Word: neon
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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MARIO MERZ, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City. Who needs paint? Clay, wax, broken glass, twigs and neon tubes are just as likely to be used by Merz, an exponent of Italy's Arte Povera movement. Through...
There are no gray areas in Ridley Scott movies; the director of Blade Runner tosses color and atmosphere into every shot. The man has never photographed a dry sidewalk in his life; the tiles have got to glisten like Bakelite in heat. Neon glyphs snake around each lurid shop sign. An ominous bike boy threads his Suzuki around columns in a Japanese mall-cathedral...
Race aside, Black Rain has its good points. For one thing, it's directed by Ridley Scott, who also directed the widely respected Blade Runner. Scott takes obvious pleasure in filming the steamy, neon sprawl of Tokyo at night. He punctuates several scenes with beautiful overhead shots of the entire city wreathed in fog and factory smoke...
...every manufacturer is chasing the perfect technology. L.A. Gear has become a major contender by selling shoes mostly for show, not sport. Adorned with bright-neon trim, buckles and rhinestones and worn by svelte blonds in the company's TV commercials, L.A. Gear's shoes suggest sex and Southern California. One of the brand's top sellers is Street Brats ($60), with contrasting-color laces, marbleized leather and tongues that stick straight up. L.A. Gear was started in 1979 by Robert Greenberg, 49, a hairdresser turned entrepreneur who keeps his finger on the pulse of California shopping culture. Says...
...physically, from Mother Nature. They are city dwellers accustomed at cherry-blossom time each year to seeing decorative artificial flowers attached to electric poles -- right next to real trees. Those based in Tokyo, for example, would be hard-pressed to find any sizable patches of green in the neon-drenched, congested concrete megalopolis that sprawls around their tiny studios. All of the featured artists' works, in subject matter as well as execution, not only defy tradition but in some cases tear it to shreds...