Noj Barker is a British artist. Entirely self-taught,dotty designs of Instagram artist Noj Barker', 'The Times, 21 June 2019 he began painting 2007 and since then has exhibited in America, Dubai and the U.K, including a solo presentation at the Saatchi Gallery,https://www.saatchiart.com/en-gb/nojbarkerart along with exhibitions at Heathrow and Gatwick airports,https://www.artsandcollections.com/noj-barkers-art-and-lounge-at-heathrow/as well as in high profile London restaurants and clubs.https://www.wallpaper.com/travel/bars/cato-london-reviewhttps://www.madeinbed.co.uk/emerging-artists/noj-barker
Artistic practice
Executed in both color and monochrome, his signature ‘dot paintings’ feature overlapping patterns created by intersecting arrays of dots.https://www.thetimes.com/culture/art/article/the-dotty-designs-of-instagram-artist-noj-barker-jjsd07rvv?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqd3i54xaiWLJyagqMADUgBMVfYuu6JvwjfyImi3Oh1xYdiIvM3SW78G1Tr9eaE%3D&gaa_ts=69bfa9b7&gaa_sig=JP8yDjYFBHKOokmb2XCK7AYsc_l84puVkibcZv-02wP0Fmo1hv6zNmKjjA1ASXs1Re1E4LcYN7tgiXM_EcqLIQ%3D%3D
Drawing on a variety of influences, amongst them the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama,https://www.thetimes.com/culture/art/article/the-dotty-designs-of-instagram-artist-noj-barker-jjsd07rvv?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqd3i54xaiWLJyagqMADUgBMVfYuu6JvwjfyImi3Oh1xYdiIvM3SW78G1Tr9eaE%3D&gaa_ts=69bfa9b7&gaa_sig=JP8yDjYFBHKOokmb2XCK7AYsc_l84puVkibcZv-02wP0Fmo1hv6zNmKjjA1ASXs1Re1E4LcYN7tgiXM_EcqLIQ%3D%3Dhttps://www.artsandcollections.com/noj-barkers-art-and-lounge-at-heathrow/ his creative process is noted for its obsessive and meticulous nature, with his large-scale paintings sometimes taking up six months to complete. Biography
On leaving school, he studied dance at the London Studio Centre (1979-1980) and Rambert Ballet School (1980-1983).https://www.thetimes.com/culture/art/article/the-dotty-designs-of-instagram-artist-noj-barker-jjsd07rvv?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqd3i54xaiWLJyagqMADUgBMVfYuu6JvwjfyImi3Oh1xYdiIvM3SW78G1Tr9eaE%3D&gaa_ts=69bfa9b7&gaa_sig=JP8yDjYFBHKOokmb2XCK7AYsc_l84puVkibcZv-02wP0Fmo1hv6zNmKjjA1ASXs1Re1E4LcYN7tgiXM_EcqLIQ%3D%3D going on to work as a professional dancer, touring in Italy and Japan between 1983 and 1986,https://www.thetimes.com/culture/art/article/the-dotty-designs-of-instagram-artist-noj-barker-jjsd07rvv?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqd3i54xaiWLJyagqMADUgBMVfYuu6JvwjfyImi3Oh1xYdiIvM3SW78G1Tr9eaE%3D&gaa_ts=69bfa9b7&gaa_sig=JP8yDjYFBHKOokmb2XCK7AYsc_l84puVkibcZv-02wP0Fmo1hv6zNmKjjA1ASXs1Re1E4LcYN7tgiXM_EcqLIQ%3D%3D before embarking on his career as an artisthttps://www.thetimes.com/culture/art/article/the-dotty-designs-of-instagram-artist-noj-barker-jjsd07rvv?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqd3i54xaiWLJyagqMADUgBMVfYuu6JvwjfyImi3Oh1xYdiIvM3SW78G1Tr9eaE%3D&gaa_ts=69bfa9b7&gaa_sig=JP8yDjYFBHKOokmb2XCK7AYsc_l84puVkibcZv-02wP0Fmo1hv6zNmKjjA1ASXs1Re1E4LcYN7tgiXM_EcqLIQ%3D%3D He currently lives in Northamptonshire with his wife and four children.https://www.thetimes.com/culture/art/article/the-dotty-designs-of-instagram-artist-noj-barker-jjsd07rvv?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqd3i54xaiWLJyagqMADUgBMVfYuu6JvwjfyImi3Oh1xYdiIvM3SW78G1Tr9eaE%3D&gaa_ts=69bfa9b7&gaa_sig=JP8yDjYFBHKOokmb2XCK7AYsc_l84puVkibcZv-02wP0Fmo1hv6zNmKjjA1ASXs1Re1E4LcYN7tgiXM_EcqLIQ%3D%3D
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