Noah Wunsch
{{Short description|German painter, photographer, and designer}}
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Noah Wunsch (born 1970 in Rendsburg) is a German painter, photographer, and designer.
Life
The artist Noah Wunsch studied design at the well-known, Hamburg based artist Ursula Unbehaun.[http://www.abendblatt.de/vermischtes/journal/thema/article538809/Wie-das-Licht-auf-die-Leinwand-kam.html Newspaper article about Noah Wunsch (German)] He attended the University for Music and Art in Vienna, Austria. As a photographer, he was taught by Christoph Rüdt von Collenberg and Wolfgang Klein. Later he studied acting, music and dancing at the Stella-Academy in Hamburg. Noah Wunsch is living and always travelling between Paris, Hamburg, New York City and California. The artist is known for his charity support.[http://www.stiftung-kinderjahre.de/eindruecke.html Children Foundation May 2010] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301105258/http://www.stiftung-kinderjahre.de/eindruecke.html |date=1 March 2012 }}[https://www.welt.de/print/die_welt/hamburg/article13845078/Versteigerung-21-000-Euro-fuer-die-NCL-Stiftung.html Charity Auction in Hamburg, Germany, brings 21000 EUR in January 2012]
Paintings
File:Noah Wunsch - Arc en Ciel - Saline.jpg
The artist focuses on very big and colourful paintings,{{Cite web |url=http://www.noah-wunsch.net/paintings.html |title=Paintings by Noah Wunsch |access-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717142509/http://www.noah-wunsch.net/paintings.html |archive-date=17 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} also altar paintings for churches. The Picasso-organizer Thierry de la Fontaine considered his work "to be full of energy and fruitfulness. From it comes a real light, both from within and from a spiritual point of view!".[https://www.welt.de/die-welt/article3662217/Ein-200-Meter-langes-Altarbild.html Article with quotation by Thierry de la Fontaine] Some of his paintings, that he created in Mexico, France, USA, Germany or Italy are up to 12 m long and considered to be of high value.[http://www.coco-verlag.de/noah-wunsch/files/HAJO_Noah-Wunsch_24Mai2008.pdf Newspaper article about the painter Noah Wunsch] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311133523/http://www.coco-verlag.de/noah-wunsch/files/HAJO_Noah-Wunsch_24Mai2008.pdf |date=11 March 2012 }} One of history the biggest paintings of almost 200 meters has been created by Noah Wunsch and attracted a huge number of visitors at the world heritage site Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans in France.[https://www.welt.de/die-welt/article3662217/Ein-200-Meter-langes-Altarbild.html Article about the 200m long painting][http://www.leprogres.fr/fr/permalien/article/1133864/Un-Arc-en-ciel-a-la-Cite-ideale.html french report on the exhibition Arc en Ciel]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} His deep faith inspired the artist to create a bible for children with his images.[http://www.coco-verlag.de/noahs-bilderbibel/index.php Children's bible by Noah Wunsch, interactiver] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311133614/http://www.coco-verlag.de/noahs-bilderbibel/index.php |date=11 March 2012 }} Worldwide, the painter has shown his work in many exhibitions, from Vienna, Hamburg, Toulouse, Madrid, Chicago, New York City to Mexico.{{Cite web |url=http://www.galerie-n1.de/adm/common/include/info.php?pid=61e0c5a041bd2b2fffad3b4f34a1208f |title=List of exhibitions by Noah Wunsch |access-date=29 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311133523/http://www.galerie-n1.de/adm/common/include/info.php?pid=61e0c5a041bd2b2fffad3b4f34a1208f |archive-date=11 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}
Photography
As a photographer, Noah Wunsch created portraits of many celebrities, like David Copperfield, Richard von Weizsäcker. John Neumeier, Claudia Schiffer and Diana Ross. As a photographer. Noah Wunsch worked on the fashion shows in Paris for labels like Yves St. Laurent, Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld.[https://www.welt.de/welt_print/article739120/Modeschoepfer_Maler_Musiker.html Newspaper article „Die Welt 2007“, Photography of fashion weeks] His pictures, published by well-known companies like Gruner & Jahr, Jahreszeiten-Verlag, Bauer Verlag and Mont Blanc, are characterized by clarity and sensibility for the small details.
Fashion
Since 2006 Noah Wunsch is also successful as a fashion designer. His work is considered as glamorous and free of any fashion trend. So far he seems to create pieces only for a small, exclusive audience.[https://www.welt.de/welt_print/article739120/Modeschoepfer_Maler_Musiker.html Newspaper article about Noah Wunsch as a painter, fashion designer and musician]
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Category:People from Rendsburg
Category:20th-century German painters
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Category:21st-century German male artists
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