Graphic Designer Noma Bar employs bold colors, uninterrupted shapes and recognizable icons to depict characters and social issues.
His clever illustrations make ingenious use of negative space - hence the title of his 2009 book Negative Space.
Born in 1973 in Israel, Avinoam Noma Bar wanted to be an artist since early childhood. During the first Gulf War, he developed his interest in a unique combination of caricature and pictograms.
While staying with his family in a shelter, he sketched the likeness of Saddam Hussein around the radioactive symbol he found in a newspaper - and his skills were quickly recognized.
After graduating in 2000 from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design with a degree in graphic design, Bar moved to London to pursue his career.
He found his first commissioned assignment with Time Out London as a Graphic Designer. Since then, his work has appeared in many media outlets including: Time Out London, BBC, Random House, The Observer, The Economist and Wallpaper.
Bar has illustrated over sixty magazine covers, published over 550 illustrations and released two books of his work through Mark Batty Publisher: 'Guess Who - The Many Faces of Noma Bar', in 2008 and 'Negative Space' last year, which focuses on subject matter ranging from sex, global warming and nuclear warfare to religion, crime and corporate greed.
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