“Cut It Out” by Noma Bar, 14th-18th October, The BALTIC Centre

Cut It Out at The Baltic Centre 2011

Interactive exhibition of new work from graphic artist Noma Bar

Following the London Design Festival, Cut It Out is traveling to the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, for their 2011 Design Event Festival, 14th-18th October 2011.

For this year’s London Design Festival, Outline Editions invited the ingenious and award winning graphic artist Noma Bar to create a one-man show, the centrepiece of which is his brand new installation, Cut It Out.

Noma has created an amazing, interactive art-making machine for the event. ‘Cut It Out’ is a specially commissioned, Heath Robinson-esque embossing device /sculpture in the shape of a giant dog, that will allow visitors to feed paper, rubber and other materials into its mouth to produce their own cut-out Noma Bar images. These are signed by the artist as part of a limited edition series. The prints and cut-outs will range in price from £65 to £300.

With this simple and clever new work, Bar delves deeper into a recurring theme – negative space. Alongside Cut It Out, the artist, fresh from a sell-out show in Paris, will be exhibiting a range of other new prints, displaying his imaginative mixture of ‘double-take’ imagery and biting social commentary.

With bold colours, shapes and pared-down iconography, Bar can capture the spirit of a person or the heart of an issue with arresting clarity and humour.

Cut It Out runs from 14th – 18th October 2011, at the Baltic Exchange for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, North East England for their 2011 Design Event Festival.

All prints also available via www.outline-editions.co.uk

Notes to Editors

Noma Bar biography

Noma Bar was born in Israel in 1973 and graduated from Bezalel Academy of Art & Design in 2000. He moved to London in 2001 but it was during the first Gulf War that Bar developed his trademark combination of caricature and pictograms: while staying with his family in a shelter in Israel he sketched the likeness of Saddam Hussein around a graphic symbol for radioactivity that he found in a newspaper.

Since then Bar has published over 1000 illustrations for magazines and books worldwide, including upwards of 60 front covers. His clients include The Economist, Wallpaper*, The New York Times, The Guardian, GQ, Esquire, IBM, Sony, The V&A and more. He has also released two books of his work, ‘Guess Who – The Many Faces of Noma Bar’ and ‘Negative Space’, to widespread critical acclaim.

About Outline Editions

Outline Editions first opened in 2010 as a pop-up space off Carnaby Street. This gallery/shop has since emerged as one of London’s leading destinations for new-wave graphic art and illustration, with a reputation for its striking window designs and ongoing showcase of specially commissioned work from the most exciting and innovative artists of the moment – whether it be fast-emerging talents such as Sarah King (Evening Tweed) or internationally established stars such as Anthony Burrill and Kate Moross.

Outline Editions now has a permanent space on Soho’s Berwick Street Market, and continues to pursue its aim of bringing the best of graphic art to the widest possible audience. Work from Outline Editions’ artists can also be seen and purchased via its online store at www.outline-editions.co.uk.

Prices range from £15-£300.

For more information, images and biographies please contact:

Camilla Parsons or Jessica Ince Outline Editions camilla@outline-editions.co.uk info@outline-editions.co.uk

020 8451 3400 / 07595 920113

Supported by GFSmith