Vico Sharabani
Sometimes Director, often artist, always creative.
Founder/CCO @thearterylab
My TEDx talk:

Three rare animals on The-Artery's award shelve:
THE Lion - @cannes_lions Titanium Grand Prix 2024
Fish - The first @autodesk Flame Award
Monkey - @ves_ny Empire Award
#vfx #autodeskflame #advertising #postproduction #titaniumgrandprix
“Disco or Rock?”
“Mommy or Daddy?”
(Full talk - Link in bio)
We’re constantly told to choose one option, one path, one identity.
Challenging the Either/Or mindset isn’t easy, but it’s where creativity, growth, and endless possibilities truly thrive.
✨ “I Am AND: Living Beyond Either/Or” ✨
#TEDx #Creativity #Innovation #personalgrowth #EmbraceAND
Creativity or Logic?
Art or Science?
Career or Family?
(Full talk - Link in bio)
We’re constantly told to choose—one option, one path, one identity.
But what if you didn’t have to?
Challenging the Either/Or mindset isn’t easy, but it’s where creativity, growth, and endless possibilities truly thrive.
In my TEDx talk, I share how embracing AND reshaped my life, career, and approach to the world.
What’s your AND?
Share in the comments! 👇
✨ “I Am AND: Living Beyond Either/Or” ✨
@tedxstodomingo
#TEDx #GrowthJourney #ted #Creativity #Innovation #LifeChoices #Mindset #ThinkDifferent #EmbraceAND #tedxstodomingo
“Doing creative work is by definition doing something that you never done before” (Full talk - Link in bio)
Vico Sharabani at @tedxstodomingo
‘I Am AND: Living Beyond Either/ Or’
#creativity #inspiration #artistlife #artandbusiness
#TEDx #Innovation #LifeChoices #Mindset #GrowthJourney #ThinkDifferent #EmbraceAND

Isn’t this a cool trophy?!?
Accepting the VES Empire Award was a unique honor!
(Previous recipients Bob Greenberg, and Darren Aronofsky)
Having my kids with me was extra special.
Ending a fantastic awards season, the Empire Award made me emotional as it doesn’t judge a specific project, but celebrates a “Lifetime contribution to the New York visual effects community, and long-standing dedication to visual arts and filmed entertainment”.
MANY people had a part in my journey, and have a piece of this (I will tag a few in the comments bellow)
A few quotes from my acceptance speech:
“In 1997, I faced a career decision: Go work for Digital Domain in LA, the VFX capital of the world, or move to NY, my preferred city, which didn’t have a big VFX community.
So I wrote my mission statement: “Make NY the alternative to LA.” and I moved here to start my first VFX company”
“For me, creativity does not happen in a narrow spectrum.
So combining multiple disciplines was a defining principle of my path and growth.”
“I always said: We do creative work, but we also do the work in a creative way.”
@ves_ny @visualeffectssociety #vfx
We can’t share photos from set, but the way there is quite awesome too 🎥
#filming #onset #moviemaking

Shortlisted for AICP Post - Color Grading under :60 !!!!
@mercedesbenz “New Light”
Agency: @merkleypartners
Production Company: The-Artery
Director - @vico_direct
EP+MD - @deborahsullivan
Creative Director - Yuval Levy
On Set Supervisor - @elad_offer
VFX Coordinator - @gerry.orz
Producer - @Tina
AD - Todd Lent
Drone - @dronedudes
DP - @orensofferdp
Editorial/Post: The-Artery
EP:@nickhny
Post Producer - Michael McCarthy
Editor - Michael Elliot
Assistant Editor - Eren Gülfidan
Color Grading - @jaredrosenthal
VFX: The-Artery
Creative Director: @yuvalyuvalyuvalyuvalyuval
Head of 2D: Elad Offer
Lead Flame Artist - Steven M.
CG Supervisor - Dave Stewart
CG Supervisor - Joe Grundfast
Flame Artist - Michael Gorenstein, Avi Mussel, @aarif_attarwala
Designer - Jim Lind
Houdini Artist - Noemi Millán Velázquez
Flame Assist - @sayuuumm
Nuke Artist - @abbey.kurtz
Nuke Intern - @lcehoanng
Nuke Intern - Jackson Popiel
Architectural Artist - Meny Hilsenrad
Tracking - QLbeans @qlbeans
Roto and Cleanup - @rotomakervfxusa
Music: “Sunny” @cruelyouthxo
Sound Mix: @heardcity @glorianyc
@theaicp

June 2012 - Coldplay & Rihanna collaboration directed by @adriapetty & @alanmichaelbibby
We came to supervise, design, and composite all enviornments for this full #greenscreen music-video in two weeks!
A major accomplishment, as it was nominated for Best Cinematography at the #vmaawards 😂

