2023 | Art director

Olivia Rodrigo x SNL

CREATIVE DIRECTOR:

Tarik Mikou

ROLE:

Concept Artist | Art Director | Prop Designer

TIMELINE:

3 Weeks

I have worked on many of Olivia's performances but this one is definitely a favourite. I worked along side the scenographer and art director throughout the entire process, from conception to production. We had two songs to tackle, All American Bitch and Vampire. The two songs have very different vibes, so to accommodate we came up with a clever way to hide one set with the other.

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We built an entire room for Olivia's tea party, then quickly moved the pieces around to reveal her floating amongst stars at the piano.

All American Bitch

For this punk rock song, we wanted to create a space that Olivia can destroy, so with the help of the artist we landed on a girls tea party. There was alot of back and forth, with many differnt compositions that were explored, but eventually we landed on the right Olivia look. I designed different wallpapers, curtains, explored different dancers, cake styles and more!

Concept Art

Table Design

We had to figure out how everything would move on the table during the performance, so I created assets for all the little things we wanted to use. I worked on designing the menu, napkin embroidery and helped with the art direction of all the little details.

The Hidden Easter Eggs

This was my favourite part, I was asked to bring some paintings in that we could use in the background of our set, so I took existing paintings and added a bit of "Olivia" in each one to add an additional layer of easter eggs for the fans. Olivia loved them so much, she took them home.