Biography
Adrian Robb is an interdisciplinary artist, designer and illustrator based in Dublin, Ireland. He studied Graphic Arts and Illustration at Anglia Ruskin in Cambridge, followed by a Postgraduate Diploma in Fine art at Chelsea College of Art, London. Working across a wide variety of artistic industries his work focuses on creative projects related to the publishing and literary world. He designs books, produces illustrations for cookbooks and lifestyle magazines and makes paintings that reference the literary world, as well as focusing on formal concerns such as pattern and repetition. He has worked with a variety of organizations and individuals producing visual solutions for businesses and has experience with layout design, surface design, logos, design for print & web, hand-lettering and textiles.Clients include: Waterstones, Bewleys, Dubray Books, Howbert & Mays, Volpe Nero, Backlist Magazine, This is Tomorrow, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Peter Manion, Harper's Books, NYC, Artnet.Artist Statement
My work is divided between three predominant practices: design, painting and illustration. I use traditional methods such as painting, collage and drawing. My design practice is geared towards book design, textiles, design for print with an emphasis on typography and layout design. My illustrations are focused on lifestyle, bookshops and food & drink. My paintings have formal concerns related to color, balance, repetition and pattern. At the heart of all these practices is an interest in materiality, process old fashioned hard work. My interest in the literary world and storytelling has its foundation in my ongoing role as a bookseller, I use this role to facilitate my artistic practice. I also travel extensively; each trip serves as inspiration for paintings and illustrations work