Wayne Lum

Wayne Lum (1943–2006) was a 3-D sculptor and commercial artist. He was born in 1943 in Toronto, Ontario to first generation Chinese-Canadian grocers, Lum studied art at the Ontario College of Art and Design. He first has worked for CIII-TV and CITY-TV as an arts director, but his success was in commercial 3-D art. His work at Toronto-based Feature Factory has graced many building in the Greater Toronto Area and beyond: 3-D "Movie" signage and sculptors for 48 Famous Players Theatres (Silver City and Starite) in Canada Ming warrior tickey machines - Grauman's Chinese Theatre - Hollywood, California alien ticket machines - Colossus-IMAX Theatres - Vaughan, Ontario Fountain of Stallions sculptor - shopping centre in Dubai props for Stratford Festival - Stratford, Ontario props for St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts - Toronto, Ontario props for Canadian Opera Company - Toronto, Ontario buddha for TV movie Bethune; now at a buddhist temple in Minden, Ontario prototype horse - Black Stallion TV series graphics arts for Disney movie Strawberry Cat dragon sculptor at Pacific Mall - Markham, Ontario sculptors for the Canadian National Exhibition - Toronto, OntarioUnmarried, Lum died on March 6, 2006 due to complications from meningitis.