Blowing A Kiss - David Emmanuel Noel
As a painter and illustrator, David has taught art and worked with bodies such as New York’s Groundswell Community Mural Project, The Association of African American Museums, the UK Department of Health, the Royal Institute of British Architects, the National Network for Art in Health, and the NSPCC on projects promoting the social and therapeutic benefits of art, particularly in public spaces.
Exhibiting his work internationally, he is drawn to the impulsiveness and subjective aspects of painting and how this medium, along with other disciplines, stimulates and explores the boundaries of expression.
As a black artist and curator, he aims to use art, especially through collaborations, to engage the public in discussions about race, identity, and culture to create a more educated, understanding, inclusive, and fair society. His initiative, ‘Expressions of a Diaspora’, comprises interweaving projects he has explored over several years, working with others to exhibit and curate related material in visual art, music, and performance. This includes his collaboration with Darryl Yokley on the “Pictures At An African Exhibition” critically acclaimed album and series of accompanying artwork.
As an interdisciplinary artist, David has historically experimented with mediums establishing several distinctive styles of work, from portraiture to abstract. This exhibition showcases work from his Figurine Series – an ongoing exploration of colour, using the body as a focal point for exploring form, tone, and expression. This work is also an extension of recent paintings focusing on dance and movement. It is a shared display of the artist’s current exploration into the human body, focusing on its contortionism and what appears physically and visually conceivable. The series is a work in progress.
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The free exhibition is open to the public between 18th and 23rd November 2024 at The Coningsby Gallery, 30 Tottenham Street, London. Artworks will be available for sale. The Private View event will take place Tuesday 19th November 5.30pm – 9pm.
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