Noah came to Joshua Tree in 1989 from LA. He was looking for an outdoor space to display his assemblage sculptures. Noah was one of the founders of the Watts Towers Arts Center in the 1960's.He died in 2004. Most of the work in this park was produced in the 1990's.
The site is a 10 acre plot of high desert landscape where Noah worked and lived. It has the feel of a Jamacian farm yard.. The assemblages are both large and small. It's hard to convey the expierence of walking around the property with the apparently random placememt of the work.
Noah always claimed his work didn't have political content. But looking around some pieces seemed to. There were also little piles of plunder and various work areas scattered about. He said his work was an expression of life in the environment. It would change over time as it sat outside.
"I hope my work provides inspiration for a person to do today what they couldn't do yesterday, no matter what it is. That's art. That's the fundamental creative process and it's something that changes people and empowers them." Noah Purifoy