Neon Park

Neon Park (born Martin Muller, 1940) is most well known for the images that have strongly defined covers for nearly every Little Feat album. He is also known for the infamous cover of Weasels Ripped My Flesh for Frank Zappa, as well as covers and graphics for David Bowie, Dr. John, and the Beach Boys; illustrations for Playboy, National Lampoon, Glass Eye, and Dreamworks are also his claim to fame. Neon and his wife, filmmaker/painter Chick Strand met during the early sixties Berkeley scene and were collaborators in art and life for over 30 years, splitting their time between Los Angeles and a little town they loved in Mexico. Living there became an influence which can be seen in his later works.

Related Topics:
Little Feat - Album - Weasels Ripped My Flesh - Frank Zappa - David Bowie - Dr. John - Beach Boys - Playboy - National Lampoon - Glass Eye - Dreamworks - Chick Strand - Berkeley - Art - Los Angeles - Mexico

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In 1983, Neon began to notice a numbness in his hands. Things gradually got worse as the years went by, and after many tests and operations, he was diagnosed in 1992 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. ALS is a degenerative disease with no treatment available, and the doctors gave him about two years. He continued to work, but as his illness advanced he could no longer paint, so he concentrated on writing poetry, typing with one finger until he could no longer hold a pen. He died in 1993.

Related Topics:
1983 - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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