Paul Noble (1963 – ) The tones of his graphite drawings on paper were, according to the artist, greatly influenced by the gray skies of the coastline along the north-east of England, and often depict the labyrinths of … Installations may only exist as long as they are installed, but can be re-created in different sites. ARTUNER Exhibition | The Realm of Objects and Ideas. Very few things are more rewarding than having a strong cup of coffee and heading out before the sunrise to capture whatever the world has to offer. © The Artist Courtesy Maureen Paley, Interim Art, London. Lewd cartoons etched into bricks, anthropomorphised scatological forms, and lone human limbs are amongst the many uncanny symbols Noble plants throughout his works. This biography is from Wikipedia under an Attribution-ShareAlike Creative Commons License. Paul Noble created a new installation for the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne, in October 2010, inspired by the history of the Gallery building. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Shop for artwork by Paul Noble. A closer look reveals details that are sinister, symbolic and darkly funny. [Skip to complementary content] The tones of his graphite drawings on paper were, according to the artist, greatly influenced by the gray skies of the coastline along the north-east of England, and often depict the labyrinths of microcosmic cities and detailed urban landscapes. Let us know. His most ambitious project, which has been in progress since 1995, involves the urban planning of an imaginary city and its immediate vicinity called Nobsontown…Paul Noble produces paintings, drawings, photographs, constructions, installations, and also publishes small books. Sign up for our newsletter for exclusive deals, discount codes, and more. Please visit my Flickr page as well,
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just message me. Nobson Newtown, the imaginary town that Paul Noble has been working with since 1995, shares with the city of La Chaux-de-Fonds a taste for isolation, modernist architectures, and strange public sculptures. Working in the style of architectural plans and figure drawing, Noble’s works initially appear as objective or technical representations. In 2011, Paul Noble presented TENT, an exhibition at Cooper Gallery, DJCAD, University of Dundee and an Artist's book with the same title. He attended Sunderland Polytechnic and Humberside College of Higher Education before moving to London in 1987. AUD ($) Paul Noble (British, b.1963) was born in Dilston, Northumberland. P7100 Purchase canvas prints, framed prints, tapestries, posters, greeting cards, and more. P7415 Cheers. In 2000 Noble was the recipient of an award from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and he was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 2012. © The Artist and Cubitt, VILLA CARL 1997 In this way, Noble is able to provide the viewer with an omniscient eye over the worlds he creates, while hinting to his own creative omnipotence. In these worlds, the lighting is always flat and the shadows fall unflinchingly, a tonal preference referential of the Northern English coast where the artist spent his youth. Born in the same country and of the same generation are Lorna Simpson, Gary Hume, Edmund de Waal and Yinka Shonibare.. Galleries and Exhibitions In 1996, he created the first work of, , a vast and ever-expanding series of drawings and sculptures which would occupy the next fifteen years of his practice. Noble was a founding member of City Racing, an artist-run gallery space active between 1988 and 1998. Working in the style of architectural plans and figure drawing, Paul Noble’s works initially appear as objective or technical representations. A painter, draughtsman and installation artist, Noble is best known for his drawings of sprawling, imagined townscapes such as Nobson Newtown, a fictional metropolis rendered in a series of large graphite drawings, which Noble has obsessively expanded over 15 years.