Lee Towndrow

Lee Towndrow is a visual artist based in New York City. He has photographed Lena Dunham,^[1] Martin Amis,^[2][3] Dan Brown,^[4] Michael Chabon,^[5] and Sheila Heti.^[6] His work has appeared in Time Magazine,^[7] The Paris Review,^[8] Das Magazin.^[9] He has worked as a visual effects artist on campaigns for General Motors,^[10] HONOR NYC,^[11] Morgan Stanley,^[12] TD Bank.^[13]

Biography

Towndrow began his career as a designer and photographer at a design firm he founded. The firm was best known for creating the album cover artwork for prominent Canadian bands such as Sloan,^[14] The Flashing Lights,^[15] The Inbreds and Michelle McAdorey.^[16]

Lee Towndrow became a Flame artist at TOPIX Computer Graphics, where he created visual effects and design for television commercials, music videos, and feature films.^[17][18][19]

From 2004-2005 he lived in Buenos Aires, where he worked with Roberto Jacoby,^[20] the m7red center, fr:Raumlabor Berlin ^[21] Kiwi and Cecilia Sainz and Eugenia Herrera ^[22] on conceptual art installations, such as Proyecto Venus,^[23] Darkroom and ArteBA.^[24]

Cinematography

Lee Towndrow worked as a cinematographer on two feature films, including Margaux Williamson's Teenager Hamlet, starring Sheila Heti and Sholem Krishtalka.^[25] In 2010 he collaborated with Gonzales, Peaches, Tiga and Adam Traynor on the 2010 film Ivory Tower, which received special mention at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland.^[26] He has also photographed music videos for The National,^[27] Born Ruffians,^[28] Junior Boys ^[29] and The Great Lakes.

Visual Effects

Lee Towndrow has worked as an Flame and Smoke^[30] artist creating visual effects for advertising campaigns for General Motors,^[31] HONOR NYC,^[32] Morgan Stanley,^[33] TD Bank.^[34]

External links

• Lee Towndrow's website
• BRANSCH US Agent
• Jooli Kim Canadian agent
• Lee Towndrow Facebook Artist Page
• Applied Arts Photography Annual 2010

Projects

• Darkroom with Roberto Jacoby
• I Am Europe Ivory Tower Trailer
• Ivory Tower Information Page
• Teenager Hamlet

References