Noodz Mural, Manchester NH, 2019
Noodz is an Asian comfort food restaurant specializing in homemade ramen and bao. They embrace a culture of community and creativity. In late 2019 I collaborated with the restaurant to create an iconic mural in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire.
“Mike (Durkish Delights) has an infectious energy and genuine excitement for creating his art. His work is really diverse and unique and everything that I looked at fit perfectly with the brand here. Mike and I started talking about really trying to introduce art here as a gallery space that would feature local artists and using that as a connection to the art institute. Mike was gracious enough to volunteer to be our first resident here. His digital work looks like it was made specifically for our space and, although you wouldn’t instinctively think it came from the same artist as our mural, we are ecstatic that we can show off his pieces and his mural side by side. More and more we are seeing the food industry gaining recognition as an art form. Culinary professionals, restaurant-goers, and food lovers in general are very visual and I think focusing on the visual arts here Noodz is going to be a natural fit.”
-Jermey LePage, Owner, Noodz Restaurant
“Mike (Durkish Delights) has an infectious energy and genuine excitement for creating his art. His work is really diverse and unique and everything that I looked at fit perfectly with the brand here. Mike and I started talking about really trying to introduce art here as a gallery space that would feature local artists and using that as a connection to the art institute. Mike was gracious enough to volunteer to be our first resident here. His digital work looks like it was made specifically for our space and, although you wouldn’t instinctively think it came from the same artist as our mural, we are ecstatic that we can show off his pieces and his mural side by side. More and more we are seeing the food industry gaining recognition as an art form. Culinary professionals, restaurant-goers, and food lovers in general are very visual and I think focusing on the visual arts here Noodz is going to be a natural fit.”
-Jermey LePage, Owner, Noodz Restaurant