▁won ▁the ▁Martin ▁Sc ors ese ▁Director ' s ▁Award ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award . ▁He ▁presently ▁works ▁as ▁a ▁Produ cer ▁in ▁film , ▁television ▁and ▁online ▁media ▁with ▁several ▁feature ▁and ▁short ▁films ▁in ▁development ▁and ▁production . ▁ ▁Notable ▁Art works ▁He ▁was ▁noted ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁for ▁his ▁controvers ial ▁art ▁piece ▁" L inds ay ▁L oh an ▁Child ' s ▁Cost ume " ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁cens ored ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁of ▁Wonder ▁gallery ▁but ▁later ▁placed ▁back ▁on ▁exhib it . ▁His ▁" D am ien ▁H ear se " ▁hom age ▁to ▁Dam ien ▁H irst ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁model ▁he arse ▁cast ▁in ▁metal ▁and ▁covered ▁with ▁over ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁r hin est ones . ▁Ch own ing ' s ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁body ▁of ▁work ▁included ▁a ▁silver ▁leaf ed ▁painting ▁of ▁the ▁James ▁Dean ▁death ▁car ▁for ▁the ▁" Dep ART ed " ▁gallery ▁show ▁and ▁a ▁reve aling ▁look ▁at ▁Madonna ▁for ▁the ▁" D ial ▁M ▁for ▁Madonna " ▁group ▁show , ▁both ▁in ▁Hollywood , ▁CA . ▁An ▁art ▁show ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁American ▁election ▁opened ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁titled ▁" Hol lywood ▁D . C .- ▁L ights , ▁Camera , ▁E lection !" ▁and ▁show c ased ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁newer ▁work . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁artist ▁revealed