In celebration of JAY-Z’s pioneering and landmark debut album, ‘Reasonable Doubt’, @sothebys sold an NFT of original digital art by critically admired American artist @derrickadamsny. Derrick hired me as Animation Director to make his painting come to life!
Commissioned by JAY-Z, the one-of-one animated digital artwork titled, ‘Heir to the Throne’, comments on and recontextualizes the album cover of the legendary artist and entrepreneur. The auction is the only official event authorized by JAY-Z to commemorate ‘Reasonable Doubt’s’ historic 25th anniversary and a portion of the proceeds from the sale will benefit the @shawncartersf .
I have released two animated short films. My latest film Enjoying A Nice Life, 2021, had a great run on the international film festival circuit. Screening at Cannes Film Festival and Ex-Ground film festival among many others.
My first film “Interpenetration,” 2014, is now available through my Vimeo page also
A collection of animated sketches and thoughts, from my sketchbook 2017-2020
This little planet may soon shake us off like fleas. It really doesn’t matter, and I bet the trees won’t miss us, but I bet the earth will breathe a sigh of relief as she erodes this condom of concrete that we imposed upon her.
Trust, drugs, love, religion, homelessness, selfless acts, aliens, gun violence, tech, porn, nature and industry are all interconnected. It’s this fabric, or web that weaves through us on both sides of reality. Transcending our perceived reality to tie all forms together in an ever-changing dance of tension and vacuum.
Ye of little significance, you of infinite importance. You loose vibration, young child, fiending young adults, happy fat ignorant bald old matriarch.
Stay here and brew your impending pain and elation, you sloppy ballistic joy!
Animated film and sound design by Rainbow Timothy
Sound mixed and mastered by Fox Schwach
Festival selections:
- Festival De Cannes, COURT MÉTRAGE – Short Film Corner | Rendez-vous Industry. Cannes, France.
- Athens Animfest, Athens, Greece.
- ExGround Film Festival, Wiesbaden, Germany.
- SA Underground Film Festival, Johannesburg, South Africa.
- International Animation Festival Fest Anča. Žilina, Slovakia.
- Film Maudit 2.0 Festival, Los Angeles, CA.
- We Make Movies International Film Festival, L.A. CA. USA. *Award Nominated
- Arizona Underground Film Festival, USA.
- Milwaukee underground Film Festival, USA.
- Moviate, Underground Film Festival. PA. USA
- Paradox International Short Film Festival, India
- Cineparis international film festival, Paris, France
- LUFF, Lausanne Underground Film Music Festival, Switzerland
- SUFF, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Australia
These are some stills from my latest film, Enjoying A Nice Life.
A summer-bummer film by me. Check it out on my Vimeo page
Process: Graphite on paper. Shot using DragonFrame. Adjusted in Afterefects. Edited in Premire. Sound recorded onto tape and manipulated using Protools.
Animation direction is a passion of mine! I have been lucky enough to work with some awesome creatives to realize their concepts, from idea-workshopping to final video completion.
I worked as Animation Director on the film Push My Buttons. It was written and directed by Natalia Kent. Natalia hired me to help her realize her concept for the film “Push My Buttons”, It was a big team with a lot of moving parts, but Natalia was very happy with the finished product. Enjoy
I made this music video “Now Way Out” for Brooklyn band None Above All. I started with a live performance footage. I chopped that up and abstracted it through the layering of various experimental 2D techniques. They were very happy with the high energy, experimental, hand-made feel of the video
Here is the link to “Push My Buttons”
Still from Push My Buttons
Still from Push My Buttons
Still from Push My Buttons
A still from Now Way Out video for None Above All
I'm 1/3 of this multi-disciplinary artist collective. We direct films as a three piece directorial team under the Circle Line Projects moniker. We are currently on hiatus due to our busy individual schedules, but check out my Vimeo page which includes some of Circle Line Projects work.
A short film by Circle Line Projects
A full immersion spatial art show created by Rainbow Timothy,
Featuring performances by O Paradiso, soundscapes by Michael McFadden.
Incorporating animation by Ana Mouyis and Zachary Zezima.
During the pandemic I started a YouTube surf Vlog called “Rainbow Timothy’s Vloggy” I mixed my irreverent sense of humor with surfing, food, friends and I tied it all together with animated garnish. I hope you enjoy it!
Rainbow Timothy’s Vloggy
I work closely with clients to create bespoke, tailored pieces of branded content from scratch. I strive through client collaboration to develop a visual language that encapsulates their brands ethos and creative image.
Art-concept / branded content that I created for Slag Heap Archive.
Animated video collage. Includes studio interviews with Stephen Baldry of the fashion label Baldry in L.A.
Tattoos by Rainbow Timothy. Enquire at Rainbowtimothyart@gmail.com
Ive been tattooing for a few years. New flash available! I’m always interested in collaborating on new ideas with new clients as well.
I have been working with wood since I completed a furniture making apprenticeship in the late 1990’s.
It has been almost 3 decades since I started my woodworking journey in South Auckland, NZ.
3 decades later my work is exhibited in art shows, museums, and art studios/ galleries internationally.
My woodworking background spans many industries, from film and TV set design/construction, house building, home cabinetry, shop fitting and more.
I moved to Philadelphia in 2022. I dusted off my interior design skills and worked for an international design brand for 2 years, honing my solid wood, hand finishing and cnc machine knowledge.
Now I make my own work, and I never thought wood working would carry me this far!
I spent 6 months designing and making this with a great team of CNC operators, finishing experts, designers and hand craftspeople. What an awesome piece
I created this sculptural wall hanging using charred maple, perspex, bronze rod, weathered maple - wax finish. It is hung on a charred french cleat to give a shadow gap behind.
The table top is highly finished on both sides, because when the Murf Table flips up, it becomes a piece of highly finished, ornately decorated art.
I used Claro - Black Walnut, Ambrosia Maple, and some Bronze to make this fold - out piece of kinetic, functional art.
Maple top with inlaid bronze disc - textured to complement the grain, black walnut butterflies and patch, one oak bowtie.
Charred internal wood fracturing. I kept the bark on, and charred the free edge. I love the layering.
I put a maple kick-pad on the back and fixed it with a charred oak bowtie.
Charred live edge coffee table with highly intricate Claro grain figuring,
This experimental, cluster formation - display table, is made of day glow acrylic, maple, walnut, oak, bronze rod, and charred claro.
Giant ass slab table
Layout design, process pic
