Bergdorf Goodman Christmas 57th Street Windows

I had the pleasure of creating for Bergdorf Goodman all of the 57th Street Christmas window backdrops and painted props. The theme was "Equestrian" with various horse show/carousel elements seen throughout a loose narrative. I made a total of 8 large murals, and painted a number of various horse props. It took months to complete and is thus far my largest project for them. Click images to enlarge!

Pre-Production on Bergdorf Goodman 57th street Christmas 2011

Rothko Inspired Triptych

I was asked to create a Rothko inspired triptych for a client's home in upstate NY. I had previously created an abstract painting for his office based on his artist preferences and color tastes. This time around he wanted the color to reflect the sunset over the Long Island Sound.

Install and studio shots below.

Fashion's Night Out 2011 at Bergdorf Goodman

Hand painted signs used to introduce each live window performance to the sidewalk audience.

They had me dress up and perform as a Lumberjack on 5th avenue.

Tree Sculpture for Beehives & Buzz Cuts

Andrea Mason Design had me design and construct a large tree sculpture to be used in Karolyn Massey's fun new kids salon Beehives & Buzz Cuts. The tree is skim coated in durable resin so kids can knock it around and the knots in the tree are magnet board.

here is their site:

http://beehivesandbuzzcuts.com/default.html

and some press:

http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/primp_my_tot_FIQDBa8GPajgbP1Vi33LJP

http://newyork.nearsay.com/nyc/flatiron-gramercy/shopping-kids-chess-camps-beehives-buzzcuts-children-hair-salon

SUNO Runway Wall Treatments

SUNO's set designer had me create wall treatments for the runway at New York Fashion Week Spring 2012. The results can be seen in this video from the 2012 NY Fashion Week and in the accompanying pictures.

SUNO resort 2012

I was approached by SUNO's set designer to create Hawaiian themed flat set pieces which utilized the key colors from the SUNO resort collection. Items like palm and banana trees, hibiscus flowers and leis were juxtaposed with humorous items like a giant pineapple, a pig roast and a banana peel.

Anthorpologie Spring:Gelateria Sign

Alexander McQueen at Bergdorf Goodman

In line with the Alexander McQueen retrospective currently up at the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bergdorf decided to dedicate a series of 5th Avenue windows to the designer. The window I worked on is shown below and utilizes a forced perspective doorway prop. David Hoey had me create a custom melted-oily-woodgrain wall treatment. I also hid several nude woman floating throughout the wall...

WHBM- White House Black Market Spring Dress Flyer

Stylists had me create several bold and graphic backdrops and lay-downs to compliment the black and white spring dress catalogue for White House Black Market.

More Barney's catalogue work

For this project I was asked to create dynamic folded paper sculptures to accompany accessories.

Tattooed Mannequin for Gaultier Corset

Bergdorf Goodman wanted to boldly feature a window with a mannequin wearing a Gaultier corset from his new collection. They had me hand paint full body tattoos on a realistic mannequin in a Sailor Jerry Americana style.

Barney's Spring Accessories Catalogue

For Barney's spring accessories catalogue I created various backdrop and lay down paper works, using an awl and various puncturing tools. Patterns, geometry and whimsical organic shapes were used to emphasize the light hearted airy spring feel of the merchandise.

Bergdorf Goodman XMAS 2010: Holiday Mural

Bergdorf Goodman XMAS 2010: Nautical Dioramas