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Terry S
Mar 6, 2015, 8:18:40 AM3/6/15
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I hope you kept the receipt!
Nick
Mar 6, 2015, 8:25:24 AM3/6/15
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Very nice John. Lovely.
Receipt?
Cheers
Nick
ps. I moved This thread as it was in the wrong place originally - apologies for that
Quixotic Nixotic
Mar 6, 2015, 8:40:30 AM3/6/15
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God's Own Junkyard owner and lighting designer Chris Bracey passed away on the 1st November 2014 at the age of 59. The "Neon Man" started out designing the neon lights of Soho sex shops, worked on films like Eyes Wide Shut and Batman, and collaborated with artists such as David LaChappelle and Martin Creed. He had recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Bracey founded God's Own Junkyard in Walthamstow, London, which houses his life's work and constitutes the biggest collection of neon lighting and signage in Europe. The alluring warehouse crammed with neon is as much a gateway into the future as it is a step into the past. In the past, it has served as the backdrop to editorial shoots for Vogue and brands such as Urban Outfitters.
The neon artist started life as a graphic designer in the early 70s. Midway through the decade, Bracey began to reinvent Soho's hedonistic alleyways with his sci-fi signage, creating its iconic seediness and sleaze. The neighbourhood served as a visual calling card for his move into film. While making signs for the Pink Pussycat Club, Bracey was commissioned to create signs for the iconic British film Mona Lisa, starring Michael Caine. From there, Bracey worked on four Batman films, providing the signage for the streets of Gotham. He was also tapped to collaborate with Stanley Kubrick on Eyes Wide Shut.
The fashion world embraced Bracey too, commissioning him to create in-store displays for Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen. In 2005, he worked with David LaChapelle on the photographer's eye-blisteringly kitsch "Vegas Supernova" window displays for Selfridges.
Bracey leaves behind a collection of work that represents a man who dedicated himself to an art form that inspired culture and quite literally lit up the world. He is survived by his wife and two sons. If you ever get a chance to lose an afternoon in Gods Own Junkyard, do it – his assistant "Gothic" John possesses an encyclopaedic knowledge of every piece of Bracey-made neon.
Words and pics lifted from dazeddigital.com
Bracey founded God's Own Junkyard in Walthamstow, London, which houses his life's work and constitutes the biggest collection of neon lighting and signage in Europe. The alluring warehouse crammed with neon is as much a gateway into the future as it is a step into the past. In the past, it has served as the backdrop to editorial shoots for Vogue and brands such as Urban Outfitters.
The neon artist started life as a graphic designer in the early 70s. Midway through the decade, Bracey began to reinvent Soho's hedonistic alleyways with his sci-fi signage, creating its iconic seediness and sleaze. The neighbourhood served as a visual calling card for his move into film. While making signs for the Pink Pussycat Club, Bracey was commissioned to create signs for the iconic British film Mona Lisa, starring Michael Caine. From there, Bracey worked on four Batman films, providing the signage for the streets of Gotham. He was also tapped to collaborate with Stanley Kubrick on Eyes Wide Shut.
The fashion world embraced Bracey too, commissioning him to create in-store displays for Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen. In 2005, he worked with David LaChapelle on the photographer's eye-blisteringly kitsch "Vegas Supernova" window displays for Selfridges.
Bracey leaves behind a collection of work that represents a man who dedicated himself to an art form that inspired culture and quite literally lit up the world. He is survived by his wife and two sons. If you ever get a chance to lose an afternoon in Gods Own Junkyard, do it – his assistant "Gothic" John possesses an encyclopaedic knowledge of every piece of Bracey-made neon.
Words and pics lifted from dazeddigital.com
Lots more pictures at http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/gallery/18765/12/gods-own-junkyard
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Mike Harrison
Mar 6, 2015, 8:47:11 AM3/6/15
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On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 13:40:25 +0000, you wrote:
>God's Own Junkyard owner and lighting designer Chris Bracey passed away on the 1st November 2014 at the age of 59. The "Neon Man" started out designing the neon lights of Soho sex shops, worked on films like Eyes Wide Shut and Batman, and collaborated with artists such as David LaChappelle and Martin Creed. He had recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
I met him a while ago at his old junkyard, & soon after the move to the new place - really nice guy.
>God's Own Junkyard owner and lighting designer Chris Bracey passed away on the 1st November 2014 at the age of 59. The "Neon Man" started out designing the neon lights of Soho sex shops, worked on films like Eyes Wide Shut and Batman, and collaborated with artists such as David LaChappelle and Martin Creed. He had recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
GOJY appears to still be going, and is well worth a visit if you're anywhere near East London. I
think they have a cafe there as it's become a visitor destination
http://www.godsownjunkyard.co.uk/
BTW on the subject of places to visit, any Tim Hunkin fans should know that he's just opened a
London arcade full of his eccentric machines :
http://www.novelty-automation.com/
Nick
Mar 6, 2015, 9:00:32 AM3/6/15
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On Friday, 6 March 2015 13:47:11 UTC, mikeselectricstuff wrote:
I met him a while ago at his old junkyard, & soon after the move to the new place - really nice guy.
GOJY appears to still be going, and is well worth a visit if you're anywhere near East London. I
think they have a cafe there as it's become a visitor destination
Likewise - ISTR I asked John S if he could come up there too - this was just before the move when Chris was threatening closure. Lovely bloke - after his diagnosis, he went downhill very quickly - for all his "I'm just a working class lad" bit, he moved in pretty exotic circles and was a shrewd businessman.
Its partly that visit that made me get interested in learning to a bit of my own tube bending...
Below is the failed attempt to re-gas a de-tubulated B7037. Oh, well...
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