Martin Masai Andersen
Martin Masai Andersen (born 1972) is a Danish photographer, art director and designer, based in South London. He also lectures at a number of universities. Andersen has made long-term documentary photography projects on football fans and dog shows, and made music videos for The Breeders, Lush and Iceage.
Martin Masai Andersen
- Born
- 1972
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- photographer · designer · art director
- Education
- Royal College of Art
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Martin Masai Andersen (born 1972) is a Danish photographer, art director and designer, based in South London. He also lectures at a number of universities. Andersen has made long-term documentary photography projects on football fans and dog shows, and made music videos for The Breeders, Lush and Iceage.
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Martin Masai Andersen (born 1972) is an art director, designer and photographer, of Danish nationality.
The art director was educated at Royal College of Art. Martin Masai Andersen worked for Central Saint Martins and University of Brighton.
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Life and work
Life and work
His animation work has won a Clio Award and been shown in group exhibitions at Manchester Art Gallery and at SeaCity Museum in Southampton.
Andersen grew up in Denmark and moved to London in 1993. 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). Since 2000, in partnership with his sister Line Andersen, he has been creative director at Andersen M Studio in London 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, "Blind Spot" by Lush, "Wait in the Car" by The Breeders, and "12:36" by Lowly. His documentary photography series and book, Can't Smile Without You, is about fans of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. It was made between 2013 and 2017 "on the streets and in the pubs before and after" the team's football matches. The title refers to the song "Can't Smile Without You", popularised by Barry Manilow in 1978, "which fans adopted as the club's anthem." His documentary photography series Dog Shows, made between 2004 and 2019, is about international dog shows in North America and Europe. 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 (2000–); senior lecturer at the University of Brighton School of Art; and module leader at Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts (2017–).
Group exhibitions
Group exhibitions
• The First Cut, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, 2012/2013; Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham, 2013; SeaCity Museum, Southampton, 2014.
Music videos
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
Publications by Andersen
Publications by Andersen
• Can't Smile Without You. London: Andersen M Studio, 2019.. With a foreword by Joe Kerr and an interview with Andersen by Felix Petty.
Publications with contributions by Andersen
Publications with contributions by Andersen
• Visceral Pleasures. UK: Booth-Clibborn, 2000. Rick Poynor, Vaughan Oliver.. • Intro, Sampler2: Art, Pop & Contemporary Music Graphics. UK: Laurence King, 2000.. • The New Handmade Graphics: Beyond Digital Design. UK: Rotovision, 2003. Hannah Ford, Anne Odling-Smee.. • All Messed Up. UK: Laurence King, 2003. Anna Gerber.. • Swinging London – Graphisme & Music Aujourd'hui. France: Centre Du Graphisme, 2004. Michel Bouvet.. • 1000 Supreme CD Designs. Spain: Maomao, 2008. Estel Vilaseca.. • 1000 Music Graphics. USA: Rockport, 2008. Clif Stoltze.. • Small Studios. Berlin: Hesign, 2009. Jianping He.. • Bookworm. Berlin: Hesign, 2010. Jianping He.. • Papercraft 2: Design and Art with Paper. Germany: Gestalten, 2011. R. Klanten, B. Meyer.. • Book Art:Iconic Sculptures and Installations Made From Books. Germany: Gestalten, 2011.. • 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.. • The First Cut: Paper at the Cutting Edge. Manchester: Manchester Art Gallery, 2012.. Exhibition catalogue. • Papercut. USA: Rockport, 2014. Owen Gildersleeve..
Awards
• Going West video animations, winner, Clio Awards in Animation category, Technique entry, Television/Cinema/Digital medium
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- 1.Martin Masai Andersen | Info. martinandersen.co.uk.
- 2.Andersen, Martin. A fan's-eye view at the football – a photo essay. The Guardian. December 5, 2019.
- 3.Martin Andersen. The University of Brighton.
- 4.not found. cris.brighton.ac.uk.
- 5.Watch Iceage's stormy 'Against the Moon' video. Dazed. November 20, 2014.
- 6.Stunning and dark film-noir inspired music video for Iceage. www.itsnicethat.com.
- 7.Lush Announce Blind Spot EP, Share "Out of Control" Video. Pitchfork. 19 February 2016.
- 8.Blistein, Jon. Hear the Breeders' New Razor-Edged Rock Song 'Wait In the Car'. Rolling Stone. 3 October 2017.
- 9.The Breeders Return with New Song "Wait in the Car": Listen. Pitchfork. 3 October 2017.
- 10.The Breeders return with new track 'Wait in the Car'. diymag.com. 3 October 2017.
- 11.Lowly Share Incredible '12:36' Video. Clash Magazine. 22 May 2019.
- 12.Spill New Music: Lowly Share Video for "12:36": new album 'Hifalutin' out now on Bella Union. The Spill Magazine. 24 May 2019.
- 13.Martin Andersen captures the ups and downs of being a Spurs fan. Creative Review. December 9, 2019.
- 14.Sidhu, TJ. Tottenham F.C. fans in all their glory. The Face. 11 December 2019.
- 15.Martin Andersen turns his lens towards the life-long fans of Tottenham Hotspur. www.itsnicethat.com.
- 16.Extraordinary Pictures Taken Behind the Scenes at Dog Shows. AnOther. January 2, 2017.
- 17.Martin Masai Andersen | Dog Shows. martinandersen.co.uk.
- 18.Martin Andersen. Central Saint Martins. 20 June 2018.
- 19.Our Staff. www.csvpa.comquote=Graduate Diploma:Martin Andersen: Lecturer.
- 20.December: Books and exhibitions. British Journal of Photography. December 2, 2019.
- 21.The First Cut. Cornerhouse Publications.
- 22.The First Cut. Manchester Art Gallery.
- 23.The First Cut. Wall Street International. October 16, 2012.
- 24.- Going West. Clios.
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