Contemporary Print & Drawing Center
313 Occidental Ave S. • Seattle, WA 98104 (Map)
Director: Cara Forrler (email) • 206 624.1324
Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5:30pm
Barbara Noah
Available Works
I am intrigued by the long shot, the notion that human aspirations that seem impossible could actually come to pass, in spite of their improbability. Recent work has been particularly influenced by the longing and desire for transcendence in contemporary life. In my recent series, “Likely Stories,” I allude to these ideas in pigment prints constructed from multiple images into alternative realities. In these pieces, solitary airborne objects function as mirrored, one-on-one stand-ins or surrogates for the viewer. These iconic symbols are everyday objects, like balloons, toys and hats - diminutive objects taming the infinite. Some are inflated, others in the act of deflating - metaphors for breathing. Whether free-floating or propelled by a toss, they are poised on the cusp between triumph and disaster as they ascend to improbable, transcendent heights. In full throttle can-do mode, they are wryly reflective of the humor and pathos of the desire for human achievement. - Barbara Noah
• Recent Exhibitions: Convergent Topologies (group show), June 2008;

Starry Night, 2007
Pigment print on paper. Edition of 10.
11-1/4 x 18 inches.
$800
Ringer, 2007
Pigment print on paper. Edition of 10.
32 x 35-3/8 inches.
$2200
High Hopes, 2007
Pigment print on paper. Edition of 10.
20 x 26-3/4 inches.
$1400
Acme, 2005
Pigment print on paper. Edition of 20.
22-5/8 x 30 inches.
$1600
Eureka, 2005
Pigment print on paper. Edition of 20.
12 x 14-5/8 inches.
$700
Mooooon, 2005
Pigment print on paper. Edition of 20.
33-5/8 x 42-5/8 inches.
$2500
Wild Blue Yonder, 2005
Pigment print on paper. Edition of 20.
12 x 16-3/8 inches.
$700
Rover, 2004
Pigment print on paper. Edition of 20.
17-1/8 x 12-3/8 inches.
$700
Apogee, 2004
Pigment print on paper. Edition of 20.
15-3/8 x 16-1/4 inches.
$1000
Life on Mars, 2004
Pigment print on paper. Edition of 20.
15-7/8 x 44-7/8 inches.
$1700
Toss, 2004
Pigment print on paper. Edition of 20.
21-1/4 x 20-1/8 inches.
$1200
Apogee III, 2004
Pigment print on paper. Edition of 20.
21-5/8 x 22-1/2 inches.
$1250

