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Terry Thompson
Tropicana Motor Hotel

2016

$7,800
£5,931.56
€6,841.76
CA$10,926.37
A$12,228.77
CHF 6,385.33
MX$149,191.71
NOK 81,053.34
SEK 76,914.63
DKK 51,091.05
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Artist Statement Nothing But Neon, 2021 I see beauty in old neon signs. I have always been fascinated by the glow inside the hand-bent, glass tubes. I enjoy the sculptural, mechanical, one-of-a-kind aspects of my subjects. And the words, fonts, caricatures, and colors; I love all of that too. Sometimes these signs are weather worn, rusted and dilapidated, with layers of peeling paint – all of which speak to change, and unrelenting time. I try to embrace and honor these signs from a by-gone era, an idealized “America” reminiscent of my youth. They are part of our history, for better or worse. My process begins with finding the sign. I spend a lot of time searching for them, looking on-line, and in books. Some I just stumble upon. When I travel, I hunt for signs, so many of my paintings chronical my travels. I’ve painted signs from Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Oklahoma, Nevada, Indiana, Montana, Texas, and my home state of California. I take lots of photographs of each sign, often at different times of the day. I study the sign; I strive to absorb the essence of the sign and the place. Then, after doing a basic drawing, I begin painting, usually in many thin layers. I often make numerous changes in color and composition, until I am happy. Sadly, many of the signs that I’ve painted have since been destroyed or have disappeared. I never thought I would be doing documentation, but as time passes, this has become another facet of my work. Artist Biography Terry Thompson was born in 1963 in Mountain View, CA. His initial studies were in industrial technology and he worked as an equipment engineer for various tech companies in Silicon Valley. While the work was interesting to Thompson, he could not get away from painting and went on to receive his BA and MFA from San Jose State University (CA). Thompson has exhibited throughout the West Coast and his work can be found in private collections throughout the world and in the permanent collections of The San Jose Museum of Art, The Nevada Museum of Art, The California Museum -Sacramento, The de Saisset Museum of Art - Santa Clara University, and The Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Terry Thompson lives and works in San Francisco.
  • Creator:
    Terry Thompson (1963, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2016
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 28 in (71.12 cm)Width: 42 in (106.68 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Fairfield, CT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU18329091962

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