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ART+CULTURE DFW MAGAZINE
Feature Article/Profile “BALANCING ACT”
For GRIND HASSLE JUMP JAM at The Cameron Gallery
April Issue, Page 13, by Rina Szwarc
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THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS
April 9th, 2010
“Hot Picks” in the art section featuring GRIND HASSLE JUMP JAM at the Cameron Gallery.
D MAGAZINE
April 2010 for GRIND HASSLE JUMP JAM
http://www3.dmagazine.com/events/details/Nic-Noblique-Grind-Hassle-Jump-Jam
We know finding the best Design District exhibits to attend can be overwhelming, but trust us: artist Nic Noblique has a lot to offer, aside from an awesome name. Noblique deals largely in metal sculpture, pressing pieces of steel and creating works of art that are often based on the 3/5/8 theory, which says all things in nature can be broken down into those proportions. The Cameron Gallery showcases some of Noblique’s works for a month, starting with an opening reception in April where you can meet the artist and mingle with other art lovers. Did we mention wine and cheese?
LOWER OAK LAWN dot COM, April 2010 for
GRIND HASSLE JUMP JAM
Lower Oak Lawn; Nic Noblique At Cameron Gallery, slide show with images of the opening of Grind Hassle Jump Jam by Kendall Shiffler
Lower Oak Lawn slide show on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loweroaklawn/4514202403/
Artist returns to Abilene
Saturday, September 12, 2009
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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Saturday, November 24, 2007
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Thursday, March 8, 2007
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Sunday, February 18, 2007
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Saturday, November 18, 2006
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Thursday, November 9, 2006
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Sunday, October 15, 2006
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Saturday, September 30, 2006
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Thursday, September 28, 2006
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Thursday, September 28, 2006
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.'Old glory' sculpture dedicated at mall
Thursday, June 15, 2006
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Wednesday, June 14, 2006
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Saturday, May 20, 2006
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Friday, May 19, 2006
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Saturday, May 13, 2006
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Monday, April 24, 2006
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Saturday, April 15, 2006
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Saturday, April 8, 2006
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Friday, April 7, 2006
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Saturday, March 25, 2006
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Uptown sculpture an attempt to attract artists
RACINE - A sculpture created from the ruin of Hurricane Ike has arrived to try to help revitalize Uptown.
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Recession stalls plan to lure resident artists to Uptown
RACINE - The city's Uptown Artist Relocation Program could be called a program starving for artists.
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First artist poised to join Uptown revival program
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Exhibit turns gallery into sculpture garden
The Daily News
Published August 26, 2005
GALVESTON — Typically, strolling through an installation of 32 large steel sculptures — some weighing up to 1,800 pounds — means going outdoors. But Buchanan Gallery will be transformed into an indoor, air-conditioned sculpture garden for the opening of “Explorations in Steel.”
One of several events featured this weekend during ArtWalk, the solo show will feature the work of artist Nic Noblique.
His colorful, large-scale sculptures are often designed to move when people touch them or they’re brushed by the wind.
Many of Noblique’s works, such as “Transubstantiation,” stand more than 7-feet tall and weigh nearly one ton. Others, such as “Redefining Travel,” are more intimate in scale.
A powder-coating process adds blues, reds, yellows and other bold colors to the pieces. Others remain in a natural, oxidized state.
“I work to manipulate rigid pieces of steel into forms of movement and color that strive to harmonize with nature, yet inherently illustrate the conflict that exists between man and nature,” Noblique wrote in his artist statement.
The Texas-based artist will be present to discuss his work at Saturday’s reception.
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WHAT: Nic Noblique — “Explorations in Steel.”
WHEN: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday (opening reception). Exhibit continues through Oct. 2.
WHERE: 2120 Postoffice St., Galveston.
INFORMATION: For more information, call (409) 763-8683.
Noblique advocates 'low-brow' art
The Daily News
Published September 16, 2007
GALVESTON — The tattoos that cover his forearms are almost indistinguishable under a fine mist of dried spray-paint.
