Nicolas Ménard
@nicolasmenard.com
Animation, art & design
Québécois based in London, UK
Co-founder of Eastend Western
RCA MA 2014
eastendwestern.com
nicolasmenard.com
Québécois based in London, UK
Co-founder of Eastend Western
RCA MA 2014
eastendwestern.com
nicolasmenard.com
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Nicolas Ménard
@nicolasmenard.com
· Mar 6
TRIPLE BILL (2024)
This anthology is a demo in replacement animation; this means each frame of motion is a unique 3D printed puppet. Three genres are explored to survey the atmospheric…
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TRIPLE BILL is online! Watch 5 minutes of NEW experimental stop-motion animation here: vimeo.com/1047520946
I'll post more about this project over the coming days/weeks..!
February 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I'll post more about this project over the coming days/weeks..!
It was truly a dream project. Co-directed with @jackcunningham.bsky.social, we wanted to echo the material richness of Noguchi’s models. To do so, we turned towards traditional animation techniques and painted over 1,800 celluloids.
February 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
It was truly a dream project. Co-directed with @jackcunningham.bsky.social, we wanted to echo the material richness of Noguchi’s models. To do so, we turned towards traditional animation techniques and painted over 1,800 celluloids.
Noguchi's playground designs exist mainly as beautifully cryptic maquettes. Viewers might wonder how kids would have played within such structures. Our animated films explore the question in narrative and abstract ways.
February 10, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Noguchi's playground designs exist mainly as beautifully cryptic maquettes. Viewers might wonder how kids would have played within such structures. Our animated films explore the question in narrative and abstract ways.
Last week, we launched five animations at the Noguchi Museum. If you're in NYC, their new exhibition is on until September and explores Noguchi's relationship with the city, and his rejected playground designs.
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Last week, we launched five animations at the Noguchi Museum. If you're in NYC, their new exhibition is on until September and explores Noguchi's relationship with the city, and his rejected playground designs.
Still from my film "Colorimetry in Motion" (2013)
February 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Still from my film "Colorimetry in Motion" (2013)
Looping film for Loro Piana from 2024
January 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Looping film for Loro Piana from 2024
A busy start to 2026... animations for the Noguchi Museum incoming 🚨 artdaily.com/news/189662/...
New exhibition explores Isamu Noguchi's lifelong relationship with New York City
The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum announced Noguchi’s New York, on view from February 4–July 5, 2026. Organized on the occasion
artdaily.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:54 PM
A busy start to 2026... animations for the Noguchi Museum incoming 🚨 artdaily.com/news/189662/...
This year, @jackcunningham.bsky.social & myself launched our film, art and design studio Eastend Western and we’ve been so busy since we haven’t had time to share any new work. If you’re in Canada and spot these Wealthsimple ads, we handmade them over the summer in our compact but mighty workshop.
December 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This year, @jackcunningham.bsky.social & myself launched our film, art and design studio Eastend Western and we’ve been so busy since we haven’t had time to share any new work. If you’re in Canada and spot these Wealthsimple ads, we handmade them over the summer in our compact but mighty workshop.
Some of my old drawings lost to time, collected and sent back to me by Season Cheng.
December 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Some of my old drawings lost to time, collected and sent back to me by Season Cheng.
Nostalgia for our old studio space
December 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Nostalgia for our old studio space
The Battle of San Romano by Georges Schwizgebel vimeo.com/656704401
The Battle of San Romano
A movement within a painting, which begins with the savagery of a battle and comes to a halt in a rendition of a masterpiece of the 15th Century; The Battle of San…
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December 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The Battle of San Romano by Georges Schwizgebel vimeo.com/656704401
Still can’t believe 16:9 is a nostalgic ratio
December 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Still can’t believe 16:9 is a nostalgic ratio
You can enjoy Kawamoto’s beautiful puppet films right here: archive.org/details/kiha...
November 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
You can enjoy Kawamoto’s beautiful puppet films right here: archive.org/details/kiha...
The Rest is History repeating that Disney invented animation makes me doubt the accuracy of everything they talk about: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwPa...
We Went to Disneyland with Bob Iger
YouTube video by The Rest Is History
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November 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The Rest is History repeating that Disney invented animation makes me doubt the accuracy of everything they talk about: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwPa...
Reposted by Nicolas Ménard
Listen to Nicolas and watch that fantastic short. And if the YouTube link doesn’t work in your country, this one might do the trick www.dailymotion.com/video/x9tpkqc
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Listen to Nicolas and watch that fantastic short. And if the YouTube link doesn’t work in your country, this one might do the trick www.dailymotion.com/video/x9tpkqc
Go watch the best short film of the year, now available on YouTube: youtu.be/2Mqa4zfJdx4
The Dream of Finishing One’s To-Do List | “Retirement Plan” | The New Yorker
YouTube video by The New Yorker
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November 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Go watch the best short film of the year, now available on YouTube: youtu.be/2Mqa4zfJdx4
Reposted by Nicolas Ménard
That is, there is no broad "AI jobs apocalypse," as AI is too unreliable and limited to do jobs that demand accuracy or empathy. But plenty of managers will use it to try to replace human art with cheaper "good enough" AI art. So it does appear that bosses embracing AI are hitting creatives hard.
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
That is, there is no broad "AI jobs apocalypse," as AI is too unreliable and limited to do jobs that demand accuracy or empathy. But plenty of managers will use it to try to replace human art with cheaper "good enough" AI art. So it does appear that bosses embracing AI are hitting creatives hard.
Reposted by Nicolas Ménard
‘One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats’
Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch
December 23, 2023 at 9:56 AM
‘One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats’
Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch
Brilliant thread by Michèle
In Toronto last spring, there was the curious case of “Protect Bathurst”: An anti-bus lane business owner seems to have used angry “AI”-gen personas and mobile video campaigns to fake “resident concerns”.
It was @shawnmicallef.bsky.social who found the videos questionable.
It was @shawnmicallef.bsky.social who found the videos questionable.
I regret to inform you the NIMBYs have discovered AI. Shut it all down
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Brilliant thread by Michèle
Seasons change, 32 seconds of animation gets made.
November 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Seasons change, 32 seconds of animation gets made.
On set with @jackcunningham.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
On set with @jackcunningham.bsky.social
On the phenomenology of inflatable frog costumes by David Graeber
October 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
On the phenomenology of inflatable frog costumes by David Graeber
Big Mari trays, mini Mari trays
October 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Big Mari trays, mini Mari trays