DetailsModel Mayhem #:
1658634
Last Activity:
Jun 28, 2024
Experience:
Very Experienced
Compensation:
Depends on Assignment
Joined:
Apr 30, 2010
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About Me
I was born & raised in San Diego, California. Growing up in the 60s & 70s in a region very much influenced by art and creativity as much as the beach and the surfer culture, I was exposed and trained in figure drawing & painting as well as portraiture at a young age.
By age 14 I was airbrushing, screenprinting & sign painting professionally. I moved to North Carolina at age 16, won a scholarship for fine art to UNC Greensboro and simultaneously began working in the music field. Moving on at age 19 to Myrtle Beach, I toured the Southern Resorts working for Sun Tan product companies, in the radio and print media fields as a designer and retouch artist/Illustrator, and as a Tshirt artist. I chased a girl and found my way to Philadelphia in 1983, decided to stay and within a year was working again with the music & entertainment industry. Together with co-founder Ron DeMarco, we opened AIRWORX Unlimited and began to leverage skills in the niteclub & live art niche doing body art & face painting. Since then I have worked in the architectural Sign & Display industry, began teaching airbrush application as a MUA, and pursued Special Visual FX projects for film & video. 33 years after picking up an airbrush for the first time I have delved full on into the MUArtistry, Scenic, Costume Design & Fabrication ends of the Modeling & Photography fields. I am available for body art, bookings, instruction, demonstration, live art, design, faux/temp-toos, scenic & set decoration and Special FX thru http://www.BODYWORX.ME - by phone at either 215-692-7931 OR 267-972-0713 - or by email: kirkworx@hotmail.com Verified Credits (1)Worked with Kirkworx Productions? Share your experience and become verified! Add Credits"Kirk is a wonderful artist and always a delight to work with! He is adept with an airbrush or handheld paint brush, and can perform his magic in any setting, even on the Playa at Burning Man!" Read less
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Photographers:
Amanda Stevenson - http://amandastevensonphoto.com Kyle Ober - MM# #138083 Keith Angelitis/Angel Studios - MM# 318740 Angel Studios Lady EL - MM# 1532600 Albert Heefner - MM# 1312990 Joe Burke/Seraphim Imaging MM# 1052697 Skip Landsmann - MM# 887023 Paul Wilson - not on MM Mike Johnson (RIP) Jost Winata - MM# 1717431 PhillyPhotographer/Stephen - MM# 1648296 Dave Justo - MM# 1486584 Make-Up Artists: Heather H - MM# 1281783 Stylists: Ryan Henaghan MM# 1236136 Models: Yosefa - MM# 1470393 Julie Abramson - MM# 1354781 ShaunaLoo - MM# 1495804 Lauryn Ashley - MM# pending Chris the Model Davidson - MM# 1715862 Kara Gordon - MM# 1784877 Stacy L. - not on MM Enne F. - not on MM Krista L. - not on MM Nicole B. - not on MM Amber C. - MM# 1638660 Shelby L. - not on MM Shadou M. - not on MM Musicians: Paul Hardcastle - 2010 - 25th Anniversary of the single "19" - street team/online viral promotions coordinator - USA the Whip/Fiona Daniels - 2009 - Custom Airbrushed image of Todd McFarlane's 'Pitt' comicbook cover (No.1) the Ting Tings - 2008/09 - Custom Airbrushed T-shirts/Graffiti Shirts - stage clothing - Kate White/Jules DeMartino Adele - 2008/09 - Custom Airbrushed Tshirts - Bulldog on the Union Jack Joey Kramer/Aerosmith - 1990 - Tama Drums/Hoshino Corp - Endorsee Custom Airbrushed Stage Drum Kit - Bill Commiskey/Joe Kramer Cinderella/Tom Keiffer/Jeff LeBar - Long Road Home - Scenic Backdrop Designer - Created Original Art purchased for merch - McGhee Entertainment/Great Southern Nokie Edwards/the Ventures - 1980/81 - for Bob Riguad/Keith Roscoe - designed & helped build a custom cutaway classical guitar Bon Jovi - 1988 - The Concert Company/Rick Garson - Custom Printed limited edition merch for prize giveaways - Bon Jovi - New Jersey - McGhee Entertainment Promoters: Doug Sackmann/Backseat Conceptions - Patron Silver Event - 2010 - Starters Niteclub - Bethlehem/PA - Bodypaint Corporate logos on models - front torso and upper back DJPerry Angelozzi Productions - South Philly Bar & Grille - 2010 - Flyers/Stanley Cup Playoffs - face & bodypainting - live paint promos 2010 Jay Alders Studios - 2009 to present - parties & events - tshirts/facepainting/specialties/live painting Scenic/Mural/Set Construction & Design Art: the Art Department - 2010 - Airbrush FX Artist - Skittles - Airbrushed rainbow dimensional resin applique for vending