Nineties punk music plays from a stereo by the wooden half-pipe skateboarding ramp that divides his space at 26th Street and Ship’s Mechanic Row — gallery on one side, studio on the other.
A retro-styled sign says “Enjoy Nic Noblique Sculpture!”
On the gallery side of the ramp, Noblique’s finished works gleam in the mid-day sunlight. Their bright, powder-coated finishes shine like freshly waxed sports cars.
On the studio side is a chaotic mix of raw materials, works in progress and cans of spray paint with an old chopper parked in the center.
“I don’t buy new metal,” Noblique said.
“If I were to go and buy a bunch of metal and cut it apart, what would I see in that? Nothing. No, when its literally dead at the junkyard, that’s when I’ll rip it apart and make it into something and let someone put it in their yard and love it.”
His tall, undulating metal sculptures are inspired by urban sprawl, the artist said.
A trip through Los Angeles, Calif., brought to his attention the sparse plant life that forced its way up through cracks in the concrete in beautiful golden spirals.
Noblique has been a professional artist for 10 years and has met success exhibiting sculptures and paintings in galleries across the United States and as far as Kuwait and Trinidad. He has about 4,000 collectors.
But Noblique, 30, said he remembers when he was young, broke and created art out of anything he could find. He’s cycling back to that style.
“I honestly call it the low-brow art movement,” he said. “That’s what it is, its underground and low brow. You get these artists who come from nothing; they’re not art-educated. They’re thinking freely for themselves.”
Simply put, canvas and oil paints are more expensive than junk and spray paint. The movement requires skill as well as the tenacity to search for materials and a good eye for junkyard finds.
Gabriel Prusmack, 20, had such an itch to create art that years ago he begged his shop teacher at Ball High School in Galveston to let him create a sculpture instead of a barbecue pit.
He won the teacher over. The resulting piece, a three-foot-tall metal flower, is on exhibit with his other work at Mod Coffee House at 21st and Postoffice streets.
A longtime skateboarder, Prusmack travels alleyways picking up whatever he can find to use as a foundation for his artwork.
He has made art from wooden and appliance doors, a metal shelf, broken furniture and a windowpane.
But it doesn’t fall into the category of found object art, as Prusmack modifies his finds.
Most have spray-painted figures on them, created with a stencil technique that mimics screen printing.
Like an Andy Warhol painting, there are layers of different colors and copies of the same design on several pieces.
Prusmack begins by taking a photo. He then blows up and prints the photo and makes a few copies.
Then he cuts each print to create overlapping stencils and uses a different color of spray-paint for each to create the illusion of shadow or differentiate from a subject’s face and her dress.
The spray-painted stencil style is one made popular by graffiti artists like Robert Banks, aka Banksy, of England. Prusmack said that instead of spray-painting out in the streets, he’d rather apply his talent to make something productive.
“You see something on the street and think its trash, but you can take it and make it alive,” he said.
“You can find a piece of metal that has a really amazing color on it. Every piece of work at Mod has one main (design) on it and the rest of the piece is just space; I’m slapping paint on there really quick and letting it be.”
Prusmack also has two pieces on exhibit at the Galveston Art League, across the street from Mod. One of his pieces there won best of show at the exhibit’s opening.
Noblique said he thinks art consumers are starting to see the value to this underground movement.
He sold 14 pieces of artwork at his studio’s recent grand opening, and Prusmack has sold several of the pieces at the Mod exhibit — including an illustrated artist bio that was originally not intended for sale.
“We’re in a more contemporary market here, which is great,” Noblique said.
“It’s still buffaloes and bluebonnets that sell, and there’s no real art value to that. People are starting to realize it.”
Festival draws thousands to downtown
The Daily News
Published October 21, 2007
GALVESTON — For downtown Galveston residents, fall means ARToberFEST. Saturday’s warm, sunny weather and inviting breezes did their part to lure about 3,000 patrons, said the festival’s organizer, Kathy Modzelewski.
