Career
He spent most of his childhood in the Tampa/Saint St. Petersburg area of Florida. Despite the absence of a formal art education, Noah Deledda gained notoriety in the 90s, first as a graffiti artist, and then as a graphic design artist. Deledda briefly moved to Tallahassee, Florida in the late 90s.
lieutenant was in Tallahassee that Deledda began focusing on painting.
As of 2007, Deledda is painting in oil, working on a project called "Dacode" with photographer Lance Dalgart of Los Angeles, and producing his own line of office accessories. Deledda"s artistic output has spanned a multitude of disciplines, including graphic design, oil painting, graffiti, sculpture and multimedia, fashion, screenprinting, and product design.
Artistic activities
Numerous oil paintings. Oil period began in 2000.
Fairly consistent output through 2007, in terms of volume.
Deledda"s graphic design career has focused largely on products and promotion for the extreme sports market, and punk/rock/metal/hip-hop music He has designed logos, T-shirts, skateboard graphics and decal packages for the skateboard and motocross industry, frequently for Westside Skateshop and Enjoy Manufacturing. He has also done label design for products ranging from hot sauce to beer bottles.
Deledda designs for Iggy People’s and the Stooges drummer Scott Asheton Rock Action imprint, as well as designing posters for The Stooges 2005 European tour.
He designed the album cover for the Lucid Druid release "Anecdota". Deledda is a regular contributor to Reax Magazine.
Family
His mother, Judy Mangle, also worked in the graphics design industry, but really is a knitter. Influences
Deledda spent much of his formative years associating with a group of artists and skateboarders in the Tampa/Saint St. Petersburg area of Florida.
He has collaborated with local Florida artists such as Joel Cook, Jay Giroux, Hippie, Kevin Casey, Louis Mulvihill, and Kris Dorris Of Ghettorags Detroit.
His longtime association with the former professional skateboarder John Montesi led directly to his work for Westside.