Lovers on Vacation S 2

A twelve-piece collection of animated images with lovers on vacation posing for pictures over cosmic paint drip skies.

About the project

Lovers on Vacation S2″ initially started as a commentary on the environment, but its significance took an unexpected turn when the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world. Living through this global crisis has reshaped our lives in profound ways. This project explores the challenge of maintaining a sense of normalcy, including love and relationships, amidst the pandemic’s constraints.

Each image within this series captures a unique story—a moment in time that revolves around love and travel, whether real or a cherished memory. The characters in these scenes are adorned with the necessary protective gear, symbolizing the inhospitable environment we found ourselves in.

This marks the second iteration of this theme. The first was a collection of small oil paintings, serving as sketches for a series of larger artworks. The captivating backgrounds in these animations are drawn from a series of paintings I created back in the early ’90s during my time as a scenic artist. These paintings were crafted on canvas that served as my workbench, accumulating spilled paint and doodles over weeks. Once the canvas was ready for a fresh start, I would tuck it under the table, saving it for future use. Some of these pieces were preserved, and I later published a book about the series.

The foregrounds in these animations feature 3-D models I designed as references for the painted series. By merging these distinct elements, I’ve crafted an entirely new body of work that I hope you will find as captivating as I do.

**The thumbnails below are lo-res snippets, click on them to view the actual video.

These are 12 unique animations.

A high-resolution version is available upon request 1920 x 1920 pro res HQ format .MOV file. Simply contact me

This is not a minting site, the collection can be viewed and purchased on Objkt.com on the Tezo blockchain. Simply click on the Collect button.

Bio

While Anthony works professionally in film and video production, contributing to many projects recognized around the world. Painting and animation have always been a particular fascination for him. These days he enjoys combining those once juxtaposed interests into new digital works. Always creating and experimenting he doesn’t stick to one single interest or style but loves it all and takes pleasure in the wonder of creation.

Winning artistic awards from a young age and winning a full-tuition scholarship to study Anthony took up graphic design and television production. After college, he worked in Hollywood directly with Roger Corman, and was the prop master of the Beverly hills Dimond jubilee a star-studded celebration produced by Radio City Music Hall and Wenda Fong. Since then, he has been considered the go-to artist on numerous big-budget feature films, television commercials, music videos, and permanent theme park installations.

Onward to Calgary, a feature film directed by Jim Ether, was produced by Anthony. This extraordinary, unconventional feature-length film was premiered at Boston Underground Film Festival in 2008. This highly creative and daring film about a curious young man on a quest for freedom proves Anthony’s exceptional vision and fine intuition.

More recently, he has collaborated with international video art projects. His collaboration with visual artist Simone Stoll has garnered much recognition including premieres of their art videos the Biennale of Québec, Canada, and the Film and Video Festival Athens, to name a few. His participation in the Exquisite Corpse Video Project curated by Kika Nicolas has been viewed in museums and galleries around the world. The ECVP recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary, has 6 volumes, and has been screened more than 50 times in over 15 counties.

His current work still incorporates his predominant themes, empathy, disfunction, and protest but has taken a slight turn towards the digital realm. The advent of NTFs has given Anthony a fresh inspiration to combine his traditional painting and his digital skills to create something new and remarkable. These pieces are then minted to the blockchain as a permanent record.

Anthony currently resides in Frankfurt am Main Germany.

ANTHONY SIARKIEWICZ

Lovers on Vacation S 2

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