Noé Badillo is an artist and a scholar of architectural history and theory. His artwork centers on an interest in European classicism that is often juxtaposed with modernist elements. His work has been called 'Antiquarian Futurism' and tends to compress the expanse between a romanticism of the past with an edge toward the future. His subjects often include religious esotericism, delicate studies of the figure and portraiture, detailed still-lifes and studies of geometry. The politico-military situation post 9-11 influenced Badillo's work profoundly. The predominant color of his work became a cold and austere black. The focus in his work centered on structure, precision, strength, and an application of his pencil or his brush which mirrored the strategy of military endeavors. Some works also contained elements of linguistics and cryptography and numerical rubrics. 

 In 2007, his work began to change again, and in more recent years, his focus has softened to include subject matter which is painted more tonally and reflects the idea of memory and family history. When color is used as opposed to tone, the focus is on tint and subtlety.  
In his work in architectural history, theory and philosophy, he has written and published on Baroque architecture and Islamic architecture. This has included the influence of Kabbalism in the philosophies of the Baroque era and its influence on architecture, as well as the philosophy of optics and geometry in Islam. He has also written on the philosophy of Robert Grosseteste, the twelfth-century Bishop, philosopher and theologian, and on the architecture of the Enlightenment. Noé Badillo currently lives and works in Tucson, Arizona.