$6,432
Siataine and emulsion on fiberglass, signed by New Order 3100 mm by 1070 mm Guitar designer Peter Saville is a designer of unique influence on visual culture. For over twenty-five years he has produced essential innovations in the field of communications, significantly affecting the the interplay between art, design and advertising. Born in Manchester in 1955, he studied graphic design at Manchester Polytechnic from 1975-1978. In 1979, he became a founding partner of the landmark independent record label Factory Records where he created some of the most influential album covers of all time for Joy Division and New Order. Saville's many clients have included Roxy Music, Ultravox, Peter Gabriel, Pulp and Suede, the Whitechapel Art Gallery and the Pompidou Centre, Yohji Yamamoto, Jil Sander, Givenchy, Christian Dior, Alexander McQueen, Stella McCartney, Kate Moss, Mandarina Duck and Adidas. Saville has exhibited internationally, with a major retrospective staged at London's Design Museum in 2003 and subsequently in Tokyo and Manchester. His work is shown at Paul Stopler and Hotel in London and Galerie Neu in Berlin. His first major show in a contemporary art museum was ESTATE at teh Migros Museum, Zurich in 2005. Saville's reputation for contributing to the visual profile of the city of Manchester since the early 1980s has led to an ongoing role as consultant creative director to the City Council and an honorary doctorate from his former college Manchester Metropolitan Univer Read more…
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2007-11-20
