From God’s Own Junkyard: The Legacy of the ‘Neon Man’ and ‘Master of Glow’

Five Original Works. Never Before Released.
*EXCLUSIVE TO ARTISAN COLLECTIVE*

I first met Chris, Linda and their sons Marcus and Matthew over 45 years ago as a child. I remember watching Chris in the workshop - heating and bending tubes and turning glass and gas into a pure art form. That same spirit runs through the creators we represent at Artisan Collective - and through the work Marcus, Matthew and Linda continue to honour at God’s Own Junkyard.

Although life took us in different directions for many years, we recently reconnected. Through that renewed relationship, I’ve been given the opportunity to present five original neon works by Chris, drawn directly from the family’s private archive.

These pieces have never been publicly offered before. In a market where Chris’s work has featured at Bonhams, Phillips and Forum Auctions, this marks the first time his neon art is being made available exclusively through Artisan Collective.

Chris wasn’t just a neon artist - he was the visual heartbeat of Soho, shaping its nightlife through signage that defined an era. His work later featured in cult films including Blade Runner, Batman, Eyes Wide Shut, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Tomb Raider.

He collaborated with Tim Burton and Stanley Kubrick and fabricated Work No. 232 for Martin Creed’s Turner Prize-winning exhibition at Tate Britain. His collectors include Kate Moss, Jude Law, Lady Gaga, Elton John, Damien Hirst and Grayson Perry.

Today, God’s Own Junkyard – the family studio in Walthamstow - holds Europe’s largest archive of neon art, with more than 1,500 works. From that collection, five of the most personal pieces are now being released for the first time, exclusively through Artisan Collective.

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