Stanley donwood is the pen name of english artist and writer dan rickwood. The iconoclastic artist speaks to us about his book, there will be no quiet, working with thom yorke, and topiary genitals. Stanley donwood reveals the creative process behind. Stanley donwood has 16 books on goodreads with 5049 ratings. This is the collectors edition of a book scheduled for general release in autumn 2019, and is. Take a look at how robert macfarlane, dan richards and stanley donwood built their own press to handproduce a book more information inside south dorsets holloways in pictures robert macfarlane, with the artist stanley donwood and fellow writer dan richards set out to explore the sunken lanes or holloways of south dorsets sandstone. Stanley donwood his evocative and haunting imagery has created their distinctive visual identity. Donwood is known for his close association with the british rock group radiohead, having created all their album and poster art since 1994. Stanley donwood has been entrenched with the british band for nearly 30 years, creating the artwork along with frontman thom yorke for some of the most pivotal releases in popular music. There will be no quiet by stanley donwood english hardcover b see more like this vintage 2000 radiohead tour tshirt 2xl w. Inside south dorsets holloways in pictures stanley. The prolific talent behind radioheads iconic artwork reveals the creative.
After meeting frontman thom yorke at the university of exeter, where they were both students, he went on to create all the bands artwork. He also creates artwork for yorkes solo albums and yorkes band atoms for peace. He has created the official artwork for glastonbury festival since 2002 and he has worked with robert macfarlane on the faber bestseller holloway and art directed the film the bomb produced by eric schlosser and smriti keshari, as well. Discover book depositorys huge selection of stanley donwood books online. The art of radiohead sleeve designer stanley donwood in. A restless and prolific figure, stanley donwood is widely regarded as one of the most important. He is best known for his association with the british band radiohead. The prolific talent behind radioheads iconic artwork reveals the creative process that has driven a career spanning more than 20 years. Stanley donwoods chilling, prescient artwork for radioheads kid a with not just the end of a century, but of a millennium. He has had a website for a very long time now, and despite being an early adopter of the internet he is now woefully out of date, oldfashioned and ignorant of upcoming trends. His sequence of london views can be seen accompanying thom yorkes the eraser.
Stanley donwood art monographs and museum exhibition catalogs. Yorke went on to become the frontman of radiohead, and donwood effectively became the bands house artist, designing all of radioheads album covers from 1995s the bends to the present dayincluding such memorable images as the bleak, scratchy roadscape for ok computers cover and the. Donwoods newest book, there will be no quiet, shows the breadth of his contributions to the band, but also the evolving nature of both the music and his own. Slowly downward by stanley donwood nook book ebook. The plan was to smuggle 12 rolls of astroturf and some chicken wire into one of englands national parks and erect a series of giant topiary cocks across its stately grounds, or thats what stanley donwood, the cult artist behind radioheads artwork, first envisioned when thinking up the cover for what would become the bands sixth studio album, hail to the thief. Some of their recent titles feature francis bacon, paula rego and quentin tarantino. A restless and prolific figure, stanley donwood is widely regarded as one of the most important visual artists of his generation. A picture book by stanley donwood 20150707 by stanley donwood 6 jul 2015. All the photo art and illustrations including front and back cover are by the amazing stanley donwood, except for the first one made by me. Inside the world of stanley donwood, the artist behind radioheads.
Stanley donwood is an artist and writer who has collaborated with radiohead since the release of their single my iron lung in 1994. Books by stanley donwood author of dead children playing. Stanley donwood met thom yorke while they were both art students at the university of exeter. Stanley donwood there will be no quiet hardback or cased. After meeting thom yorke in art school, the two began collaborating handinhand to create the accompanying visual artwork for the wideranging albums of the british rock band, as well as yorkes solo albums. He is best known for his work with the english alternative rock band radiohead, having created all of their album and poster art since 1994, often in collaboration with radiohead singer thom yorke. Stanley donwood instagram and website, stanley donwood prints for sale, glastonbury, dan rickwood street art, urban art auction news and results, official artist prints canvas and painting wanted by collectors, forum with discussions ranging from graffiti to contemporary art, the original banksy forum. The prolific talent behind radioheads iconic artwork reveals the creative process that has driven a career spanning more than 20 years widely regarded as one of the most important graphic artists of his generation, stanley donwood is the man behind radioheads signature, yet everevolving, visual aesthetic. Stanley donwoods work for radiohead feels as chilling, arresting andmost terrifyinglyrelevant today as it ever did.
British painter and author stanley donwood is best known for creating the inseparably iconic artwork for radiohead since 1994s my iron lung ep. See more ideas about stanley donwood, illustration art and printmaking. The talent behind radioheads iconic artwork reveals in his own words and for the. See more ideas about stanley donwood, radiohead and illustration art. A new book explores his diverse career, from redesigning the.
The man behind radioheads iconic album art will, in one instance, wax poetically about the musings in his mind, the darkness among us, the sweeping changes that need to be made, and in the next, playfully describe himself as a series of insults. The prolific talent behind radioheads iconic artwork reveals the cr. Bathbased artist stanley donwood is well known to radiohead fans as the man behind the bands album artwork. While my love for radiohead evolved first, it was the striking artwork that accompanied their third album ok computer, by stanley donwood.
Yorke went on to become the frontman of radiohead, and donwood effectively became the bands house artist, designing all of radioheads album covers from 1995s the bends to the present dayincluding such memorable images as the bleak, scratchy roadscape for ok computer s cover and the landfill heap. Stanley donwood, artwork for radioheads amnesiac album, 2001. Stanley donwood is sat at a table in his bath studio working through an enormous pot of coffee, puffing absentmindedly on an ecigarette. From the sophomore the bends in 1995 right up to 2016s a moon shaped pool, graphic artist donwood has created all of the sleeve art for the. Stanley donwood born 29 october 1968 is the pen name of english artist and writer dan rickwood. Stanley donwood there will be no quiet cellophaneland. Stanley donwood has collaborated on all radioheads artwork since the release of the bends in 1995 and won a grammy award for best packagingartwork for the special edition of amnesiac. Stanley donwood is a british artist and writer best known for his work created for the band radiohead, for whom he has designed all of their album covers and promotional materials. In addition to his work for radiohead, donwood maintains a website, slowly downward, of his stories and other writings. If youre a fan of radiohead, youll already be familiar with stanley donwood, regarded as one of the most important visual artists of his generation and the genius behind the bands iconic art from my iron lung in 1994 to the more recent a moon shaped pool, donwood has collaborated with radiohead since he met frontman thom yorke at the university of exeter. Stanley donwood ness meshes all this together in a narrative that is part fable, part mystery play. He has also exhibited prints and drawings in london and elsewhere. Among his most famous works is the cover art for the album hail to the thief 2003, a cartographical textbased image inspired by the work of graphic designer paula scher.
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