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Gideon Nel

Oeiras, Portugal
Artist (Painting, Printmaking)
Born 1951

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.

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With my primary education in fine arts, as a director of TV commercials I always found drawing my own[...]
With my primary education in fine arts, as a director of TV commercials I always found drawing my own story boards for the proposed film myself quite satisfying.

Taking this to the next level and making a painting out of a story board was quite challenging, as normal TV commercials offer either humor, drama or some form of conflict to sell their product whereas a painting has other parameters.

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

Like most TV commercials we identify the problem then the product is applied/ used and we have a solution and a happy customer.

Storyboard: ~(Verb) a series of events drawn / painted / designed within a sequence of frames in varying styles depicting the plot / story of a film / commercial / Television series / work of art (pl.) –s

Frames outline surrounding drawing / painting / design usually black, used to depict the frame of a TV screen or cinema screen. The formats usually encountered for the screens were 3:4 for TV ( now 16:9) and 1:1.85 for cinema. The number of screens or frames per storyboard is left entirely to the discretion of the storyboard artist.

The drawing / painting / designs inside the frame can be done in either black & white or in color, differing in style as long as the concept of the story is clearly depicted.

The style should enhance the actual story told, giving it character and taking it to another dimension for the viewer of the drawing / painting / design.

Additional information supplied on the storyboard could be directions for the casting, stylist and wardrobe or viewer.

Short hand or abbreviations commonly used on storyboards are:

C/U – close up, W/S – wide shot, M/S – medium shot also known as mid shot, MVO – male voice over, FVO – female voice over, VO – voice over



Disclaimer - All characters and products depicted in these storyboards are fictional and any likeness to any person or product, living or dead / past or present is purely coincidental. Any visual likeness or similarities to or resembling any product is purely coincidental.

If any of the material or ideas are offensive to the viewer the artist would like to apologize. - gn
Painting titled "Storyboards: Neve W…" by Gideon Nel, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Storyboards: Neve Washing Powder - Painting, 59.1x86.5 in ©2000 by Gideon Nel - Conceptual Art, conceptual-art-579, Tennis, Sport, Storyboards, Winner, Humor, culture, TV, Advertising
"Storyboards: Neve Washing Powder"

Acrylic on Canvas | 59.1x86.5 in

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Painting titled "Storyboard Series;…" by Gideon Nel, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Storyboard Series; Smoke FRIENDS and be popular. - Painting, 59.1x86.5 in ©2002 by Gideon Nel - Conceptual Art, conceptual-art-579, storyboard, film, tv commercials, humor, modern, pop
"Storyboard Series; Smoke FRIENDS and be popular."

Acrylic on Canvas | 59.1x86.5 in

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Painting titled "Storyboard Series:…" by Gideon Nel, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Storyboard Series: Nip and Tuck Plastic surgery - Painting, 59.1x86.5 in ©2016 by Gideon Nel - Conceptual Art, conceptual-art-579, Storyboard, advertising, pop, conceptual, colourful, humor
"Storyboard Series: Nip and Tuck Plastic surgery"

Acrylic on Canvas | 59.1x86.5 in

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Painting titled "Storyboards: Takeou…" by Gideon Nel, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Storyboards: Takeourmoney - Painting, 59.1x86.5 in ©2000 by Gideon Nel - Conceptual Art, conceptual-art-579, Money, Man, Woman, Loan, Culture, Storyboard, Humor, Family, Home
"Storyboards: Takeourmoney"

Acrylic on Canvas | 59.1x86.5 in

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Printmaking titled "Silkscreen full col…" by Gideon Nel, Original Artwork, Screenprinting
Silkscreen full color Storyboards: Smoke FRIENDS - Printmaking, 27.6x39.4 in ©2000 by Gideon Nel - Conceptual Art, conceptual-art-579, Advertising, storyboards, humor, woman, smoking, tabaco, popular, serigraph
"Silkscreen full color Storyboards: Smoke FRIENDS"

Printmaking on Paper | 27.6x39.4 in

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Painting titled "Storyboards: Tri To…" by Gideon Nel, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Storyboards: Tri Tower Insurance - Painting, 59.1x86.5 in ©2000 by Gideon Nel - Conceptual Art, conceptual-art-579, Car, Death, Insurance, Car, Accident, Bus, Funeral, Family
"Storyboards: Tri Tower Insurance"

Acrylic on Canvas | 59.1x86.5 in

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Painting titled "Storyboards: Safe &…" by Gideon Nel, Original Artwork, Acrylic
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Storyboards: Safe & Satisfied - Painting, 59.1x86.5 in ©2000 by Gideon Nel - Conceptual Art, conceptual-art-579, Phone, sex, safe, satisfied, storyboard, cinema, tv, advertising, erotic, fantasy, humor
"Storyboards: Safe & Satisfied"

Acrylic on Canvas | 59.1x86.5 in

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Painting titled "Storyboards: Neve T…" by Gideon Nel, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Storyboards: Neve Toothpaste - Painting, 59.1x86.5 in ©2000 by Gideon Nel - Conceptual Art, conceptual-art-579, storyboard, love, romance, sad, toothpaste, health, beauty, comic, culture, modern, exciting, different, colors, humor
"Storyboards: Neve Toothpaste"

Acrylic on Canvas | 59.1x86.5 in

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Painting titled "Storyboard Series:…" by Gideon Nel, Original Artwork, Acrylic
Storyboard Series: Mac Vulture fast foods - Painting, 59.1x86.5 in ©2002 by Gideon Nel - Conceptual Art, conceptual-art-579, Pop, Storyboard, Advertising, Humor, cartoons, food, fast food
"Storyboard Series: Mac Vulture fast foods"

Acrylic on Canvas | 59.1x86.5 in

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