June 2012 - Coldplay & Rihanna collaboration directed by @adriapetty & @alanmichaelbibby
We came to supervise, design, and composite all enviornments for this full #greenscreen music-video in two weeks!
A major accomplishment, as it was nominated for Best Cinematography at the #vmaawards 😂

June 2012 - Coldplay & Rihanna collaboration directed by @adriapetty & @alanmichaelbibby
We came to supervise, design, and composite all enviornments for this full #greenscreen music-video in two weeks!
A major accomplishment, as it was nominated for Best Cinematography at the #vmaawards 😂

June 2012 - Coldplay & Rihanna collaboration directed by @adriapetty & @alanmichaelbibby
We came to supervise, design, and composite all enviornments for this full #greenscreen music-video in two weeks!
A major accomplishment, as it was nominated for Best Cinematography at the #vmaawards 😂

June 2012 - Coldplay & Rihanna collaboration directed by @adriapetty & @alanmichaelbibby
We came to supervise, design, and composite all enviornments for this full #greenscreen music-video in two weeks!
A major accomplishment, as it was nominated for Best Cinematography at the #vmaawards 😂

June 2012 - Coldplay & Rihanna collaboration directed by @adriapetty & @alanmichaelbibby
We came to supervise, design, and composite all enviornments for this full #greenscreen music-video in two weeks!
A major accomplishment, as it was nominated for Best Cinematography at the #vmaawards 😂
January 2012 - We built Nicki Minaj & David Gueta in #3d
Nominated for best @vmas #visualeffects
Ahead of its time, this vfx project OVER THE CLOUD was super successful!
Built over @autodesk_me @pix & @dropbox
Shared between freelance artists from LA/NY/Serbia/Tel-Aviv at 4k, 16bit float, 30fps, 4kin
With @alexandrefrisch @yfat @talshuv @scottmetzger @marcoiozzi @joeharkins and more
#behindthescenes #vfxbreakdown
January 2012 - We built Nicki Minaj & David Gueta in #3d
Nominated for best @vmas #visualeffects
Ahead of its time, this vfx project OVER THE CLOUD was super successful!
Built over @autodesk_me @pix & @dropbox
Shared between freelance artists from LA/NY/Serbia/Tel-Aviv at 4k, 16bit float, 30fps, 4kin
With @alexandrefrisch @yfat @talshuv @scottmetzger @marcoiozzi @joeharkins and more
#behindthescenes #vfxbreakdown
January 2012 - We built Nicki Minaj & David Gueta in #3d
Nominated for best @vmas #visualeffects
Ahead of its time, this vfx project OVER THE CLOUD was super successful!
Built over @autodesk_me @pix & @dropbox
Shared between freelance artists from LA/NY/Serbia/Tel-Aviv at 4k, 16bit float, 30fps, 4kin
With @alexandrefrisch @yfat @talshuv @scottmetzger @marcoiozzi @joeharkins and more
#behindthescenes #vfxbreakdown
January 2012 - We built Nicki Minaj & David Gueta in #3d
Nominated for best @vmas #visualeffects
Ahead of its time, this vfx project OVER THE CLOUD was super successful!
Built over @autodesk_me @pix & @dropbox
Shared between freelance artists from LA/NY/Serbia/Tel-Aviv at 4k, 16bit float, 30fps, 4kin
With @alexandrefrisch @yfat @talshuv @scottmetzger @marcoiozzi @joeharkins and more
#behindthescenes #vfxbreakdown

January 2012 - We built Nicki Minaj & David Gueta in #3d
Nominated for best @vmas #visualeffects
Ahead of its time, this vfx project OVER THE CLOUD was super successful!
Built over @autodesk_me @pix & @dropbox
Shared between freelance artists from LA/NY/Serbia/Tel-Aviv at 4k, 16bit float, 30fps, 4kin
With @alexandrefrisch @yfat @talshuv @scottmetzger @marcoiozzi @joeharkins and more
#behindthescenes #vfxbreakdown

January 2012 - We built Nicki Minaj & David Gueta in #3d
Nominated for best @vmas #visualeffects
Ahead of its time, this vfx project OVER THE CLOUD was super successful!
Built over @autodesk_me @pix & @dropbox
Shared between freelance artists from LA/NY/Serbia/Tel-Aviv at 4k, 16bit float, 30fps, 4kin
With @alexandrefrisch @yfat @talshuv @scottmetzger @marcoiozzi @joeharkins and more
#behindthescenes #vfxbreakdown

January 2012 - We built Nicki Minaj & David Gueta in #3d
Nominated for best @vmas #visualeffects
Ahead of its time, this vfx project OVER THE CLOUD was super successful!
Built over @autodesk_me @pix & @dropbox
Shared between freelance artists from LA/NY/Serbia/Tel-Aviv at 4k, 16bit float, 30fps, 4kin
With @alexandrefrisch @yfat @talshuv @scottmetzger @marcoiozzi @joeharkins and more
#behindthescenes #vfxbreakdown
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