Jonathan Garnier

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Graphic/Sound Designer

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Jonathan Garnier

Moving to Southern California from Paris in 2008, Jonathan Garnier today provides Open Interactive with an international flavor of art direction and sound design experience. Receiving a degree in Graphic Design-Art Direction from ECV (the School of Visual Communication), Jon developed advanced graphic design skills in the use of Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and LightRoom. In addition, Jon became an expert in sound design and video production with the latest technology. As a talented musician and artist, Jon finds a balance at Open Interactive between his creative passions and his graphic design work.

After graduating in 2000, Jon worked as a Freelance Graphic & Sound Designer in Paris where he further developed his understanding of brand identity and marketing solutions. Later, Jon became a Junior Art Director for the renowned Logic Design firm in Paris with a focus on packaging strategies, web design, and sound design. His passion for web development comes from a desire to explore the frontier of social media and the evolution of new technologies. An accomplished photographer, Jon released a book called California Trips in 2010.  Jon brings a wide array of valuable skills to his work at Open Interactive.

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Sam Jinks Hyper-Realist Sculptor – Melbourne, Australia

Sam Jinks "woman and child."

Sam Jinks Born in 1973, Sam Jinks currently lives and works in Melbourne. His major solo exhibitions include Boutwell Draper Gallery in Sydney, West Space in Melbourne, Seventh Gallery in Melbourne and the Benalla Art Gallery in Victoria. He has also participated in numerous groups exhibitions. Sam’s work can be found in the collection of McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park, Langwarrin along with numerous private collections in Australia. (source: Artistaday) Sam Jinks Web Site … [Read more...]

Paul Cadden – Hyperrealism

Paul Caden- Drawing

INTENSIFY THE NORMAL "I think the creation of Art need not lead to alienation and can indeed be highly satisfying; one pours one's subjectivity into an object and one can even gain enjoyment from the fact that another in turn gains enjoyment from this. Although the drawings and paintings I make are based upon photographs, videos stills etc , the idea is to go beyond the photograph. The photo is used to create a subtler and much more complex focus on the subject depicted, The virtual image becomes the living image, an intensification of the normal. These objects and scenes in my drawings are … [Read more...]

Painter Samantha Keely Smith | Paintings 2012-2011

Mutiny

"Samantha Keely Smith is a painter working and living in New York. Her art represents a striving to reconcile the inner world of instinct and the tidal sweep of our emotional life, with an external world that is both beautiful and hostile in its natural grandeur. Samantha Keely Smith's paintings are landscapes that play at the edge of abstraction, blurring between light-filled fields and non-objective compositions. Light suffuses the works through soft clouds of brushstrokes, while canvases like "Salvage" (2010) create contrast with ropey, surreal structures inhabiting the transcendental … [Read more...]

Jiro Dreams of Sushi – The Making of a Great Shokunin

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Fantastic Movie Documentary about 85 years old sushi master Jiro Ono and his restaurant being considered the best Sushi Restaurant in the world. Beautiful picture by David Gelb and music by Philip Glass.   … [Read more...]

Mobile Websites with Sean Sloan at LeTip West Orange County

Discussion about the Mobile Websites & Mobile Marketing At LeTip Orange County Thursday Meetings, Sean Sloan, Director of Online Marketing for Open Interactive, recently presented a talk about the latest mobile computing technologies and marketing tools associated to small devices such as smart phones or tablets (Iphones, Ipads...). Read the article on LeTip West Orange County Web Site : Discussion about the Mobile Websites & Mobile Marketing … [Read more...]