I fled past 33 to chase dreams West at ocean's edge.
Acting has been part of my life since I was 7 and I came to Vancouver to pursue it seriously. Recently I've had to step away for a spell and for my return, I wanted some recent work to present. The reel begins with me as a comedy club owner in a VFS (union) short. On that production, one of the crew asked what it was like being back on set? "Like coming home". A while later, returning from a daily walk, a guy illegally parks his 4x4 in front of me, jumps out and says, "Hey, my name's Andrew, I'm a photographer, got a minute?" Mr. Gerard did my headshot and produced a short video of me carving 'Venus' as well as the clip that ends my demo reel.
Using the top menu bar, choosing "3D Art" will open a drop down list of works completed over the last three decades. The most recent sculptures are presented first, with the earliest piece, 'For Joan' presented at the end of the 'other' section. The months devoted to carving that cedar log on Mayne Island mark the beginning of my artistic journey and I'm delighted that it has been on permanent display at the Vancouver General Hospital these past 20 years.
The hockey stick phase spanned a number of years between the millennia, back when sticks were made of wood and plentiful in the dumpsters behind arenas. I always got a kick out of seeing people interact with these furniture whimsies for the first time, 'They're so Canadian!' was the refrain. When a woman commented on my sense of humor, I thought, 'job done'. All the rest of the works are from salvaged materials as well, with the exception of "Liberty's Opinion". She is made from chicken wire, concrete, flexible epoxy and steel, weighing 1400 lbs. Her photo gallery has a video link, "Liberty Rolls", shot mid November, 2020. Venus, state of the art, is nearing completion and has her own link to a short clip, "The Wood Carver".
On that same top menu, clicking "Photography" will open avenues to various studies done over time. Taking pictures has been part of my life since I got a box Brownie for my 10th birthday. Only a very few images have been brought over from the film days, mostly the black and white portraits at the beginning of that section. The "Heroin is a Goodbye" video is a 14 minute spot shot in 5 countries throughout Europe in 2000, later scripted, edited and narrated back here in Vancouver.
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Paul Chevreau