My small Video

This is what happens when I have a little too much time on my hands in the studio and a cheap point n shoot camera set to video. One thing leads to another and boom, I have a spoofed video based on 1970's TV show, Starsky & Hutch.

With my version, I took a very iconic TV car and painted it in my style, along with my spin-off characters called "Distortsky & Hutch" (click on link for a better res version). The whole three and a half minute video shows myself in time lapse fashion wrecking up a large piece of plywood and painting onto it's surface.

The purpose of this video, is mostly for entertainment. But it is kind of a cool way to show the process of how I work. It is also my intention to share this and also have others share it as well.
So let's spread the joy, viral style.

Autism 5k Run

Over last couple of months I have been working with a non-profit organization called C.A.D.E. (Children with Autism Deserve Education). Here is there website: http://autism5k.org/wp/2011/michael-birawer/

What C.A.D.E. were looking for was an illustration that commemorates their annual 5k race - which takes place this year at Lake Harriet on May 21st, this spring. The illustration I painted shows a runner fixed inside of a jigsaw puzzle piece that is hovering over the voided opening to it's right. This narrative tells the story of how we see our goals in front of us, but we still have not quite filled in the the open space. Though we hope to connect the final piece one day, we can celebrate our ongoing efforts today.

The proceeds will benefit local families affected by autism as well as research and is to be distributed through the nonprofit.

CD Cover Design

At the moment, I am working with a band on designing the front/back cover of their upcoming cd.
The band's name is Marshall Cretin from Minneapolis. Great guys, and a lot of fun to work with.

For now the sketched out figures are acting as place holders for when it gets illustrated. It will have a feel much like my photomontage work.

The album should be out later this spring.