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Gases or vapors give off light when ionized by electricity into a plasma state. This fourth state of matter is created when electrons get knocked out of their stable orbits by other free electrons racing towards the positively charged electrode. A single photon of a particular wavelength of light is emitted when an electron falls back into its stable orbit. The result of billions of these photons every second is a glow of light that seems to come from empty space.
3 Leg Xenon Plasma Sculpture
22" Tall with Uranium, Noviol and clear glass
393 x 611 pixels  (50 KB)
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3 Leg Xenon Plasma Sculpture
Uranium Glass spheres with Noviol Glass
389 x 621 pixels  (47 KB)
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3 Leg Xenon Plasma Sculpture
Single electrode energized from high frequency power supply.
438 x 607 pixels  (66 KB)
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3 Leg Xenon Plasma Sculpture
Detail of the Xenon plasma in the body and one leg.
458 x 634 pixels  (71 KB)
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Modern Neon/Mercury Geissler Tube
30" Uranium, Bromo Blue and Clear glass
640 x 480 pixels  (56 KB)
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Modern Neon/Mercury Geissler Tube
Detail of large sphere
640 x 480 pixels  (58 KB)
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Modern Neon/Mercury Geissler Tube
End View
640 x 480 pixels  (57 KB)
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4 Arm Neon / Mercury Tube
Uranium Glass Body
640 x 480 pixels  (62 KB)
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4 Arm Neon / Mercury Tube
Clear Barium / Strontium Glass Body / Lead Glass Arms
640 x 480 pixels  (68 KB)
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4 Arm Xenon Tube
Uranium, Bromo Blue and Clear Body
456 x 640 pixels  (73 KB)
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4 Arm Xenon Tube
Closeup of Xenon Plasma in a Linear Discharge
620 x 480 pixels  (78 KB)
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Detail of Phosphors in Plasma Tubes
Swirled Coral Phosphor in a Xenon Tube
640 x 480 pixels  (59 KB)
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Detail of Phosphors in Plasma Tubes
Green Phosphor and Uranium Glass
640 x 480 pixels  (60 KB)
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Detail of Phosphors in Plasma Tubes
Green w/Uranium and a Mercury Vapor Discharge
640 x 480 pixels  (59 KB)
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Detail of Phosphors in Plasma Tubes
White w/Mercury Vapor
640 x 480 pixels  (58 KB)
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Xenon "U" Tube
with Red, Green and Blue Glass, Phosphor Coated
480 x 640 pixels  (62 KB)
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Xenon "U" Tube
Single Electrode
640 x 480 pixels  (63 KB)
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Xenon "U" Tube
Detail of Center Electrode
640 x 480 pixels  (71 KB)
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Flicker Tube
Random motion between the four semi-circles.
640 x 480 pixels  (53 KB)
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Neo-Cola...Neon Filled Coke Bottle
Things glow better with Coke!
640 x 480 pixels  (35 KB)
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Flaming Bottle
Mini-Sculpture energized by High-Frequency base.
640 x 480 pixels  (46 KB)
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Xenon Filled Tubes
Used by another artist in a sculpture.
640 x 480 pixels  (67 KB)
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Neon...With a Twist!
Clear and phosphor coated tubes asymmetrically heated and twisted.
640 x 480 pixels  (62 KB)
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Neon Filled Crackle Tube
Clear section is filled with hundreds of pieces of small tubing, creating numerous paths for the plasma to take.
480 x 640 pixels  (74 KB)
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'Alein Lightforms' Animated Plasma Sculpture
Light moves through each tube until it is filled, and on to the next one.
640 x 480 pixels  (80 KB)
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Neon Mirror
Square frame hides recessed white neon tube in back. Pink neon behind mirror blends with the white, while a pale lavender argon tube rings the mirror. Variable color neon cove lighting above can set any mood in a room.
640 x 480 pixels  (74 KB)
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Neon Mirror
Detail of Mirror.
640 x 480 pixels  (65 KB)
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'Unzipped' Wall Hanging
Neon and fabric.
640 x 480 pixels  (63 KB)
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StarGate
Six foot neon star over enterence of Trader's Depot across the street from my studio. Done as a trade out for goodies!
640 x 480 pixels  (60 KB)
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Plasma on the GO...
Patent Pending on this new motorcycle accessory, a mini-plasma tube that operates from the ignition coil on a motorcycle or car.
640 x 480 pixels  (62 KB)
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Plasmalamp
An experiment with Frit, Stringers and Dichro worked into Uranium and Barium / Strontium Glass. Tube contains Mercury Vapor with an Argon carrier gas.
480 x 640 pixels  (62 KB)
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Plasmapot In Bloom
Single Electrode Twigs with Mercury Vapor and Neon.
432 x 576 pixels  (65 KB)
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TubeSnake
An experiment with different phosphor patterns. Mercury Vapor and Neon.
640 x 480 pixels  (67 KB)
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Fineal on 3 Leg Tube
Mercury Vapor glow discharge with Neon for the carrier gas.
452 x 595 pixels  (57 KB)
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Bromo Blue, Uranium and Noviol Glass
A linear xenon discharge.
640 x 480 pixels  (58 KB)
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Uranium Glass with Krypton Gas
Linear discharge in Krypton gas.
640 x 480 pixels  (60 KB)
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Fineal Detail of Single Electrode Piece
Mercury Vapor and Neon in clear glass.
640 x 480 pixels  (55 KB)
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Large Xenon Sphere
Xenon excited by high frequency power supply.
640 x 480 pixels  (64 KB)
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Some of My Little 3 Legged Friends
Four variations on the Tripod series of Plasma Tubes.
576 x 432 pixels  (67 KB)
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Probability Engine
Xenon tube, LEDs, Acyrlic, Found objects
320 x 480 pixels  (91 KB)
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Probability Engine
Approx. 3 feet tall, Xenon tube inside acyrilic tube
320 x 480 pixels  (46 KB)
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Probability Engine
Red & white LEDs in base, blue LEDs at bottom of xeon tube
640 x 426 pixels  (64 KB)
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Probability Engine
Nosecone of found objects holds everything together by tension on the stainless steel rods
320 x 480 pixels  (84 KB)
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Teardrop Tree
Handblown plasma tube containing neon and mercury vapor
682 x 1024 pixels  (79 KB)
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Teardrop Tree
Lead glass teardrops hang from arms of plasma tube
682 x 1024 pixels  (102 KB)
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Teardrop Tree
Overhead view
1024 x 682 pixels  (78 KB)
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Teardrop Tree
Blue and orange plasma in the same tube
682 x 1024 pixels  (76 KB)
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Teardrop Tree
Base is white glass juicer bowl from a MixMaster kitchen mixer and contains the power supply for the plasma tube
682 x 1024 pixels  (93 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus #113
Three electrode xenon filled flask on stand
682 x 1024 pixels  (205 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus#113
Another mode of operation
682 x 1024 pixels  (210 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus#113
Touch sensitive
682 x 1024 pixels  (217 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus#113
Brass chain conducts current from binding posts on base
682 x 1024 pixels  (172 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus#113
Dissassembled
682 x 1024 pixels  (167 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus #112
Uranium, blue, clear and phosphor coated glassxenon filled plasma tube on wood and marble base
188 x 480 pixels  (40 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus #112
Marble, wood and brass base with binding posts
320 x 480 pixels  (77 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus #112
Tube illuminated with high frequency power supply
317 x 480 pixels  (41 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus #112
Phosphor swirl and uranium glass
248 x 480 pixels  (47 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus #114
Uranium and clear glass 3 electrode tube on wood base
320 x 480 pixels  (58 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus #114
Tube sits in wood base with binding posts for electrical input
320 x 480 pixels  (62 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus #114
Tube made from uranium and clear glass
320 x 480 pixels  (54 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus #114
Xenon plasma with high frequency power supply
320 x 480 pixels  (51 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus #111
Uranium and blue glass xenon filled tube on wood base
682 x 1024 pixels  (150 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus #111
Backlit tube
682 x 1024 pixels  (107 KB)
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Element 54 Electrical Experimental Apparatus #111
Illuminated tube out of base
682 x 1024 pixels  (114 KB)
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Ionic Neuro-Mesmerizer
Model #XE-5R
785 x 1024 pixels  (191 KB)
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Ionic Neuro-Mesmerizer
Xenon Plasma Sculpture
683 x 1024 pixels  (208 KB)
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Tony Greer / Special Effects Neon
Two of the things that intrigue me most are light and glass. Each one is fascinating on its own, but when these elements are combined they have the potential to become something uniquely beautiful. For me, this is the perfect marriage of science and art, as I find many of the phenomena in physics, as well as nature intrinsically beautiful.



