A few weeks ago, I came across some incredible pieces of work by Tim Noble and Sue Webster, a UK-based pair of artists. Almost immediately, I felt the need to contact their studio manager to see if I could share their amazing art with you guys! Thankfully, I got the okay!
“Tim Noble and Sue Webster take ordinary things including rubbish, to make assemblages and then point light to create projected shadows which show a great likeness to something identifiable including self-portraits. The art of projection is emblematic of transformative art. The process of transformation, from discard waste, scrap metal, or even taxidermy creatures to a recognizable image, echoes the idea of ‘perceptual psychology’ a form of evaluation used for psychological patients. Throughout their careers, they have played with the idea of how humans perceive abstract images and define them with meaning. The result is surprising and powerful as it redefines how abstract forms can transform into figurative ones.”
Below are ten of my favorites in chronological order.
Trash and personal items, wood, light projector, light sensor
Six months’ worth of artists’ trash, two taxidermy seagulls, light projector
Trash, replica food, McDonald’s packaging, wood, light projector
Cigarette packets, tin cans shot by air gun pellets, wooden bench, light projector
Welder scrap metal, two light projectors
Welder scrap metal, two light projectors
Welded scrap metal, wood, light projector
Two wooden stepladders, discard wood, broken tools, light projector
Two wooden stepladders, discarded wood, light projector
One wooden stepladder, discard wood, light projector
One wooden stepladder, discarded wood, light projector
Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments!
Tim Noble and Sue Webster do more than just projected shadows. They have other cool “artwerks” on their website! Also, check out their Facebook page.
Take care, friends!
Photos: timnobleandsuewebster.com
3 Comments
Jewel Clicks 21 December 2013
OMG! Those are genius! 🙂 Awesome artworks!
Jewel Clicks
Noble Manhattan 7 September 2019
The process of transformation, from discard waste, scrap metal, or even taxidermy creatures to a recognizable image, echoes the idea of ‘perceptual psychology’ a form of evaluation used for psychological patients. Throughout their careers, they have played with the idea of how humans perceive abstract images and define them with meaning. The result is surprising and powerful as it redefines how abstract forms can transform into figurative ones
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