Noah Tan welcomes you in his incredible, colorful world.
As a full -time visual artist, he is no stranger to the power of a brush. Noah’s creative talents have blown a successful art career. His committees vary from Bank of Singapore to Uniqlo. He has also adapted his work to collecting public installations such as competitions in the Singapore Science Park, an extensive ping -pong table for Bloomberg, and even the MRT station tampines for SBS Transit.
But visual arts are more than just a career for Noah. They are a critical form of communication.
At the age of two, Noah was diagnosed with autism, which influenced his social and communication skills. For individuals with autism it can be very challenging to make contact with people and the world around them. This was a struggle early in Noah’s life until an art teacher recognized his talent for drawing, which led to Noah registering for art: Dis Singapore, an organization for people with disabilities to develop their artistic talents.
Artwork became a critical form of expression for Noah, who translated his feelings and ideas in a non-verbal way. This connected his inner world with others and opened a unique window for people to understand him and see his gifts. On a personal level this was great, but the next challenge would be how Noah pursued his passion as a career.
In addition to his artistic efforts, Noah has been a bowler Special Olympics Singapore for 12 years. This has been a wonderful community and athletic outlet for Noah, but there is a fascinating crossover between sport and art. All special Olympic training sessions and competitions have taught him discipline and perseverance. These are of vital importance for an artist in both creative process and getting deadlines from customers. Bowling has also contributed to improving the focus, concentration and coordination of Noah. These have proven to be essential because Noah raises his profession and creates more complicated, larger and complex artworks.
These creative talents and dedication to the vessel have led to the work of Noah in Singapore exhibiting, and even internationally in the Tokyo Creative Salon. He even borrowed his talents from the very first Special Olympics Athlete Design Co_Lab that took place in the United States. Here athletes worked together to design T-shirts that will be sold in the Special Olympics Merch store.
Noah’s style is clear, colorful and striking. Thinking about his art reveals a remarkable understanding of who he is as a person, his paintings say many more than words can ever. Noah explains his intentions: “I want to welcome everyone in my colorful world and see my ability, not my handicap.”
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