Bill

Noir

I’m an avid user of improvisation. However, there is a lot of preparation, in terms of selecting my magazines, books, cutting out shapes, classifying the workshop space, to arrive at a stimulating organization. I let the elements react before my eyes. I am intoxicated by the surrounding disorder, the loss of reference points often prepares the way for a surprise. I consider that if the astonishment or vibration works on me, it will surely work with others… I sometimes make little sketches in notebooks to materialize some ideas, but the result often drifts! At recent open workshops, one person told me that they felt I was “modeling” the compositions. I liked that idea! To sum it up, I often use the term 'chaosmos' to describe my collage universe.

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Untitled, 2021
Paper collage, 6 x 8 in.
Untitled, 2021
Paper collage, 7 x 10 in.
Bill Noir in his studio, 2021
Untitled, 2022
Paper collage, 11 x 15 in.
Untitled, 2021
Paper collage, 10 x 10 in.