Noah scalin biography
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Cabin of Curiosities
Artist Noah Scalin’s home is part laboratory, part cabin of curiosities, where he makes an array of art and surrounds himself with quirky paraphernalia — artwork created by friends and family (work by his dad, Chuck Scalin, is found throughout), action figures, and oddities such as a human skull he acquired through an artist friend. “I like looking at things,” Scalin says. “I get inspired when I look around and see stuff and remember the things that inspired me to make something — a piece of art.”
His belongings — even the most seemingly random items, such as an action figure created out of discarded bottle caps made by a solider in Afghanistan — hold deeply personal stories of the relationships he has forged with others.
Scalin lives in a 1920s American foursquare in Battery Park with his wife, Jessica, a yoga teacher; their daughter, Zinn, 4; and the family’s two cats. Many know him as “the skull guy” for his yearlong project from June 2007-June 2008 when he challenged himself to create a new skull each day — documented first on a website, then in the “Skull-A-Day” book. Others know Scalin for his graphic design, mixed media, new media, sculpture, temporary art and portraiture. While some artists neatly stay within the bo
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Noah Scalin
Noah Scalin (born 1972, Richmond, VA) is the first artist-in-residence at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business. He is creator of the Webby Award-winning project, Skull-a-Day, and the collaborative, science fiction universe and performance art project, League of Space Pirates. His fine art has been exhibited in museums and galleries internationally, including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Mütter Museum, and Krause Gallery in New York. His work has been featured in dozens of publications including Fast Company, Hi-Fructose, Juxtapoz, Beautiful/Decay, USA Today, The Telegraph, and The New York Times. Noah co-runs Another Limited Rebellion, an art and innovation consulting firm, and is a sought-after public speaker on creativity. He is the author of six books, including most recently Creative Sprint, which he co-wrote with his sister and business partner Mica Scalin.Photo courtesy of Walter Wlodarczyk for Times Square Arts
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Noah Scalin
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Skulls, October 2008Hardcover