When it comes to Design and Communication:
Daniel Armon Stanford offers Creative/Art Direction services with over 20 years of experience in fashion, luxury, and corporate Luxury branding. Upstanding reputation for poise and diplomacy, his entrepreneurial approach leads to new trends and distinctive market positioning. Exemplary project manager with a keen eye for exceptional talent. Thrives in both independent and collaborative environments. Efficient budget administrator from concept to completion. Praised for exquisite taste and impeccable design. In 2006, he joined the marketing team at La Maison Simon’s department store as Photo Director. To execute his vision, he conceptualized visual merchandising and packaging (both in-store and online) and assembled teams comprised of top photographers & stylists, casting models, and hair and makeup artists. He also produced the top outdoor campaign visuals for Simon’s Twik, Djab, and men’s suiting departments. After two successful years in-house with Simon’s, Daniel returned to the freelance arena. New projects which included the two Award-winning Eye Candy Magazine publications.
Daniel, has since 2000's, created concepts, and photo-montage and designed award-winning books for Raphael Mazzucco. (https://www.raphaelmazzucco.com/books)
When it comes to Bespoke and custom fine Art:
Sourcing his inspiration from travel, spirituality, and the radiant beauty found in nature, Daniel Stanford, a Montreal-based eclectic artist, is committed to creating art that stirs the soul. Renowned for his distinctive use of mixed media, Stanford’s expertise lies in presenting his unique vision by combining photography and natural elements such as wood, gold, pigments, and precious metals. Tapping into mysticism, enlightenment, and perspective, Stanford thrives on using his work to reflect and re-contextualize inner and outer beauty. We find parallels to an archaeological approach in the way Stanford references ancient cultures and temples. This imaginative approach to his craft has served Stanford throughout his illustrious career, extending from artistic direction to painter and photographer. With over 20 years of experience across the fashion, luxury, and branding arenas, Stanford has collaborated with many famous photographers. This includes fellow artist, Raphael Mazzucco, with whom he has created iconic campaigns for Lancôme, Guess Jeans, Intimissimi Lingerie, Revlon, and Victoria’s Secret. Stanford's photography collection, Brazil Sea of Dunes, is influenced by his observations during recent travels to Brazil, and his recent work combines images of these iconic sandscapes with FASCINASIA-inspired mixed media paintings to create an ethereal, transportive collection. Brazil's Sea of Dunes continues to garner excitement across the art world for its unprecedented beauty. His painting “Arabian Dream” is featured in the 2013 film House of Versace. Embracing the beauty and nuances of far-flung cultures with creativity and intention, Stanford’s work continues to take us on a geographical and emotional journey through his paintings and photography.
New work is inspired from early 2016 travels through Japan, Myanmar, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Vietnam shows a commitment to evolving the FASCINASIA series. In 2017, Stanford’s work was on display at his first Museum show “Fifteen Minutes” a show about celebrity art at the Cornell Art Museum in Delray Beach Florida. In the spring of 2019, Daniel’s had the privilege of have his photography series from the Brasilia Exchanging Glances series showing in several public locations from the largest Subway station in Sao Paulo to the MIS - Museu da imagem e do son, as part of a group show retrospective.
La source de son inspiration dans les voyages, la spiritualité et la beauté rayonnante de la nature, Daniel Stanford, un artiste éclectique basé à Montréal, s'engage à créer un art qui remue l'âme. Reconnu pour son utilisation distinctive des médias mixtes, l'expertise de Stanford réside dans la présentation de sa vision unique en combinant la photographie et des éléments naturels tels que le bois, l'or, les pigments et les métaux précieux. Puisant dans le mysticisme, l'illumination et la perspective, Stanford prospère sur l'utilisation de son travail pour réfléchir et recontextualiser la beauté intérieure et extérieure. Nous trouvons des parallèles avec une approche archéologique dans la manière dont Stanford fait référence aux cultures et aux temples anciens. Cette approche imaginative de son métier a servi Stanford tout au long de son illustre carrière, s'étendant de la direction artistique au peintre et au photographe. Avec plus de 20 ans d'expérience dans les domaines de la mode, du luxe et de la marque, Stanford a collaboré avec de nombreux photographes célèbres.