New Neon Art
The Sculpture Series
Below are works created in 2010/20, many of which were in the show "Magic of the Holiday" at GraySpace Gallery in Santa Barbara, California November 2020 - January 2021.
I currently have solo and collaborative works in CommenUnity at 223 Anacapa Street in Santa Barbara, with painter Chris Gocong @chrisgocong. I have new works in the Helena and Mason Gallery in the Funk Zone in Santa Barbara and am a featured artist at Goldfield Home & Art on El Paseo in Palm Desert, California.
Please visit rodlathim.com for my LightWorks page - dedicated solely to my neon sculptures. Feel free to contact me at rodlathim@gmail.com for pricing and commissioned works. This site will have the most up to date images of new works.
Vincent's Dream
(22" W x 18.5” T x 7” D)
I was inspired by Van Gogh's Starry Night and loved playing with the movement beaded neon creates in this piece that loosely interprets the Master's work. It incorporates a vintage stove pipe metal vent and is built on a wooden box frame. A second piece/adaptation is currently in the works.
Inflatable Whimsy
(18" W x 23” T x 11” D)
This piece is brings to life a vintage balloon mold - a wonderful piece of sculpture in itself. Certain to be the topic of intriguing conversation. A true one of kind piece!
Amore
(18.5" W x 18.5” T x 4” D)
This is a vibrant firetruck red neon freeform heart (although it photographs more white) on a vintage metal star.
SOLD
Mother Ship
(30” H x 24” D x 24” W)
This unique work is a joyful and mysterious combination of kinetic and light elements that bring the piece to life. The beaded neon double rings around the center glass saucers have a life of their own and move the beads of white light through the clear glass tubes in variations and directions. Turquoise and cobalt blue neon rings give the Ship a glow of color and internal tiny white lights are adjustable with seven different settings of movement and brightness. Let your UFO inspired imagination go wild! SOLD
Time Flies II
(27" W x 22” T x 6.5” D)
As I age, I witness how fast time flies, especially when one is having fun and loving life. This piece is a whimsical reminder to cherish each moment - we never get them back. The vintage mantle clock is in good working order and its pendulum swings inside the glass door. Tick Tock! Carpe diem! SOLD
Adrift on the High Sea(t)
(53” H x 26.5” D x 25.5” W)
This beautiful, white, vintage Chippendale chair pleaded with me to use it as a canvas. This is the outcome. The blue and green colors of neon are two of my favorites - gently enticing and elegantly soft. The piece includes a beautiful custom wooden pedestal that mirrors the tapered shape of the seat. SOLD
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Swirl & Twirl
(18.5" W x 18.5” T x 8” D)
This fun celebration of light and color is perfect for the holidays and any day of the year. It is built on a vintage metal star, made from old barn sidings.
Explorer
(33” H x 24” D x 24” W)
This spaceship from another planet mirrors the Mother Ship but is more sleek and agile. The custom welded base enables the ship to tilt in any direction. The white beaded neon gives the ship
'flight" and movement as the white beads of light and energy travel through the clear glass neon at the perimeter of the glass saucer.
Twinkle, Twinkle
(18.5” T x 18.5” W x 4" D)
This festive green neon star on vintage metal star brings holiday cheer year-round. Ideal for indoor or covered outdoor use.
SOLD
