Shynola
Shynola is the collective name of a group of, then, four visual artists based in London who have collaborated on a variety of projects, most notably a number of acclaimed music videos for several pioneering artists.
Shynola formed when Gideon Baws, Chris Harding, Richard Kenworthy and Jason Groves met in 1994 at the Kent Institute of Art & Design. They collaborated on a number of different art projects during their time at college, including organising a show of work at a London gallery in 1996 called "Shinola".
The name Shynola is a reference to the wax based shoe polish from the early 1900s, Shinola.
Gideon Baws died due to viral myocarditis on October 11, 2008. He was 33.
Notable works
1999/2000
Music videos
- UNKLE - Guns Blazing (Drums of Death Part 1 Instrumental) (originally used as substitute to an acceptance speech by James Lavelle at NME Brat Awards and subsequently for UNKLE's live shows)
- Quannum feat. Lyrics Born & The Poets of Rhythm - I Changed My Mind (Stereo MCs Rattlesnake Mix) (in fact the song is solely performed by Lyrics Born & The Poets of Rhythm, Quannum is only the label [1])
- Grooverider vs. Cypress Hill - On The Double
- Morgan - Flying High
- Radiohead blips: 'Basement Bear', 'Bear Witch', 'Dead Air', 'Drown', 'Eyes', 'Geese', 'Giant', 'Planes', 'Scarecrows', 'Six Million Thom', 'Stars', 'Thom Over Planes', 'Valley', 'Wake Up', 'White Mountains', 'Yeti'
Short films
- Doug Gives a Talk About: Electronics
- The Littlest Robo
Advertisements
- Natwest 'Fishing Line'
- Nike Presto campaign: 'Brutal Honey','Orange Monk', 'Rabid Panda', 'Shady Milkman', 'Trouble At Home', 'Unholy Cumulus'
- Orange 'Eak'
2001
Music videos
Advertisements
2002
Music videos
Advertisements
2003
Music videos
2004
Film
2005
Music videos
Advertisements
TV
2006
TV
2009
Music videos
2010
Film
2011
Artwork
Music Videos
Awards
- D&AD Awards (2010) Music Video (Animation) - Coldplay Strawberry Swing
- UK MVA Awards (2009) Video of the Year - Coldplay Strawberry Swing
- UK MVA Awards (2009) Best Rock Video - Coldplay Strawberry Swing
- UK MVA Awards (2009) Best Animation in a Music Video - Coldplay Strawberry Swing
- McLaren Animation Award (2004) - Blur Good Song
- CAD awards (2004) Best Animation in a Music Video
- D&AD Awards (2004) Best Direction
- D&AD Awards (2004) Best Animation
- British Animation Awards (2004) Best Music Video - Blur Good Song
- MTV VMA award (2003) Best Special Effects in a Video (shared with Clear) - Queens of the Stone Age Go with the Flow
- CAD award (2003) Best Director
- CAD award (2003) Best Rock Video - Athlete You Got The Style
- LEAF Award (2002) Best Pop Promo - U.N.K.L.E. Eye 4 An Eye
- McLaren Animation Award (2002) - U.N.K.L.E. Eye 4 An Eye
- NME Brat Award (2002) Best Video - Radiohead Pyramid Song
- CAD Award (2002) Best Rock Video - Radiohead Pyramid Song
- CAD Award (2001) Best Alternative Video - Morgan Flying High
- CAD Award (2001) Best Marketing Campaign (Shared with Dilly Gent and Chris Bran) - Radiohead Blips Kid A
- LEAF Award (2000) Best Computer Animated Advertisement - Nat West 'Fishing Line'
- BBC2 Awards (2000) Best Music Video - Quannum I Changed My Mind
- MPVA Awards (2000) Best Video For Under $25,000 - Quannum I Changed My Mind
- Ottawa International Animation Festival (1999) Best Computer Animation The Littlest Robo
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