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12 portfolio pieces

Published: 18/04/2012Posted in: HIGHLIGHTS, PORTFOLIO
12 portfolio pieces

A short selection of my work from different projects and formats. For more artwork please browse the sections of the portfolio.

Design frame for motion graphics for Vancouver 2010 Opening Ceremony
Emily Carr style totem poles for a segment in Vancouver 2010 Opening Ceremony
Concept illustration of Vancouver 2010 Olympic Cauldron
Detail of concept illustration for a Dubailand theme park Ancient Civilizations theme park
Concept for Calgary Stampede iconic sculpture
Birdseye concept illustration for the Calgary Stampede masterplan
Concept for bird inspired sci-fi vehicle
Concept for mosquito inspired sci-fi vehicle
A character from a personal project
Introductory graphic from 2010 Opening Ceremony Book
Graphic from 2010 Opening Book - Rhytms of the Fall segment
Illustration and graphic design for drinking water concept

Art of 2010 Olympic Closing

Published: 28/05/2010Posted in: GRAPHICS
Art of 2010 Olympic Closing

Made in Canada segment of the Closing Ceremony featured Canadian ephemera, souvenirs, symbols but BIG… and loud. Yes, these are all “beloved” Canadian stereotypes in Vegas/Monty Python kind of fusion. I did the design, directing (with choreography team) and a part of animation of the projected media for this segment that featured Michael Buble as star performer.

CTV broadcast stills
Art deco maple leaf - animated texure for Buble & Big Band performance
Mounties projecetd support - cutouts, plastic, wooden figurines
Mounties souvenirs on the ring screens
Mountie carusel
Field of Play setup for the entrance of the hockey skaters
Hockey skaters arrive on a frozen pond
Setting up tabletop hockey on Field of Play
Tabletop hockey game on the Ring Screens
CTV stills
Entrance of the Maple Leaf Girls (detail)
Plushed toy beaver in the Ring Screens
After the voyagers the beavers stepping in and build a dam
Flying moose in the projections
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Floor projection for the final tableau
Projection support for the Busby Bearkly choreography on the floor

Most of the animation is done by Simon Piniel, additional artwork from Cyril Meusy, Elli Bunton and Kevin McAllister.

Mon Pays boards

Published: 29/04/2010Posted in: GRAPHICS

This is an act that, although well designed, directed and choreographed, didn’t get into the Vancouver Olympics Opening Ceremony. It is based on Gilles Vigneault’s song Mon Pays. The look of the motion graphics for the piece is inspired by Quebec painters Lemeiux, Barbeau, Borduas as well as NFB animators McLaren, Larkin, Leaf, Bochner etc. Here are the storyboards for the song (design frames at the same time) that were supposed to be projected on the central Field of Play.

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Black dot in the centre is the peformer, his shadow is projected Ryan Larkin's Walking watercolour cycle
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Words coalesce into ink spills ala Borduas
Ink writes lyrics and draw landscapes
Overall pastoral look and feel are from Lemeiux landscapes
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Etching like Caroline Leaf's animation or at some point wilder as McLaren's
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Maple Leaf turns into faces (Buchner's film)
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Appearance of the first spring crocuses after a long winter executed in action painting style of Barbeau
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Art of 2010 Olympic Opening

Published: 08/03/2010Posted in: CONCEPT, GRAPHICS
Art of 2010 Olympic Opening

Work on the Olympic Opening Ceremony has been one of a kind experience. The volume of work on each member of the team has been massive, the formats are on mega scale and the level of quality of work very high…

My role in the production was related to informing and visualizing, sometimes producing, content for the massive projections across the stadium. Variety of moodboards, storyboards, design references, motion references, painting styles etc… It is hard to find larger canvas to paint on. Here are just a few images from few segments in the Cultural part of the show.

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