“It’s a lot warmer than last year,” she said while busily making arrangements for more bottles of water and saying hello to passersby.
Modzelewski has planned the event since its inception in 1997. It has grown steadily throughout the years.
This year, about 140 artists display their wares under white canopies in a blocked off section of Postoffice Street between 21st and 23rd streets.
Each exhibit reveals something new; a pottery display, cases of handmade jewelry, oil painted landscapes, stained glass, photography, musicians and portait artists create the mixed artistic environment that ARToberFest promotes.
Modzelewski, who co-owns Antiques on Postoffice Street, said the festival’s continual success is due to the island’s active art community.
“Artists love Galveston, and they love coming to this festival,” she said. “Artists have told me this is their favorite show, whether they sell anything or not.”
Local sculptor Nic Noblique agreed. He’s participated in ARToberFEST for the past five years, even though he’s only lived in Galveston for the past year.
“I love this show,” Noblique said, adding that he’d already sold one sculpture.
A new exhibitor at this years festival is the Scott Elementary School in Galveston. Casilda Rippard, who has taught the school’s art program for the past four years, said she wanted her students to come be a part of Galvston’s art scene, and see for themselves that local artists make money doing what they love.
“I try to expose my students the most techniques and kinds of art as I can,” Rippard said. Her students, from pre-kindergarten to seventh grade, make art with pastels, markers, paints and fabric. Some large sewn tapestry-like pieces are on display at their booth, along with portraits in marker and beaded bracelets, all created by Rippard’s students. Some pastel pieces are available for purchase, and the students and Rippard also do facepainting for festivalgoers.
“We’re trying to incorporate more things that children will be interested in this year,” Modzelewski said. An interactive booth gives children the chance to add to a paper sculpture, which grew stedily throughout the day.
However, the children might have been just as captivated by the living works of art on display by the Galveston Island Humane Society, which has several homeless animals at its booth.
Along with the chance of finding permanent homes for them, the society and the AIDS Coalition of Coastal Texas will receive net proceeds from the festival.
The Daily News
Bulletin Board for March 01, 2008
Published March 1, 2008
Help Float the Boat fundraiser
The Artist Boat will have its Help Float the Boat fundraiser from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Nic Noblique’s studio, 2527A Ship’s Mechanic Row, in Galveston. Activities include a silent auction, a kayak raffle and exhibits by artists. Raffle tickets cost $25. The Pygmy Arctic Tern kayak is valued at $3,000. Tickets can be purchased at Mod Coffee House, 2126 Post office St., in Galveston. Call 409-770-0722.
MONDAY, 20 AUGUST 2007
Tattoo Meets Fine Art - News Snippet
Following on from my discussion of Tattoos For Women by Women I noticed yet another news item about Female Tattoo Artists This coming Saturday - Aug 25 - the opening of the Nic Noblique studio in Galveston brings a new type of location for a Tattoo Studio. Along with the work of many Artists in different fields Teri Turrentine, a renowned female Tattoo Artist, will be working in her new Studio, The Tattoo Uprising. As part of the opening Celebrations she will be discussing the fine art of Tattooing according to the Galveston Calendar of Events.
This is a whole new approach to the Art of Tattoo which has a long cultural and historical tradition across the globe. The new studio has been designed to appear as a 'sculptural object' and will be visible from all angles by visitors to the Noblique Gallery. Once again it is interesting to see that a female tattoo artist is coming from a Fine Art perspective.
More and more female tattoo artists are coming to the fore of their profession and bringing a whole new vision to the art form, but placing Tattoo in what is a Fine Art Forum has to be a new departure and will certainly give the Art lovers of Galveston an experience they are unlikely to have had before.
