Rémy Noë (born 8 December 1974), is a British painter, a member of the international art movement Stuckism and co-founder of the Maidstone Stuckists.
Noë is transgender and has suffered from gender dysphoria for xyr whole life "diving into mythic history to distance xemself from the feeling I had about myself" and has received hormone treatment since 2010 from Charing Cross Hospital's gender identity clinic.
Remy also suffers from bone defects, including being born with one missing hip, a twisted spine and malformed ribs.
Education
In 1993-97, Remy attended the Canterbury College of Art for Foundation and then a BA in Fine Art, but was forced to leave by the department of Social Security. From 1997 to 1998 xe returned to do a part-time BA, but was expelled for condemning "conceptual shit" and also threatened with arrest. No longer welcome at the college, Remy worked at his father's auto garage, eventually returning to studies at Canterbury Christchurch College where xe obtained a Master in Fine Arts degree.
Artwork
Remy is known for three distinct styles of work Mythological based round oil paintings, his most popular works, impressionist/expressionist landscapes and impressionist pieces painted live at music performances to capture the moment in time. Xe also frequently sketches the people in pubs or in public places to capture the same.
Xe enjoys researching European, Norse and Anglo-Saxon mythology which are recurring themes in xyr work. Sacred geometry as will as xyr own form of aesthetic geometry are featured, the colour and texture of some works "evoking a kind of modern impressionism".
