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Andrew Quinn
via Deffenu 8
20133 Milano
www.andrewquinn.org
akipix@yahoo.com
Andrew Quinn is an Australian computer graphics artist and musician, living in Milan. He has worked on
digital effects for films such as “The Matrix” and “Tomb Raider”,
“Nirvana” and “Vajont”. In the last few years he specializes in video installations for multi screen and
immersive environments and also digital graphics for interactive dance productions and contemporary
music, including the series Koine' for Pomeriggi Musicale at Teatro Dal Verme, Milano in 2011 and the
2012 Biennale of Music in Venice, and virtual sets in 3D stereo for a production of Bartok's "Bluebeard's
Castle" for the Budapest State Opera in 2011. In 2013-2014 he is artistic adviser for the Multimedia
Competition for young composers and video artists at the San Fedele Cultural Institute in Milan. In 2013
he created interactive visuals for a dance performance at the Melzo International film Festival In 2014 he
created live visuals for a performance of “Children’s Corner” by Debussy and “Pictures at an Exhibition”
in Lecce with the Tito Schipa Symphony orchestra followed by a concert of contemporary music at the
Meyerhold Cultural Center in Moscow , then in august 2014 he created virtual sets utilizing projection and
LED strips for a performance of Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” in Canberra Australia and in November
performs live visuals for 3 concerts in Russia for the Moscow Conservatorium of Music, using live video
and again LEDs. He produced content in September 2014 for a video mapping project using laser
scanning techniques for 3d modelling. December included a 3 stop tour of Russia performing live visuals
for a trio of contemporary composers from the Moscow Conservatory. In January 2015 he performed live
visuals for “Pictures at an Exhibition” in the Milan played by a progressive rock band led by Enrico
Gabrielli, then in march a performance of “La creation du Monde” by Parmigiani using video mapping and
audio reactive visuals, then in april an interactive installation for Salone dei Mobili in Milano, using double
screen projection, LED panel and Kinect.
He has lectured and given workshops in interactive visuals at IED and NABA, Milan, Quasar Institute of
Design, Rome and the Australian Film School, Sydney, UIAV in Venice and for UCLA, plus numerous
workshops for leading realtime visuals software TouchDesigner.
Andrew Quinn è un artista Australiano di grafica digitale e musicista che risiede a Milano.
Ha curato gli effetti digitali di film quali “The Matrix” e “Tomb Raider”, “Nirvana” e “Vajont”. Negli
ultimi anni si dedica a video-installazioni per ambienti multischermo e immersivi e alla grafica digitale
interattiva per produzioni di spettacoli di danza e musica contemporanea. In 2011 ha fatto sound reactive
visuals per la serie Koine per Pommeriggi Musicali, Teatro dal Verme Milano e in 2012 per la Biennale della
Musica a Venezia. In 2011 ha fatto la scenografia virtuale in 3d stereo per una produzione di "il Castello di
Barbablu" di Bartok per l'Opera di Budapest. Sara' consulente artistica in 2013-2014 per il concorso per
giovani musicisti e videoartisti al Centro Culturale San Fedele a Milano. In 2013 ha curato interactive visuals
per uno spettacolo di ballo per il Melzo International Film
Festival. In 2014 ha fatto dei live visuals per un performance con l’Orchestra Tito Schipa di Lecce
(“Children’s Corner” Debussy e “Pictures at an Exhibition” Mussorgsky) poi per uno spetaccolo di musica
contemporanea al Mereyhold a Mosca . In agosto 2014 ha creato la scenografia viruale utilizando
proiezione e strisce LED per una produzione di “L’Orfeo” di Monteverdi a Canberra, Australia. In
Decembre 2014 ha fatto un tour della Russia con compositori del Conservatorio di Mosca, poi in gennaio
2015 a Milano ha rifatto i live visuals per “Pictures at an Exhibition” con un gruppo rock “progressivo”
diretto da Enrico Gabrielli, poi in marzo al Auditorium San Fedele, Milano, ha fatto live visuals con video
mapping per “La Creation du Monde” di Parmigiani - in aprile un installazione interattivo al salone dei
Mobili, Milano, utlizzando doppio proiezione, palello LED e kinect.
Ha dato lezioni alla NABA, Milano, Quasar Instituto di Design, Roma , IUAV Venezia ,al Australian Film
School, Sydney e per UCLA.
Video mapping
CURRICULUM
Tertiary Qualifications
1984:
Post Graduate Diploma, Film & Television: Victorian College of Arts, Australia
1982:
B.Science (mathematics, computers) Monash Universty, Australia
Multimedia/Performance/Art:
2015:
Scalo: interactive installation 2 screen projection, LED panel, via Tortona Milano, Salone dei
Mobili
2015:
Sound reactive visuals and video mapping, “La Creation du Monde” Auditorium San Fedele,
Milano, acusmonium Giovanni Cospito.
