About me

Gerard Olivier is a graphic designer and video artist. With a background in electronic music, he is well learned in how to create content that captures people's attention online. Maximizing social media reach through his versatile, internet-centric aesthetic .

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Projects

• 'HOW LARGE' music video'HOW LARGE' is a music video for HDMIRROR The video reflects the experience of listening to music in a information overloaded environment. The video was made from intertwined screenshot captures, showing how we make meaning from unconnected themes online.
• 'FLOAT' music video'FLOAT' is a music video for HDMIRROR. The aesthetic is raw and two dimentional, reflecting the synthetic nature of the music.
• 'Vertical Club'Vertical Club is a juxtaposition of seemingly unrelated digital imagery brought together to create a hypnotic flow, emulating the state of mind of a frequent internet user while online. It represents an exploration of the digital landscape. The music consists of a detuned and looped airline commercial, evoking a superficial sense of tranquility.
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  'Impossible Dream''Impossible Dream' is a audio visual piece that uses free stock footage found on the internet meant for fitness applications and re-contextualizes it into a dreamlike aesthetic.
• 'SEARCH''SEARCH' is a music video for HDMIRROR that centers around notions of beauty in the context of internet culture.
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  'UNITY2000'

Work history

Multidisciplinary Designer & Artist
Sep 2016Berlin, GermanyFreelance
Futurist Audio/Visual project -Created a strong online presence, gaining support from a number of djs and a solid following on Soundcloud, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Bandcamp and Youtube. -Self released a number of single tracks, garnering thousands of plays. -Played exclusive sets on NTS Radio, Radar Radio London and Hong Kong Community Radio. -Self-produced and edited various music videos which were uploaded to Youtube. -Taking care of all the graphic design associated with HDMIRROR. -Maintaining a coherent aesthetic throughout
Internet Artist
Feb 2015 - Jul 2017Berlin, GermanyFreelance
Vaporwave related art practice. -Released 2 successful albums; 'MAGAZINE' and 'ENERGY111' on CD did graphic design for both albums including 20 page PDF booklet for the digital release of 'MAGAZINE' -Made accompanying videos for various tracks; -'Vertical Club' and 'Impossible Dream' videos screened as part of a show called `New Additions`at 'Vivo Media Arts Centre' in Vancouver, Canada, -'Vertical club' video screened at SINLUZVISIBLE event for ACTO Espacio in Mexico City. -'Impossible dream' video selected and released as part of a digital group show via an app called 'Cybertwee', which is specially optimised for Virtual Reality

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Skills

• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe Photoshop/indesign/illustrator
• Adobe After Effects
• Abelton Live
• Blender
• Social Meda Strategy
• Film/video Editing
• Internet Culture
• Concept and Ideation
• Analysing Trends

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Humanities English Literature and Psychology
Jan 2003 - Apr 2006Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa
Majoring in English Literature and Psychology