, Woman, 21st Century, Psychiatry
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Neon Demon (Shot 2019 on 600 film)
Influenced by films such as Ridley Scotts Blade Runner and Luc Bessons Fifth Element, it is based on futuristic imaginings of planet earth.
Editi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Lariat Motel, Fallon, Nevada - Neon, Americana, Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Lariat Motel' is classic roadside Americana 'Sign Porn' photography and Richard Heeps captured it in its original site. The owners since sold the Lariat Motel and donated the 1950's...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Contemporary Surreal Figurative Self Portrait with Neon Green
Located in Soquel, CA
A contemplative, contemporary self-portrait of the artist with neon green by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). In the background of this piece are self-portraits fro...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary SMSPF wall neon sculpture pop art interior Banksy
Located in New York, NY
Bespoke 1/1 original Neon SMSPF wall sculpture
Easy wall mount Signed 1/1
Plastic Jesus:
Born : London (United Kingdom)
Current Location: Los Angeles
Huffington Post - Best stre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
"Night of purring" neon painting by Olha Vlasova
Located in Zofingen, AG
ITEM DETAILS
The edges are painted
Some parts of the picture glow under blue light
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
This piece reflects a moment of magic where the heart melts in the embrace of peace and comfort, allowing itself to believe in a fairy tale. The image of the cat adds warmth and serves as a guide to a world of dreams where every wish becomes a reality.
The combination of violet, lavender, and gold tones suggests a benevolent enchantment, while the night covers the sky like a black velvet canvas.
This work has the power to transport the viewer to a realm where dreams come true...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
$753 Sale Price
44% Off
Nina Leen
Neon Drive-In Diner
1997- Offset Lithograph
By Nina Leen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 28 x 22 inches ( 71.12 x 55.88 cm )
Image Size: 21.25 x 20 inches ( 53.975 x 50.8 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
Additional Details: This is an original poster featuring the award-winning photograph by Nina Leen...
Category
1990s Art
Materials
Offset
$100 Sale Price
20% Off
"The shawl", floral neon painting by Olha Vlasova
Located in Zofingen, AG
ITEM DETAILS
The edges are painted
Some parts of the picture glow under blue light
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
This painting immerses the viewer in the nostalgic memories of the artist's c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Neon II, Line Drawing. Abstract Works on Paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Clemens Wolf declares himself a champion of sensuality: 'I'm really interested in the process of transforming something trivial into a sensual object. The guided coincidence plays a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Paper
Neon I, Line Drawing. Abstract Works on Paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Clemens Wolf declares himself a champion of sensuality: 'I'm really interested in the process of transforming something trivial into a sensual object. The guided coincidence plays a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Paper
Untitled (Abstract, Vibrant, Drips, Neon, Gestural, Contemporary, Expressionism)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Russell Shoemaker
Title: Untitled
Year: 2018
Medium: Gouache on Yupo Paper
Size: 12 x 9 inches
Signed, dated and inscribed by the artist
Russell Shoemaker received his BFA from the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Materials
Gouache, Synthetic Paper
Neon Bar Sign Glow on Moody Manhattan Nocturne
Located in Miami, FL
Manhattan Nocturne by Mitchell Funk. The colors are the music of the night. The image is a stunning example of the artist’s blending of the abstract and representational.
Signed, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fish Market Japan Neon - A Modern Architecture Noir Photograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nihon Noir arose from my fascination with Tokyo and my desire to translate the feeling that struck me on my first visit, that somehow you have been transported to a parallel future ...
Category
2010s Modern Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
Cycloptic Technology Japan Neon - A Modern Architecture Noir Photograph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Nihon Noir arose from my fascination with Tokyo and my desire to translate the feeling that struck me on my first visit, that somehow you have been transported to a parallel future ...
