Neon Rap Portraits
“Neon Rap Portraits” is a series of individual portraits of famous rappers made from electroluminescent wire on fluorescent acrylic. Inspired by the contour drawings of Egon Schiele and Picasso, the project uses the traditional drawing technique known as continuous line drawing, where a drawing is produced without lifting the drawing instrument from the page. Each image is produced using one single and unbroken line. The freestyle drawing of each portrait mirrors the way in which rappers freestyle lyrics, both lines and words are constructed instantaneously.
Concepting and Production
Neon Rap Portraits
I’m super passionate about contemporary street culture, Hip Hop, Rap and street art. For this project, I was inspired by my passions and also wanted to pay tribute to the neon signs of my hometown (an inherent part of Hong Kong’s cultural heritage). Neon signs are an integral part of the urbanised personality of a city and they have this natural ability to draw the human eye. My hope is that my work authentically contributed to the developing street culture scene by bringing together common elements shared by Rap and Hip Hop with the philosophy of design and art.
