Bill

Noir

Bill Noir is intoxicated by disorder, he cultivates surprise by losing the reference points of his source material. By collecting and organizing the fragments of previous cut-outs, he builds a palette of peculiar shapes and curved lines that move the eye throughout the interwoven compositions. When not making his own collages, the artist curates and publishes small books under the name Mékanik Copulaire.

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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.

Bill Noir

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Bill Noir was born in 1981 in Tours, France. He is currently based in Strasbourg, France