Category
2010s Modern Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
Indian Contemporary Art By Sumit Mehndiratta - Neon Butterflies
Located in Paris, IDF
Six Stainless steel discs measuring 14x4x4 cms each hung individually on the wall with a wooden hanging provision on the back of each disc, can be hung in any way as a set of six.
S...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Neon Shapes - Large-Scale Abstract Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Neon Shapes - Large-Scale Abstract Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Abstract composition by Ellis Hopkins (American, b. 1952). Bold arcs of color sweep across a smoky gray backgroun...
Category
Late 20th Century Color-Field Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
“Untitled (CVS133)” Large Contemporary Colorful Neon Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract geometric colorful painting by Texas-based artist Max Manning. The work features organic and geometric shapes in neon pink, blue, green, and yellow tones. Signe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Contemporary Dark Neon Technology Science Hyperrealism Graphic Acrylic Painting
By Kyle Butler
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mundane grey ruins are pierced by sharp pings of neon color in this painting that both suggests and supersedes narrative, colliding, conflating, and contrasting the figurative and th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Varnish, Acrylic, Panel, Graphite
Contemporary Dark Neon Technology Science Hyperrealism Graphic Acrylic Painting
By Kyle Butler
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mundane grey ruins are pierced by sharp pings of neon color in this painting that both suggests and supersedes narrative, colliding, conflating, and contrasting the figurative and th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Varnish, Acrylic, Panel, Graphite
Contemporary Dark Neon Technology Science Hyperrealism Graphic Acrylic Painting
By Kyle Butler
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mundane grey ruins are pierced by sharp pings of neon color in this painting that both suggests and supersedes narrative, colliding, conflating, and contrasting the figurative and th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Panel, Graphite, Varnish
Bella Hadid Neon. Portrait Intervened by the artists.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter.
The artist's technique consists of the use of two prints, the first print is the original photography, and the second print is a blurry version of the image printed on glass. The glass version of the picture is shattered with an iron tool to be able to control the rupture. The artists glued the glass parts on top of the original picture, creating a blurred effect.
The artists explore even further the infinite possibilities of transformation by turning something as temporary as a fashion editorial, into something completely different and original; a unique piece of art.
Series titled "Nothing Stays Still", where they keep questioning the fashion photography industry by creating a new visual identity of their images moving them away from their origin, as a vehicle for testing ideas and as a form of interrogation of the creative process itself, through this series.
Cristian Hunter’s work starts from that belief. His photographs —created over a solid international career— are not mere documents, but open territories where painting, texture, and gesture expand photography into new dimensions of meaning.
Hunter explores how an image can shift in meaning over time—how context, memory, and manual intervention can transform what was once captured into something newly revealed. Each piece is an invitation to look again, to uncover what lies beneath the visible. Guided by the premise that “nothing stays still,” he works from his personal archive, reinterpreting it, giving new life to what was once lived, and breaking the linear flow between past and present.
His lens has captured renowned figures such as Pharrell Williams, Penélope Cruz, Jennifer Lopez, Ewan McGregor, Lalisa Manoban, Adria Arjona, and Bruno Mars, among many others. Yet his focus goes beyond portraiture—what truly interests him is what remains when the image stops being literal and begins to emerge as a living object.
His current body of work includes both new pieces and selected artworks from the artistic legacy of Hunter & Gatti, which he now manages. These are duly credited as “ created by Hunter & Gatti,” presented alongside his personal practice and establishing a dialogue between history, transformation, and contemporary gaze.
His work has been exhibited in cities such as Barcelona, New York, and Miami, and reflects a visual practice grounded in experience, exploration, and ongoing evolution.
From the Series Nothing Stays Still
Acrylic on glicée print...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
Contemporary Dark Neon Technology Science Hyperrealism Graphic Acrylic Painting
By Kyle Butler
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mundane grey ruins are pierced by sharp pings of neon color in this painting that both suggests and supersedes narrative, colliding, conflating, and contrasting the figurative and th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Panel, Graphite
Tumbleweed, James Rosenquist neon blue barbed wire sculptural lithograph drawing
Located in New York, NY
This print depicts the tangle of barbed wire encircling curling and twisting neon, with lengths of wood at the center. The dark paper sets off the electric blue, and captures the ori...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Art
Materials
Lithograph
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Construct Neon
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on wooden panel, limited edition of 20 - artwork can be shipped in a tube or framed in a crate
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
"Untitled" Dark Blue, Neon Pink, and White Anaglyph Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Dark blue, neon pink, and white anaglyph painting by San Francisco-based artist Robert MacKenzie. This piece is included in a 2023 group exhibition, "Friend of a Friend," curated by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Untitled" Dark Blue, Neon Pink, and White Anaglyph Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Dark blue, neon pink, and white anaglyph painting by San Francisco-based artist Robert MacKenzie. This piece is included in a 2023 group exhibition, "Friend of a Friend," curated by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
American Contemporary Art by Elena Borstein - Neon Courtyard
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel on arches paper
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paste, Paper
Long Story Short-Neon, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Iridescent abstract colorfield painting layered . Bold pink, black and yellows with iridescent mediums to make all the small details just pop! Lots energy and beauty! High quality ac...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic
Old Miami Beach at Night - Ethereal Wolfie
s Restaurant Neon
Located in Miami, FL
The ethereal neon sign of a Miami Beach classic glows at night. Customers of Wolfie's Restaurant are seen through a window, while a backlit bus stop lightbox illuminates a single ma...
Category
Early 2000s American Realist Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
You #2 – Jung Lee, Neon, Text, Installation, Symbole, Nature
By Jung Lee
Located in Zurich, CH
Jung LEE (*1972, South Korea)
You #2, 2019
C-Type Print, Diasec
Sheet 185 x 148 cm (72 7/8 x 58 1/4 in.)
Frame 188,5 x 151,5 x 3,7 cm (74 1/4 x 59 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Edition of 5, plus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Kaleidoscope - Neon Pink Blue Yellow Geometric Flower Circle Mandala, 2025
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary abstract painting in acrylic and pigment on canvas with a geometric flower mandala made of layered shapes in hot neon pink, blue, and orange in an intricately layered de...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment
Parry Lodge, Kanab - Americana neon sign contemporary color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Parry Lodge, photograph from Richard Heeps' Dream in Colour series. This roadside America sign has a cinematic style, take in Kanab, and area used as Western movie locations due to i...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Surface Light
Contemporary Underwater Portrait Painting in Neon Colors
By Amy Devlin
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amy Devlin portrays people, animals, or nature in her works. But what really matters to her is light and water, which she wants to capture in the form of a physical memory. By following her passion for paint, she tries to represent reality and thereby express her feeling in the expressive colors she uses. Her paintings show a fascination with the movement and texture of water, which is depicted in vivid colors in her works. Her hybrid painting style combines realism with impressionism in a very interesting way, providing a different view of the world and our memories of it. Devlin loves the unexpected, looks at things from a crazy angle and imagines. Since 2014 she mainly paints underwater portraits...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spin 2
Contemporary Underwater Portrait Painting in Neon Colors
By Amy Devlin
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amy Devlin portrays people, animals, or nature in her works. But what really matters to her is light and water, which she wants to capture in the form of a physical memory. By following her passion for paint, she tries to represent reality and thereby express her feeling in the expressive colors she uses. Her paintings show a fascination with the movement and texture of water, which is depicted in vivid colors in her works. Her hybrid painting style combines realism with impressionism in a very interesting way, providing a different view of the world and our memories of it. Devlin loves the unexpected, looks at things from a crazy angle and imagines. Since 2014 she mainly paints underwater portraits...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bates Motel I - Contemporary, Neon, Urban, expired, Polaroid, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bates Motel I (The Last Picture Show) - 2005,
78x76cm,
Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Arti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
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