Mark Leslie Taylor
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Text reads "Mark Leslie Taylor 1957-2022." Image of an astronaut in their suit standing in a kitchen. There is an L shaped counter, and a rectangular table with two chairs around it. The floor is a checker pattern.
Mark Leslie Taylor died on September 7. He will be remembered for his work, his art, his humour, and his kindness, and will remain an important figure in GCTC’s history for the many ways in which he contributed to this theatre’s look.
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Slides of GCTC’s 2010-2011 Season design, which features a cartoon style with hand drawn characters.
Mark served as GCTC’s primary graphic designer for many years, and produced some of the theatre’s most iconic visual designs, including the famous “GCTC Bee” (which can still be seen in the building if one knows where to look).
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Slides of the design for the 2013-13 Season, which features a simpler style, and the famous GCTC Bee: an insect drawn stylishly from the back.
Examples of his work for the company can be found here. His range as a designer is immediately evident, as his work for GCTC varies from the understated look of Seasons 2009-10 and 2016-17, to the comic book look of Seasons 2010-11, to the visually rich 2015-16 (also known as “The Year of The Bee”).
As his obituary states, “at one time, his designs covered the entire corner of Holland and Wellington Street.” We, like others in the neighbourhood, remember that time fondly.
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Depicts the 2015-16 Season, here we see another bee-themed design, with a stark, high-contrast style.
His other clients included the likes of The Governor General's Awards, Magnetic North, and the Wellington West BIA. His work will be remembered in the community and beyond.
He died holding the hand of his best friend and wife of twenty-five years, Lesley Buxton, in Penticton, British Columbia. Together they moved through many challenges, including the loss of their daughter, India Olivia Taylor, in 2013. Our thoughts are with Lesley, and with everyone his life and work touched.
Thank you, Mark.
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A cozy evening scene. Above a solitary person in a tram car, we see the silhouettes of a city.