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 Association football culture, or football culture refers to the cultural aspects surrounding the game of association football. As the sport is global, the culture of the game is diverse, with varying degrees of overlap and distinctiveness in e ...

and

dog shows A dog show is an event where dogs are exhibited. A conformation show, also referred to as a ''breed show'', is a kind of dog show in which a judge, familiar with a specific dog breed, evaluates individual purebred dogs for how well the dogs ' ...

, and made music videos for

The Breeders The Breeders are an American alternative rock band based in Dayton, Ohio, consisting of members Kim Deal (rhythm guitar, lead vocals), her twin sister Kelley Deal (lead guitar, vocals), Josephine Wiggs (bass guitar, vocals) and Jim Macpherso ...

, Lush and

Iceage Iceage is a Danish punk rock band from Copenhagen. The band was formed in 2008 and has released the albums '' New Brigade'' (2011), '' You're Nothing'' (2013), '' Plowing Into the Field of Love'' (2014), '' Beyondless'' (2018), and '' Seek S ...

. His animation work has won a Clio Award and been shown in group exhibitions at

Manchester Art Gallery Manchester Art Gallery, formerly Manchester City Art Gallery, is a publicly owned art museum on Mosley Street in Manchester city centre. The main gallery premises were built for a learned society in 1823 and today its collection occupies three ...

and at

SeaCity Museum The SeaCity Museum is a museum in Southampton, England, which opened on 10 April 2012 to mark the centenary of RMS ''Titanics departure from the city. It is housed within a part of the Grade II* listed civic centre building which previously ...

in Southampton.

Life and work

Andersen grew up in Denmark and moved to London in 1993. He earned a BA in visual communication design from

Ravensbourne University London Ravensbourne University London (formerly Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication) is a digital media and design university, with vocational courses in fashion, television and broadcasting, interactive product design, architecture an ...

(1993–1996) and a MA in graphic design from the

Royal College of Art The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design university in the United Kingdom. It of ...

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

, " Blind Spot" by Lush, " Wait in the Car" by

, and "12:36" by Lowly. His

documentary photography Documentary photography usually refers to a popular form of photography used to chronicle events or environments both significant and relevant to history and historical events as well as everyday life. It is typically undertaken as professional pho ...

series and book, ''Can't Smile Without You,'' is about

fans Fan commonly refers to: * Fan (machine), a machine for producing airflow, often used for cooling ** Hand fan, an implement held and waved by hand to move air for cooling * Fan (person), short for fanatic; an enthusiast or supporter, especially wit ...

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...

. 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 "Can't Smile Without You" is a song written by Christian Arnold, David Martin and Geoff Morrow, and recorded by various artists including Barry Manilow and the Carpenters. It was first recorded and released by David Martin as a solo single in ...

", popularised by

Barry Manilow Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", "I Write the Songs", " Can ...

in 1978, "which fans adopted as the club's anthem." His documentary photography series ''Dog Shows'', made between 2004 and 2019, is about international

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 Central Saint Martins is a public tertiary art school in London, England. It is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. It offers full-time courses at foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and a variety of shor ...

, School of Fashion, London (2000–); senior lecturer at the

University of Brighton The University of Brighton is a public university based on four campuses in Brighton and Eastbourne on the south coast of England. Its roots can be traced back to 1858 when the Brighton School of Art was opened in the Royal Pavilion. It achiev ...

School of Art; and module leader at Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts (2017–).

Publications

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

*''Visceral Pleasures. UK: Booth-Clibborn, 2000.''

Rick Poynor Rick Poynor is a British writer on design, graphic design, typography, and visual culture. Career He began as a general visual arts journalist, working on ''Blueprint'' magazine in London. After founding ''Eye'' magazine, which he edited from 1 ...

Vaughan Oliver Vaughan Oliver (12 September 1957 – 29 December 2019) was a British graphic designer based in Epsom, Surrey. Oliver was best known for his work with graphic design studios 23 Envelope and v23. Both studios maintained a close relationship wit ...

. . *''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:

, 2012. . Exhibition catalogue. *''Papercut.'' USA: Rockport, 2014. Owen Gildersleeve. .

Group exhibitions

*''The First Cut,''

, Manchester, 2012/2013;

Djanogly Art Gallery Djanogly may refer to: * Jonathan Djanogly (born 1965), British Conservative politician * Djanogly City Academy, school in Nottingham, England * Harry Djanogly (born 1938), British textile manufacturer, father of Jonathan * Sir Harry and Lady Dja ...

, Nottingham, 2013;

, Southampton, 2014.

Music videos

*"Against The Moon" by

(2014) – directed by Andersen and Kim Thue *" Blind Spot" by Lush (2016) – directed by Andersen and Kim Thue *" Wait in the Car" by

(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

References

External links

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"Martin Andersen's charged and emotional photographs of diehard Tottenham Hotspur football fans"
by Katy Cowan at ''Creative Boom'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Andersen, Martin Masai 21st-century Danish photographers Danish photographers Danish art directors Danish designers Place of birth missing (living people) Living people 1972 births Danish music video directors Alumni of the Royal College of Art Alumni of Ravensbourne University London Academics of Central Saint Martins Academics of the University of Brighton