Peter Anderson: graphic art

Illustrated talk, Tuesday 27 November 2007 at 7pm

• Admission, including a glass of wine: £5 (£3 concessions), on the door
• Venue: Bridewell Hall, St Bride Foundation

Peter Anderson, graphic artist and designer, will trace an unusual typographic journey energetically mapped out against an eclectic portfolio of clients and commissions. Starting out with typographic printmaking and the making of artists’ books, his open-minded approach to what the field of graphics might involve has since led him through the construction of three-dimensional typographic interior spaces and now into the area of moving image and the development of television title sequences.

As well as commercial projects for clients including Moschino, BBC and the European Union, Peter Anderson’s work can be found in the Tate Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

His work has also branched out into grand scale commissions, including an installation of poles around the perimeter of the island of St Lucia for the St Lucia Fine Art gallery; a series of installations for Puma Sportswear in London; and both interior design and installations for Paul and Jeanne Rankin’s series of Belfast restaurants. He is currently exploring the graphic use of large scale light sculptures in the branding for Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Current television projects (mainly for title sequences) include: The Whistleblowers (ITV1), The Castleford Project (Channel 4), Five Days ( BBC 1) and Primeval (ITV1). He contributed to The new hand made graphics (Rotovision), a publication which significantly increased public awareness of his work and for which is he is still best known. Finally, for his sins, he is preferred design partner at EMI records; web projects range from Genesis and Pink Floyd to the current Spice Girls reunion site.

Peter Anderson is the Director of the art/design studio Peter Anderson Studio Ltd. www.peterandersonstudio.co.uk.