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Contemporary Fluorescent Fluid Acrylic Painting by Dash Rodgerz

Framed abstract fluid acrylic painting glowing with orange and green pigments under ultraviolet blacklight. - view 1
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Estimated value

$35 - $95

Rarity

Average(4/10)

Category

Paintings

Era

circa 2020-2026

Artist / Creator

Dash Rodgerz

Authenticity

Very High(88%)
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CONTEMPORARY FLUORESCENT FLUID ACRYLIC PAINTING BY DASH RODGERZ: IDENTIFICATION

This work is a contemporary abstract acrylic painting executed with daylight-fluorescent and phosphorescent pigments on a stretched canvas support, framed in a 20 mm silver-toned composite moulding. The composition features a central vertical axis of fluid paint manipulation, utilizing controlled pouring, viscous marbling, and cell-separation techniques characteristic of 2020s fluid acrylic practices. Illumination under 365 nm ultraviolet longwave light activates optical brighteners in the zinc- and rhodamine-based pigments, producing high-chroma orange, green, and turquoise luminescence against an opaque, light-absorbent black ground.

PERIOD & ATTRIBUTION

The application of daylight-fluorescent synthetic pigments on fine art supports traces directly to the 1965 formulation of Day-Glo water-based acrylics by the Switzer brothers in Cleveland, Ohio, which entered gallery contexts through the psychedelic poster movement of 1967 and the work of artists ...
The application of daylight-fluorescent synthetic pigments on fine art supports traces directly to the 1965 formulation of Day-Glo water-based acrylics by the Switzer brothers in Cleveland, Ohio, which entered gallery contexts through the psychedelic poster movement of 1967 and the work of artists such as Peter Saul. Contemporary practitioners in the 2010s and 2020s combined these ultraviolet-reactive pigments with acrylic pouring mediums containing dimethicone oils to achieve high-contrast liquid dispersion under actinic lighting.

COLLECTOR NOTES

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Fluorescent pigments do not merely reflect ambient spectrum wavelengths; their chemical compounds absorb invisible ultraviolet radiation between 300 and 400 nm and re-emit that energy immediately as visible light between 500 and 650 nm.

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The first commercial fluorescent pigments used in painting were synthesized by Robert and Joseph Switzer in Berkeley, California, in 1934 using shellac and fluorescein dyes.

SCARCITY

Average55-70%
CommonLegendary

Typical antique shop fare. Requires some searching but regularly available. This is where most genuine antiques fall.

Typical Characteristics

  • Standard antique shop items
  • Regularly available
  • Moderate collector interest

Confidence Factors

    How does authenticity detection work?

    THE ART SPECIALIST'S TAKE

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    Connoisseur

    Identification of medium, fluorescent reaction, and contemporary fluid technique is corroborated directly by the two ultraviolet photographs. Confidence is calibrated at 0.85 because the reverse side and daytime signature could not be verified from the provided angles.

    KEY EVIDENCE

    • 1Longwave ultraviolet illumination (365-395 nm) confirms the use of synthetic daylight-fluorescent organic dyes suspended in acrylic resin.

    CONDITION & GRADE

    Condition

    The paint surface displays structural cohesion with no visible craquelure, pigment flaking, or cleavage between the acrylic film and canvas ground. The composite frame shows square mitre joins with no visible corner separation or rebate damage.

    ART MARKET VALUATION

    $35 - $95

    Updated: Oct 18, 2026

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    What Aligned

    • User stated 'fluorescent glow in the dark acrylic painting that of course glows under black light' - photographs verify emission of 500-600 nm visible fluorescence under 365-395 nm ultraviolet illumination.
    • User stated 'Mint' condition - visual inspection reveals unblemished film integrity, sharp corners, and intact frame mitres.

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