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ANIMATOR FEATURE

MICHELLE KU

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Animator // Sierra (ONE18 Empire - 820 Centre Street)
Article// Kristy Archibald & Jenna Cavanagh

Q: Tell us a bit about yourself!
A: Other than making stuff - I love cows, eating veggies, and I just graduated from Central Saint Martins studying graphic design.


Q: Tell us about the work you usually do as an animator.
A: Draw. A LOT!!! Paint. A LOT! (But I should be painting more) And I also like to write.

Q: How would you describe your artistic “style”?

A: I’m not sure if I have a style, I just try to create whatever comes naturally to me. I’ve never been able to stick to one thing.

Q: What is one of your most recent projects, or a project you’re most proud of working on?
A: I’m working on an animation about pasta with an awesome team.

Q: What was the inspiration or story behind Sierra?
A:  I did a painting before of the houses I can see outside my window when it snows, so I kind of just went off of that.

Q. How did the AR aspect of this exhibition influence how you animated Sierra?
A: I wanted to just have fun with it and Kristen [Carleton] felt the same, so we let each other have a lot of freedom. I thought since she was using lots of colour, I would keep it simple and black and white so that it would go well together.

Q: In your opinion, what makes Calgary a special place to be in the wintertime?
A: The bunnies! And the colours… even though it’s freezing the colours are beautiful.

Q: What would you say to convince Calgarians to come downtown and interact with the Northern Reflections Window Exhibition?
​
A: I think it will be really cool to see how everyone has thought about it differently.  

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Photography by Kuni Kawashima

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
  • EVENTS
    • Northern Reflections 2019
    • Northern Reflections 2018
    • Northern Reflections 2017
    • Sundown Social
    • Changing Seasons
  • WORK
    • #BECUBED
    • PAINTED WINDOWS
    • DOUBLE-GLAZED
    • AUGLE
  • ARTISTS
    • NORTHERN REFLECTIONS 2019 >
      • ALYSSA KOSKI & SHAWNA KOSKI
      • McKENNA PRATHER & MICHAEL KOHLWEG
      • NASARIMBA & SAJE DAMEN
      • VANJA KRAGULIJ & MATEUSZ NAPIERALSKI
      • MARY HAASDYK & JARETT SITTER
      • MIKE HOOVES
    • NORTHERN REFLECTIONS 2018 >
      • BARBARA AMOS & MIKE HOOVES
      • CHRISTINA STEIN & SAJE DAMEN
      • CLAUDIA WEIGELSBERGER & MICHELLE KU
      • JACQUELINE HUSKISSON & AMANDA CHAN
      • MATEUSZ NAPIERALSKI
      • MICHELLE HOOGVELD & BRANDON HEARTY
      • MICHELLE WIEBE & MICHAEL KOHLWEG
      • MONICA ILA & JARETT SITTER
      • NICOLE WOLF & KYLE SIMMERS
      • PAULA TIMM & BRIAN BUNNY BATISTA
      • STEPHANIE FOWLER & ALYSSA KOSKI
      • STEPHANIE HOOGVELD & KAYLEE RAE
    • NORTHERN REFLECTIONS 2017 >
      • BRIAN BUNNY BATISTA
      • CHRISTINA STEIN
      • JARETT SITTER
      • Jennifer Jacoby
      • JOHN GERRARD
      • KRISTEN CARLETON
      • MATEUSZ NAPIERALSKI
      • MICHELLE KU
      • MICHELLE WEIBE
      • MIKE HOOVES
    • CHANGING SEASONS >
      • ALYSSA KOSKI
  • CONTACT