2015:
Sound reavtive visuals “Pictures at an Exhibition” teatro Trevulzio, Melzo, with Enrico Gabirelli
2014:
Sound reactive visuals, Autum Festival of Composers Union, Moscow
2014
“Children’s Corner” - Debussy “Pictures at an Exhibition" - Mussorgsky, Teatro Politearma
Greco, Lecce. Stagione Simfonica di Primavera
2014:
Meyerhold Theatre Centre, Moscow – sound reactive visuals
Music of Alex Nadzharov
2012:
Sound Reactive visuals, Venice Biennale della Music
http://andrewquinn.org/?portfolio=biennale-della-musica-venezia-2012
2011:
Stereoscopic Virtual sets, Bluebeard’s Castle, Hungarian State Opera
2011:
Sound reactive video, Koine’2011, Pomeriggi Musicali - teatro dal Verme
:
http://www.dalverme.org/pomeriggi_pagine.php?id=65
Press Conference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tesncukAh5U
2010:
Festival Della Scienca, Genova, Interactive Videowall, Telecom Pavillion
http://www.vimeo.com/7248404
2009:
Venice Biennale, Venice Pavillion. Gelatina Lux: video installation in collaboration with
Maria Grazia Rosin. http://vimeo.com/5207377
2009:
Digital Scenography 6screen projection, Dance performance “Alagoana”, HZK Zurich
http://www.vimeo.com/5826369
2009:
2009:
Live performance, Ippodromo, Milano, International Furniture Fair, closing party.
http://www.vimeo.com/6530284
Video Installation, Carnegie Museum of Art,Pittsburgh, USA, Forum 62: Maria Grazia Rosin
2009:
3screen projection, Replay store Barcelona, New York – Houdini
2008:
Live Performance, MITO with Repertorio Zero
http://www.vimeo.com/2977793
2008:
Interactive installation Milan Furniture Fair. NABA, Masters: Digital Environment Design.
Touch/MaxMsp/Mocolo
http://www.vimeo.com/2893517
2007:
Video Installation, Palazzo Fortuny, Venice, for exhibition of Maria Grazia Rosin, glass
sculptress.
2007:
Philips WOW 3d stereoscopic screen: demo material
http://www.business-sites.philips.com/3dsolutions/about/Index.html
2006:
CHICCO: 4 minute cgi visualisation of new shop concept.
http://it.test.chicco.fabbricadigitale.it/franchising/video.asp
2006:
2006:
2005:
2005:
2005:
2004:
GURU –“Bread and Butter” festival, Barcelona: multi screen wall projections,
Museum of Science, DaVinci, Milano. Supervisor, 3 minute video: DaVinci’s Flying
Machines with students of NABA.
AIEP, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milano – interactive dance production
“Limit” - 4 minute sequence for current fulldome video production, Lucern Planetarium
http://www.verkehrshaus.ch
7x3min 9screen installations based on literature:, Tamatete Gallery,Rome, Divina
Commedia,Borges,Dick
Artists in Labs program, Lucerne Planetarium http://www.artistsinlabs.ch/
3d animated film with 3d sound using 8 projector SkySkan system
2003:
Skyskan, USA: opening sequence for UPS conference Valencia, Spain - 3d sound,Demo for
Skyskan Realtime dome system
2003:
TaMatete gallery,Rome. 5 x 4 minute, 9 screen synchronised projection of 3d environment
with 3d surround sound.
2003:
Arte-convention, interactive graphics, sound reactive, realtime 3d graphics
Cinema:
2007:
2006:
2004:
2002
2002:
2001/2002:
1999-2000:
1998-1999:
1996-1997:
1996:
Teaching:
2014:
2013:
2011-2013:
2012:
2007-2011:
“Inkheart”, Rainmaker,London. ‘nymph lake seq.’ houdini
“Lazytown”, Reykjavik Iceland. Cg supervisor - Maya
“Andata Ritorno” Production Co. Lumiq, Torino
“Ghost Ship” – Production Co. Photon. Australia
“Don’t Peek” – Production Co:Animal Logic. Australia
“FearDotCom”-dir. Bill Malone,Production Co. Mediacube Milan
"Tomb Raider" – dir. Simon West, Production Co. CFC London
“Vajont” – dir Renzo Martinelli, Martinelli Film/Rai Cinema.
“Epicentter" dir. Rick Pepin, - Visual Effects Supervisor
"The Matrix" dir. Wachowsky bros. Animal Logic, Sydney
"Dark City" dir. Alex Proyas D-Film,Sydney
"Nirvana" dir. Gabriele Salvatores with Christopher Lambert
Quasar Institute Roma, IUAV Venice,
Public course: TouchDesigner, San Fedele Cultural Insitute, Milan.
QUASAR Institute of Design, Rome: 3d year Interaction Design
Workshop: interactive Art. AFTRS, Australian Film and Television School, Sydney
NABA, Milano. Masters in Digital Environment Design
teacing Derivative Touch Designer for interactive applications
http://www.master-naba-d3d.net
2006-2012:
2003-2004:
2003-2004:
1992:
NABA, Milano. Houdini instructor, 3rd year, Triennio Media art and design.
University of Cinema, Babelsberg - interactive graphics workshop
State University, Milan, Interactive graphics, Derivative Touch Designer workshop.
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technonogy CG course supervisor
“L’Orfeo” Llewellyn Hall Canberra
teatro dal verme 2013
Forest Off: virtual set, interactive dance.