machines for commercial shoot/ltd.prod.promo Character Translations/Provost Display - Norristown/PA - Airbrush artist - Ardia Dayton - Owner - Airbrushed all 'Man-Eating Plant' props for Master License Holding Company/Little Shop of Horrors Metropolis Studios - Philadelphia - 1992 - Randy Hartwig head of Art Dept./Stuart J. Levy - President - Sky Scenic/Background for McDonald's Commercial Shoot the Philadelphia Mummers - 1985 to Present - Art Director, Scenic Artist, Airbrusher, Costumer - worked for over 30 clubs - Parade Marching Association Niteclub & Entertainment Venue Design/Buildouts/Fitouts/Display & Signage BCBG/MAXAZRIA - USA Store Rollouts - 2007/08 - Exterior Signage Specialty finishes/Faux FX/Construction Barricades - VP/Creative Dir/Proj Co-Manager House of Blues - Exterior Signage - AC/NJ 2004 - Eastern Sign Tech/Broadway North Sign CO.s - Creative Dir./Engineer & Shop Drawings SHOWBOAT Casino - Exterior Signage - AC/NJ 2004 - Eastern Sign Tech/Broadway North Sign CO.s - Creative Dir./Engineer & Shop Drawings AC OUTLETS/the Walk - Exterior Signage - AC/NJ 2004 - Eastern Sign Tech/Carter-Burgess Architects - Creative Dir./Wayfinding, Identity, Engineering/Shop Drawings Bronko Billy's Country & Western Niteclub - Philadelphia - 1993/94 - Hewitt Bros. Ent. - Co-Designer/Lead Artist - Interior & Exterior architectural design/decor/finishes & airbrush artist 55,000 sq. ft. facility Tiajuana Yacht Club - Philadelphia - 1990 - Scenic/Decor/Mural/Signage & Display - Lead Artist/special decorative effects - Cam (RIP) & Jay Rowel - General Partners Tiajuana Yacht Club/Memories - Margate/NJ - 1991 - Scenic/Decor/Mural/Signage & Display - Artist/Muralist/Special Decorative FX/Fireproofing - Cam Rowell (RIP) & Jerry Blavat - Corporate Partners - Con Roche - GC/Head of Construction the Bus Stop - Scenic/Decor/Mural & Display - Myrtle Beach/SC - 1983 - TIMCO Builders - Lead Artist Club Xanadu - Independent Contractor for Airbrushed Murals & Display - Myrtle Beach/SC - 1983 - MBFarms Corp - Artist the Philadelphia Zoo - the permanent scenic backdrop for the Children's Stage -1999 - for Aztec Signs - Independent Contractor - designed and painted the whole project - it was still there when I visited in 2009... the Franklin Institute - Philadelphia - 2005 - "Galaxy of Stars" donor signage/wayfinding sign system - Compass Signs/Environmental Graphics/Chris Conine - I was the Art Director/Fabrication Designer Sun Solutions Tanning Products - ShammahCorp/David Hampton - 1982/83 - marketing graphics/special promo event live art performances/Tshirt designs - the most successful tshirt designs of the time - I designed the screenprinted art and the distributor sold 65,000 long-sleeve imprinted T's in 3 months; I also airbrushed images of the 1983 Sun Solutions Calendar models on the sides of an Old Caddilac and a Distribution Van, Giant Billboard on King's Hwy (hwy17) and on sun-tan pool-deck huts in Daytona, the US Virgin Islands, Corpus Christi & South Padre Island and in Myrtle Beach... Projects/Events: BigAppleCon 2009 WizardWorld Entertinment - live airbrushing & kids face painting Adrianne Curry MM# 1218776 Rupert Bonham - SURVIVOR Johnny Fairplay - SURVIVOR Brent Spiner - Star Trek TNG Collectors & Autographs Expo 2009 Adrianne Curry MM# 1218776 Jaime Carson MM# 283721 FaerieCon 2008 Shelby L. [img]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/2967779811_251fe45d21.jpg[/img] Shadou M. [img][/img] Radio: WMMR-93.3 FM - Metromedia Broadcasting/Metropolitan Brdcst/Group W/Westinghouse - 1985-1992 On-Air Guest the John DeBella Morning Zoo Show, Noontime Lunch Break w/Pierre Robert, Rock N Roll w/Roots Earle Bailey, External Events production/graphics/signage and appearances Louie Louie Parades, Morning Zoo Live From: AC/NJ, Flannegan's, the Trocadero, The Empire Rock Room - Jack Quigley Promotions Dir/Ray Koob - Asst Promo Dir. WKZQ 102 FM - 1982/83 Live appearances/on-air guest/remote broadcast on-air event performances - "Marv in the Morning" and "Freakin Deacon" shows TV/Video (Non-Musical): NFL Films - AniSequences/Logo Manipulations - 1984-85 - Quantel Paintbox Digital Graphics Airbrush Illustrator EJ Stewart - 1983 - Airbrush Rendered 3-D images for video, first generation digital photography Electro-Grafix/Paul Wilson Photography Studio - 1989-1990 - digital illust/retouch Primedia - 1990 - 2nd gen video retouch/ACAD first Gen live/video mapping retouch artist KGB 103 FM San Diego/San Diego State University/Dr. Shaffer - tuneable Carbon Laser light intern/operator for