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FINDING MY GLASSES
http://sarahhazel.blogspot.com/2008_05_01_archive.html
BLOG BY SARAH HAZEL, ARTIST
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2008
Friends
Two great things happened during the Galveston Art Walk. First, some friends and a daughter came with us and we all hung out together. It's always wonderful to have the support of great friends. The second is that when we parked, the first thing I noticed was that we were in front of Nic Noblique's studio! Nic Noblique and I met when we did a show together at Earth Gallery last August. We hit it off immediately. Great guy. He's got a really exciting big wonderful show coming up in September. It could potentially change his life. I'm thrilled for him! Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Look here for details as the date draws near.
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Cool jazz
DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE
Heat takes five as fest winds down
07:01 AM CDT on Monday, April 28, 2008
By Dan X. McGraw / Staff Writer
Tunes flooded Denton on Sunday as musicians, artists and vendors closed out the final day of the Denton Arts & Jazz Festival, which was marked by dark clouds early in the day and cool weather.
Festivalgoers came prepared, and many, such as Leslie Bane, were decked out in coats, long-sleeve shirts and sweaters, while others were bundled in blankets.
DRC/Gary Payne
Lillian Chenoweth, front, and her daughter, Ellen, bundle up to keep warm Sunday during the final day of the 2008 Denton Arts & Jazz Festival at Quakertown Park.
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“Rain or shine, we are here,” Bane said of herself and her friends. “The weather really isn’t a deterrent for us. Usually, it rains at least one day. We just love the atmosphere.”
An estimated 200,000 visitors and 2,200 musicians attended the three-day event that began Friday. The event featured dozens of booths full of artwork and crafts, and plenty of performances by a variety of musicians.
Some came to see their favorite professional musicians, but others came to watch their children and grandchildren take part in the festival.
Coming to the festival isn’t unusual for Sherry Farmer, but this year, it was a little more special for the Denton resident.
Saturday, Farmer watched as her grandson sang in the event as part of his school choir, and then, she spent the day watching other musicians perform.
“I just love jazz,” she said. “This is a really nice event. I really enjoy it.”
On Sunday, Farmer brought her granddaughter with her as she made a final stop at the event.
“I think we’ve ridden all the rides we can,” Farmer said.
While some, such as Farmer granddaughter, come from the entertainment, artists and vendors come looking to make money.
Not all, however, were reaping the same cash flow that they have in the past.
“By this time last year, I would have sold everything that I have,” said Nic Noblique of Galveston. “This year, I’m not even close. I don’t know why that is.”
Noblique has comes to the event for the last six years, primarily because of the connection that he has with Denton. Numerous residents are among his favorite customers and some of his artwork is displayed in the city, he said.
But after a slow year, Noblique said he would have to look into whether it would be worth coming back next year.
He said he was leaning toward not coming back because the financial incentive had shrunk.
“If I was making $20,000, then it would be worth it,” he said. “But making $5,000 isn’t worth the time.”
There’s no doubt that several artists look at the festival strictly from a financial standpoint, but others participate in the event for a chance to spread their art.
For the past two years, Aaron Thomas has taken part in the festival, but not just to earn extra cash. Thomas does it simply for the music.
“It gives us a chance to share our music that people might not get to hear,” he said.
When Thomas and five other drummers took the stage Sunday, a medium-size crowd was in attendance to watch them perform, but by the time they had finished, it had grown quite larger.
The response took Thomas by surprise.
“It was stunning,” he said.
DAN X. McGRAW can be reached at 940-566-6875. His e-mail address is dmcgraw@dentonrc.com .
HOUSTON PUBLIC RADIO Tuesday, August 30
http://www.kuhf.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=13484&news_iv_ctrl=-1
On this Tuesday edition of The Front Row there was music captured in live performance around the Houston area.
Alison Young took listeners on a guided tour of this past weekend's ArtWalk in Galveston. She spoke with Nic Noblique about Explorations in Steel, on view at the Buchanan Gallery. She also spoke with Nancy Newton about the exhibition Something Fishy, on view at the Earthman Art Center, and William Cannings,
whose exhibition Gathered, Squeezed Popped is on view at on view at the Galveston Arts Center through October 15th. Audio here.