Tony Greer
Lubbock TX 79401 US
Profile Page: http://www.GlassArtists.org/TonyGreerSpecialEffectsNeon
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 Comments on This Gallery Page
wow
thats cool as hell!! i love the uranium touch
» Posted by HomegrownGlass on 4/11/2006 10:54:06 PM.
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Very cool!
» Posted by LucidVisions on 4/12/2006 7:21:06 AM.
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those are too cool!
Nice pieces
B
» Posted by BEGlass on 4/12/2006 11:14:48 AM.
amsalp
Nice Job Tony Looks good

» Posted by JOEPATANE on 5/2/2006 9:32:14 PM.
Amazing!
makes me want to be a mad scientist!
» Posted by Les on 12/1/2006 6:41:15 AM.
Oh,Divine
XenonGas,VeryIllusion-VeryFantastic!!!
» Posted by Moerugomi on 1/17/2007 8:52:31 AM.
........
down on my knees... crying !
extraterrestrial....exorbitant
....and so on and so on...

» Posted by Carlee on 2/17/2007 1:22:32 AM.
whooooa
those are amazing! it looks like you really know what the plasma will do. I really dig the skinny connector things .. wicked!
» Posted by MikeGong on 7/25/2007 11:28:58 AM.
Amazing is right!
Very "sci-fi" I love those tripods! Fantastic designs.
» Posted by TracyJerrellAkhtar on 8/9/2007 9:39:08 PM.

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