Re: NEON- Tube benders Assoc.

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Subject: Re: NEON- Tube benders Assoc.
From: kenny@neonshop.com
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 20:33:10 -5
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I have always taken exception with the categorization of neon purely under 
"signs" whether in the phonebook or trade association. True, I've 
made many signs - but there's a whole range of stuff that we all do that is 
not signage: Architectural lighting, special effects, wall art, 
sculpture, scientific applications, etc.

Along the same lines, I feel there is a major difference between 
running vinyl cutout letters on a Gerber (or whatever) and working 
with glass and vacuum technology.  I don't mean to come off like we 
are so special.  I greatly admire a skilled sign painter or a woodcarver, etc.  
I think what I'm talking about here is handcrafting.  But also beyond 
that, we (neon folk) deal with a lot of diverse specialty areas to 
get one neon piece up: design, glassblowing, high vacuum processing, 
electrics,  etc.

Not to put down whatever creativity is going on in computer vinyl 
stuff (which I imagine there is to some extent) I just think that 
much of the signage industry is oriented toward reselling mass 
produced or machine produced product. the neon industry/craft is 
quite different.

Kenny

> John Anderson wrote:
> 
> > Lots of competeing products in the electric sign industry along
> > with neon.  Fiber optics, LED's, illuminated faces, translucent
> > vinyl, etc. Most of us have nothing to do will these.  Some neon
> > folks aren't in the sign business at all. Some overlap between the
> > two industries for sure, but I think neon's independence is
> > important.
> > 
> >    -John
> 
> You always can make different divisions like the screenprinters have
> here in the Netherlands. They have a sign division. Their slogan is:
> "The screenprinter is not only a screenprinter but a supplier of add
> materials". Today I received their magazine. The head streamer was
> telling me: The treat goes on. The chance to do something about it
> must be created by ourselves". Corcerning to the issue I never could
> make a better streamer for this issue this wek. Best from dirk a.
> boonstra
> 
> 
Kenny Greenberg --  Neon - Scenic and Environmental Art  
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