Ceo, Company President & main designer on video above

Education:

High school of art and design: package design, set design, illustration

Cooper Union School of Art & Architecture: sculpture, painting, film, architecture.

Shop instructor: metal working, bronze casting, wood working, welding Cooper Union.

Present Projects:

COIL BALLET Set, music, direction New Ballet being produced 2012:

Large scale “Coil” sculptures become set of new Ballet “Coil” being produced at Peninsula Ballet, San Mateo Ca. production 2012

The PRAYER ROOM ART Installation exhibit: addressing 9/11 through art and architecture. The exhibition presents full scale replicas of a room set aside in the World Trade Center for Muslims to pray in and a staircase landing on 163rd floor next to Windows on the world Restaurant. These large scale replicas, are juxtaposed against the original blueprints and full scale drawings of the structural elements of the towers themselves, turned into art works. In addition there are 18 more art works exploring this intersection of American ideals, ambitions,monumental architecture, prayer, religion  and the most basic human need to find a place.

ART THREAT MAGAZINE : Full Interview Amanda Mcuaig: Exhibition photos:  http://artthreat.net

DNAinfo.com: Manhattan News magazine New York: By Julie Shaprio

Paul-Felix Montez's installation "The Prayer Room" would recreate former Muslim prayer spaces at the Twin Towers”. Full exhibition photos: http://www.dnainfo.com

Nearsay,com: Sarah Rahman

“Prayer Room adress America’s religiosity”

Exhibition photos: http://newyork.nearsay.com

Additional major media and news outlet interviews:

CBSnews/new york city, Belief.net, and over 100 other world news outlets and services.

Additional Exhibitions: New York City & Los Angeles

Ten downtown pier sculpture exhibit

112 Green street exhibit new sculptors with Gordon Matta Clarke

Bowery Sculpture exhibit

Silver Lake sculpture exhibit

Set & Visual effects films:

Member Itase stage union local 744 sculptors & sculptural live action special effects.

Films:

Batman sets, costumes props (Tim Burton) Congo sets, Men in Black sets, creatures, Indian in the Cupboard , sets, props visual effects (Frank Oz, Muppets) , Godzilla, models, creature Cable Guy, visual effects, props, sets, Armageddon sets, models, miniature landscapes, special effects, True Lies (James Cameron) sets, models, Showgirls, sets, Species creature, special effects.

Film production portfolio and full resume of feature films, corporations, theme design

Set Design: New York & Los Angeles

Award winning set design off broadway. LaMama Experimental Theater Club NYC theater, Long Wharf theater, etc.

Theme Retail design:

Harry Potter stores, Warner brothers theme stores, Disney stores, Universal city walk, Disney Cruise lines. Bloomingdales store displays and window NYV, Sony Corporation New York displays.

Production design:

Over 17 additional low to medium budge feature films, infomercials, commercials, television shows. To date 18 music videos and commercials.

Theme design:

Theme parks sculptures, retail theme stores, exhibition design:

Disney theme parks and stores, Warner Brothers stores, Universal theme parks Harry Potter theme store, Jurassic park ride, Cesurae's Palace, sculpted fountain winged horse, Harrahs, sculpted figures. Additional restaurants, homes, schools, special theme sculpted installations. Bloomingdales department store displays

The Gloves Monument & 3D digital  interactive museum, merchandising: Las Vegas, Dallas 2011

Large scale monument sculpture 80 feet tall cast, interactive exhibition design , retail, and merchandising designs.

Las Vegas Big Art LLC: company:

Private company owned by artist: set design, construction, graphics, commercial sculpting, fabrication and construction.

Construction reference: Two story theme designed Pirate ship crashing on coral reefs for children’s center, engineered for earthquakes, children usage, and usable deck area.

Easton Pacific Construction company - 2008 - reference:  Designed, engineered to california earthquake standards, two story bow of pirate ship, (walk on to deck two stories up), crashing on coral reefs, with treasure chests, plant life for children’s center.  Mega Church in Santa Anna California.

Call for reference: (949) 223-5090 ask for Company president Mike.