Nouar’s candy-colored creations are inspired by mid-century modern visions of prosperity and the wealth of inventions that culture encouraged. The same age that brought about the Eames chair, atomic light fixtures and electric stoves also begat rainbow jello desserts, kooky casseroles and mass production of elaborately packaged convenience food, helping to feed a wild consumer culture. As a result, the myriad of advertising art and car- toons hand-created during this era serve as huge inspiration for Nouar as an artist. Her new work stylistically captures the exuberance in which the desires of post-war American consumers were met with inventive presen- tation of new goods and items.

“These new pieces are unique, in that they are all three dimensional, exploring the potential of transparent, mixed media. Being the largest body of work I have produced since 2011, the art is more technically refined and focused, using repetition to reflect the concept of mass manufacturing and the practice of repackaging products industry elements previously unexplored in my work.”

The opening reception for NOUAR will be hosted Saturday, July 19, 2014, from 7-10pm at CHG Circa. The re- ception is open to the public, and the exhibition is on view through August 23, 2014.