Painting titled "Storyboard Series;…" by Gideon Nel, Original Artwork, Acrylic

Storyboard Series; Smoke FRIENDS and be popular. (2002) Painting by Gideon Nel

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Original Artwork Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

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Dimensions Height 59.1in, Width 86.5in
Categories Paintings under $5,000 Conceptual Art

Smoke FRIENDS and be popular was the first in this series. (10 paintings of the same size and format)

I liked the idea of cigarette advertising as that has been completely banned from our screens (lives) due to the alleged dangers of smoking.

This painting starts with Frame 1 (Close up in extra images) where we see a beautiful woman being snubbed by her 2 friends, she sheds a tear. Below the frame are the following hand written notes:
V/O “Are you being *snubed” Protagonist turns away after been snubbed. 3 young attractive top models principal “acting” ability. Sad *tearfull expression. Styling A/B+ up.
Frame 2 (Close up in extra images) A man holds up a pack of FRIENDS Cigarettes. Hand written notes:
Company Rep. Film star qualities, charming and seductive
“ FRIENDS gives you *confidance & quality of life”
Frame 5 & 7 (Close up in extra images) Showing the mouth with cigarette frame 5 and frame 7 pack shot
Notes: Big close up show inhaling MVO “ And feel your popularity rise” next to the arrow pointing to frame 6 note: Dissolve 5 x 6 above frame 7 with line to background color of 7 Same as (2) below that note V/O Repeats Title.

Frame 6. Note: Protagonist surrounded by group of people trying to get her attention. Music swells to a climax here emphasizing her complete success through use of FRIENDS.
(Spelling error exists on painting marked by * snubbed and tearful, confidence)
Enjoy.
Note: This painting does not in any way or manner depict any specific brand or product that exists in the marketplace.

Keywords: advertising, colourfull, cigarettes, conceptual, story boards, humour, large, modern

Keywords: pop, Silkscreen, colourful, storyboard, humour, modern

Gideon Nel

Portugal

Born in South Africa 1951. Studied Fine Arts Painting at the Pretoria Art School. Graduated and started his career working for his mentor, Hans Potgieter, South African Kinetic Artist for nearly a year, until a job as Art Director in a local feature film became available. Three months later joined the SABC TV and did a BBC TV training course for 9 months, learning all aspects of television, cameras, sound, editing. Seven years of editing and started directing documentaries and TV commercials. Always painting when possible as the hours in TV were long and hard.
In 1990 came to Portugal to do a film and was invited to stay and work.
In 2000 had my first one-man exhibition in Portugal a series Story Boards consisted of 10 paintings acrylic on canvas (150 x 219 cm)

Followed by my product launch of ZEN, peace in a can. 1,000 (limited edition) cans of ZEN with large canvas of Buddha (70.9 H x 82.7 W IN) featuring a levitating can of ZEN.as well as 6 individual paintings of ZEN cans in different colors and languages (39H x 39W IN).

The next series was products and public service announcements. Durex Pleasuremax 20 (70.9 H x 82.7 W IN) a large Raphael inspired group of nudes in a tropical setting followed by Vespa Scooters and Red Star Coffee both (59H x 86,5W IN) Followed by Kill every motherfuckingbugandcreature in your garden, a fictitious product against pesticides in general a PSA for Save the Rhino’s and one for Conservation.

The latest series on Government Warnings consists of four canvas’s currently and a 5th is being painted. The first was Watch 19.7 H x 15.7 W, followed Red Star Beer 65 H x 25.6 W, Lipstick 49.2 H x 25.6 W and Relationships 39.4 H x 47.2 W. all acrylic and vinyl on canvas.