A second series of paintings are also present at the Blind Painting exhibition, the Feinschmecker or fine detail paintings are created by throwing and wiping the remaining paint from the blindfolded portraits onto blank canvas, an act of unconstrained abstraction, created without thinking as an opposite to the concentration required for the blindfolded portraits. A series of smaller works on paper that Tim Noble and Sue Webster created with their feet will also be on view at the Blind Painting exhibition.
Tim Noble (1966) and Sue Webster (1967) have worked as a collaborative duo for almost twenty years and are associated with the post-YBA (Young British Artists) generation. The duo met at Nottingham Trent University, UK and found they shared a love of music along with other interests. Tim Noble and Sue Webster developed the shadow portraits they have become known for while working for the artists Gilbert and George, creating sculptures from personal items and household waste that then cast well formed shadows when under bright light. The duo have long played with the idea of how we perceive abstract images and bestow meaning upon them, an element of perceptual psychology used for psychological patients, showing that abstract forms can be transformed into figurative forms.
Tim Noble and Sue Webster are infused with punk attitude; just take a look at their website that has the greeting message of Welcome Motherfuckers alongside a rock n roll portrait of them in leather jackets, the duo create art from anti-art, taking strength from opposites to fuel the creations, male and female, sex and violence, high culture and anti-culture. The Blind Painting exhibition adds another element to their already strong repertoire and sees the duo channelling that punk energy into paintings that explode to life.
The Suzanne Geiss Company is a gallery located in downtown Manhattan and was established in 2011. The Company supports innovative art across multi-disciplines by established and emerging artists. The exhibition Blind Painting by Tim Noble and Sue Webster runs from November 13th 2014 until December 20th 2014 and can be found at 76 Grand Street, New York.
