In collaboration with Split Design and Cafe 164, this challenging exhibition features the work of a range of graphic designers across the Yorkshire region.
Curated by Sara Teresa the show features the work of designers who interpret graphic design across an electic range of styles and mediums; exploring what graphic design is within the context of an exhibition. Can graphic design be considered art or does the fact it often serves commercial ends undermine this? Does design even belong in an exhibition? Are logos, typography and branding something that should be kept out of the domain of the art exhibition?
As well as myself (alexanderpeters.co.uk), fellow exhibitors include:
Si Billam, founder and Creative director of UNIT, a diverse graphic design practice based in Leeds
Lorna Johnstone, a Leeds-based visual artist and born again musician, who works mainly in black ink pen on recycled materials.
Tom Pitts, a Sheffield-born, Leeds based graphic designer producing simplistic and playful designs.
Adrian Riley with Rachel Welford. Adrian Riley is founder-partner of design studio Electric Angel. Their work is a mix of design for print, public art commissions and fun stuff that doesn’t comfortably fit into any category, often featuring community engagement.
Adrian: electricangel.co.uk
Rachel: rachelwelford.co.uk
Sophie Wilson, a second year BA (Hons) Graphic Design student at Leeds College of Art.
The exhibition hopes to challange the concepts of graphic design in context, and will present an interesting narrative to the ideas surrounding display, art and commerce.
Curated by Sara Teresa and Split Design (split.co.uk), a small agency based in Leeds specialising in creative led graphic design for print and web the exhibition; the exhibition will run from 14 May - 23 June.