multimedia stadium concert series - Print: KPRI 106 FM - San Diego/CA - 1977/78 - screenprinting/graphics KGB 103 FM - San Diego/CA - Homegrown/1978 - Pam Edwards - graph/illustration WQDR 94 FM - Raleigh/NC - Lee Abrams - 1978/79 - AOR/Rockstar Paintings & Displays co-branded with Peaches Records/Various Recording Labels for event promos WKZQ 102 FM - Myrtle Beach/SC - 1982/83 - promo art/live art w/"Marv in the Morning" & "Freekin Deacon" shows WMMR93.3 FM Philly - Survival Guide, 1985-1991 - graphics to Art Director WNEW 102.7 FM NYC - Calendar, 1991 - Director of Photography/Designer WBZ 100.7 FM Boston - Print Collateral/Media Kits, 1991 - Design/Graph/Illustration STAR104.5 FM Dallas/TX - Detour Map/Survival Guide ColorCraft Labs - 1984-1990 - contract photo retouching/airbrush fx TV (appearances): Comcast ON-Demand: Strange Sights - FaerieCon 2008 - Philly - HiDef Video shoot of Myself Bodypainting Shadou M. & Shelby L. - Live Performance and interview after - aired/in rotation from Jan/09 to May/09 The TODAY Show - 1979 - part of a week-long daily taped segment broadcasting Special Publicly-funded youth-oriented Summer programs - I was featured and presented a painting to then Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. of NC; and was interviewed about an over-sized Surrealist oil painting I was working on titled "Wizard in the Mouth of the Desert Cobra"; and Q & A'd on how I felt about publicly-funded Summer Youth programs - (it was positively life-changing for me) - the North Carolina Governor's School - West (Old Salem College) Film (work/crew & appearances): "Clean & Sober" 1988 - Independent Contracted Airbrush services - set decorating - exterior location airbrush specialized removable paint effects "Mannequin" 1987 - scenic artist/set decorator/grip "Penn & Teller Get Killed" 1989 - independent contractor - created props/costume parts Theatre: "the Lion King" - Chicago/IL & Broadway/NYC - guest makeup airbrush artist - techniques of application demo/instruction "Little Shop of Horrors" (ibid) Concerts: LIVEAID'85 Philly for Bill Graham Presents/Worldwide Sports & Entertainment - Exclusive Airbrush Artists to the Performers/Celebrities Amnesty International '86 NJ/Meadowlands Stadium for Bill Graham Presents - Exclusive Airbrush Artists to the Performers/Celebrities Amnesty International '88 Philly/JFK Stadium for Bill Graham Presents/GAP Foundation (the Charitable arm of GAP Corp) - Exclusive Airbrush Artists to the Performers/Celebrities Music Videos: Tina Turner/Mad Max - Beyond Thunderdome - Music Video "We Don't Need Another Hero" 1985 - Art Crew: scenic artist/set dresser/decorator the Hooters - "Day by Day" 1988 - extra/audience the Hooters - "And We Danced" 1988 - extra/audience Bon Jovi - "Bad Medicine" live shots - extra/audience/walkon Andrew Dice Clay - "the Diceman - Live HBO Special" TLA Philly front row audience/victim Special events/promos Tyler Perry's "Meet the Browns" - Philly Boys & Girls Clubs - airbrushed tshirt giveaway promo Temple University's 'Welcome' celebration 2009 - 500 airbrushed Tshirts for select new/returning students - live event - 1 of 3 Airbrush artists Workshops: Meetup - 2010 to present Joe Burke's The Philadelphia Glamour Photography Workshop http://www.meetup.com/The-Philadelphia-Glamour-Photography-Workshop-Group/ The Philadelphia Body Paint Group - 2009 to present - Host/Co-Founder (a live workshop - private/invitation only group directed from Facebook's 'Secret' Groups) check out my sites here: http://www.bodyworx.me http://www.kirkdupuis.com http://www.kirkworx.com http://www.airworx.me find me here: http://www.facebook.com/Kirk.theDude.Dupuis http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002076045782 http://www.twitter.com/kirkworx RECENT EVENTS/NEWS: Finalist airbrush category at the 2011 NorthAmerican Body Painting Championship - Dallas, TX USA Now a member artist at Gallery ML - the Worl'ds only multi-artist Fine Art Gallery exclusively dedicated to just bodypainting Competitor for the 2011 World Body Painting Festival in Austria this coming June/July! Appeared live on the hottie cam at WMMR 93.3 Studios April 1 2011 bodypainting 2 models Featured & Showcased at Philly RAWartists.org's UNEARTHED: April session at G-Lounge Guest bodypainter at the Gallery event at the Pudding Factory featuring the work of Ocean Clark... Showcased bodypainter at Psychedellic Circus Washington DC Exclusive bodypaintiner at the upcoming AVICII event in Philadelphia
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