Martin Masai Andersen
Martin Masai Andersen (born 1972) is a Danish photographer, art director and designer, based in South London.
Life and work
Andersen grew up in Denmark and moved to London in 1993.[2] He earned a BA in visual communication design from Ravensbourne University London (1993–1996) and a MA in graphic design from the Royal College of Art in London (1996–1998).[3][4]
Since 2000, in partnership with his sister Line Andersen, he has been creative director at Andersen M Studio in London[3] working in art direction, graphic design, photography, animation, film and music. His work there includes making the music videos for "Against the Moon" by Iceage,[5][6] "Blind Spot" by Lush,[7] "Wait in the Car" by The Breeders,[8][9][10] and "12:36" by Lowly.[11][12]
His
Andersen is an associate lecturer on "art direction and graphic design concepts" on the BA Fashion Communication course at Central Saint Martins, School of Fashion, London[18] (2000–[3]); senior lecturer at the University of Brighton School of Art;[3] and module leader at Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts[19] (2017–[3]).
Publications
Publications by Andersen
- Can't Smile Without You. London: Andersen M Studio, 2019. ISBN 978-1-5272-4955-4. With a foreword by Joe Kerr and an interview with Andersen by Felix Petty.[20]
Publications with contributions by Andersen
- Visceral Pleasures. UK: Booth-Clibborn, 2000. ISBN 1861540728.
- Intro, Sampler2: Art, Pop & Contemporary Music Graphics. UK: Laurence King, 2000. ISBN 1856692248.
- The New Handmade Graphics: Beyond Digital Design. UK: Rotovision, 2003. Hannah Ford, Anne Odling-Smee. ISBN 2880467039.
- All Messed Up. UK: Laurence King, 2003. Anna Gerber. ISBN 1856693902.
- Swinging London – Graphisme & Music Aujourd'hui. France: Centre Du Graphisme, 2004. Michel Bouvet. ISBN 2951917163.
- 1000 Supreme CD Designs. Spain: Maomao, 2008. Estel Vilaseca. ISBN 9789812456588.
- 1000 Music Graphics. USA: Rockport, 2008. Clif Stoltze. ISBN 9781592534043.
- Small Studios. Berlin: Hesign, 2009. Jianping He. ISBN 9783981054415.
- Bookworm. Berlin: Hesign, 2010. Jianping He. ISBN 978-3-9810544-9-1.
- Papercraft 2: Design and Art with Paper. Germany: Gestalten, 2011. R. Klanten, B. Meyer. ISBN 978-3899553338.
- Book Art:Iconic Sculptures and Installations Made From Books. Germany: Gestalten, 2011. ISBN 978-3899553666.
- Pictographic Index 2. Holland: Pepin, 2011. Hans Lijklema.
- Unlimited, The Best Small Design Studios of the World. China: Sendpoints, 2011. Jimmy Chai.
- One by One. China: Hesign, 2012. Jianping He. ISBN 978-3-9814557-0-0.
- The First Cut: Paper at the Cutting Edge. Manchester: ISBN 9780901673824. Exhibition catalogue.[21]
- Papercut. USA: Rockport, 2014. Owen Gildersleeve. ISBN 978-1592539024.
Group exhibitions
- The First Cut, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, 2012/2013; Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham, 2013; SeaCity Museum, Southampton, 2014.[22][23]
Music videos
- "Against The Moon" by Iceage (2014) – directed by Andersen and Kim Thue
- "Blind Spot" by Lush (2016) – directed by Andersen and Kim Thue
- "Wait in the Car" by The Breeders (2017) – by Andersen and Chris Bigg
- "12:36" by Lowly (2019) – directed and filmed by Andersen
Awards
- Going West video animations, winner, Clio Awards in Animation category, Technique entry, Television/Cinema/Digital medium[24]
References
- ^ "Martin Masai Andersen | Info". martinandersen.co.uk.
- ^ a b Andersen, Martin (December 5, 2019). "A fan's-eye view at the football – a photo essay". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Martin Andersen". The University of Brighton. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "not found". cris.brighton.ac.uk. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "Watch Iceage's stormy 'Against the Moon' video". Dazed. November 20, 2014.
- ^ "Stunning and dark film-noir inspired music video for Iceage". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ "Lush Announce Blind Spot EP, Share "Out of Control" Video". Pitchfork. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ Blistein, Jon (3 October 2017). "Hear the Breeders' New Razor-Edged Rock Song 'Wait In the Car'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ "The Breeders Return with New Song "Wait in the Car": Listen". Pitchfork. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ "The Breeders return with new track 'Wait in the Car'". diymag.com. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- ^ "Lowly Share Incredible '12:36' Video". Clash Magazine. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Spill New Music: Lowly Share Video for "12:36": new album 'Hifalutin' out now on Bella Union". The Spill Magazine. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ "Martin Andersen captures the ups and downs of being a Spurs fan". Creative Review. December 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Sidhu, TJ (11 December 2019). "Tottenham F.C. fans in all their glory". The Face.
- ^ "Martin Andersen turns his lens towards the life-long fans of Tottenham Hotspur". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ "Extraordinary Pictures Taken Behind the Scenes at Dog Shows". AnOther. January 2, 2017.
- ^ "Martin Masai Andersen | Dog Shows". martinandersen.co.uk.
- ^ "Martin Andersen". Central Saint Martins. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "Our Staff". www.csvpa.comquote=Graduate Diploma:Martin Andersen: Lecturer. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "December: Books and exhibitions". British Journal of Photography. December 2, 2019.
- ^ "The First Cut". Cornerhouse Publications.
- ^ "The First Cut". Manchester Art Gallery.
- ^ "The First Cut". Wall Street International. October 16, 2012.
- ^ "- Going West". Clios. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
External links
- Official website
- "Martin Andersen's charged and emotional photographs of diehard Tottenham Hotspur football fans" by Katy Cowan at Creative Boom