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Central Station Design

January 01, 1970

For other uses, see Central Station (disambiguation).

Central Station Design is a Mancunian design company founded by Pat Carroll, Karen Jackson, and Matt Carroll. It is usually associated with Factory Records and the Madchester scene of the early 1990s. The company created album cover artwork and posters for Factory artists including The Happy Mondays, Black Grape, and James. Their design for the Happy Mondays' Madchester Rave On E.P. in late 1989 became the iconic logo for the movement. Their work came to represent the movement so clearly that Factory Records owner and radio presenter Tony Wilson said, "The second half of the Factory story is best summed up by the painterly eccentricity of Central Station."[1] Speaking about Manchester in the 1980s and 1990s, Karen Jackson said, "At some point you need an incubator and a home for all this energy, which for us became Factory Records, Dry Bar and The Haçienda. Tony Wilson articulated the value of this energy, people like Kevin Cummins photographed and documented it, the bands soundtracked it, and we tried to paint it."[2]

The "Madchester" logo

History edit

In 1990, Central Station members Pat Carroll, Karen Jackson, and Matt Carroll appeared in the documentary TV series Celebration: Madchester — Sound of the North produced by Granada Television.[3]

In 2008, Central Station's cover design for the Happy Mondays' 1988 album Bummed was featured in Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller's installation piece Shaun Ryder's Family Tree, shown at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design. "With its close-cropped, acid-pink portrait of Shaun Ryder, designed by Central Station, Deller displays the album alongside a vinyl-text genealogy of Ryder’s family, designed by Scott King."[4]

Exhibitions edit

In 1990, Central Station held their first exhibition, entitled Hello Playmates, at Manchester City Art Gallery from 29 July to 9 September.[5] The exhibition featured "a collection of larger-than-life portraits of famous faces from British TV including Ken Dodd, Kenneth Williams, Bob Monkhouse and Barbara Windsor"[6] as well as Arthur Askey (whose catchphrase was "Hello playmates!"), Tommy Cooper, and Tony Hancock.[7] British music magazine NME reported on the opening night of the exhibition, describing it as "cheap pop graphics masquerading as fine art—or what?" and hailing Central Station as "awfully cool chaps" and "the design company responsible for the odd Happy Mondays record sleeve (the odder the better)."[8] The opening was attended by such musicians as Reni of The Stone Roses, Graham Massey of 808 State, Graham Lambert of Inspiral Carpets, Bernard Sumner of New Order, Northside, Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys, and Johnny Marr of The Smiths. Later that year, the exhibition was transferred to London's Decorative Arts Group, then located at 9 Church St, NW8, where it was shown from 20 November to 1 December 1990.

Central Station had their first large-scale retrospective exhibition, called Faç Off, at Richard Goodall Gallery in Manchester, England in July 2008. It was a 25-year retrospective and encompassed work from throughout their career, offering for the first time the chance to buy silkscreen and pigment prints in signed and numbered editions of their works including the Faç Off and Madchester designs. It featured artwork from their Factory Records days, various fine art paintings and portraits of TV and radio personalities like Tommy Cooper, Ken Dodd, and Kenneth Williams.[9]

In 2010, Central Station Design collaborated with ITV to celebrate the 50th anniversary of TV series Coronation Street, producing "a series of technicolour portraits of the soap's most famous stars."[10] The prints were displayed at the Richard Goodall Gallery in Manchester in an exhibition entitled Central Station Paint Coronation Street Part 1 which ran from Friday 3 December 2011 to 15 January 2011.

Title Sequences and Film Work edit

Operating under the names Central Station Art[11] and Central Station Technicolour,[12] the trio has designed numerous title sequences and graphics for feature films.

In 2002, they created the opening title sequence for the film 24 Hour Party People, a British comedy-drama directed by Michael Winterbottom about Manchester's popular music community from 1976 to 1992, and specifically about Factory Records.[13] Along with the main titles, Central Station created the film's poster and its interstitial graphics, imbuing each piece with their signature "manic energy and bold swaths of colour."[14] Central Station would go on to collaborate with Winterbottom on several more films, including The Killer Inside Me (2010) and The Look of Love (2013), for which they also designed title sequences. Talking with Art of the Title about their work on The Killer Inside Me, Karen Jackson said, "We tried to create our own contemporary take on ’50s title sequences." Sam Carroll describes their title sequence for The Look of Love as "an opening 3 minute film-within-a-film and various montages that would bring this eccentric, wild and colourful world to life."[15]

In 2006, they worked with Director Antonia Bird to create the opening title sequence for the two-hour Cracker TV special.

Filmography edit

Personal life edit

The Carrolls are cousins of Shaun and Paul Ryder of the Happy Mondays.

References edit

  1. ^ Flynn, Paul (23 October 2016). "The unsung Madchester artist". The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ Landekic, Lola (21 October 2014). "24 Hour Party People (2002) on Art of the Title". Art of the Title. Art of the Title. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  3. ^ Landekic, Lola (21 October 2014). "24 Hour Party People (2002) on Art of the Title". Art of the Title. Art of the Title. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design presents 'Jeremy Deller: Manchester Tracks'". Art Daily. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Hello Playmates". Factory Records. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Central to a city's legend". Manchester Evening News. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Hello Playmates". Factory Records. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Ideas Above Their Station". NME. July 1990. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  9. ^ Landekic, Lola (21 October 2014). "24 Hour Party People (2002) on Art of the Title". Art of the Title. Art of the Title. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Central Station Design Paint Coronation Street Part 1". Richard Goodall Gallery. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Central Station Art on IMDB". IMDB. IMDB. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Central Station Technicolour on IMDB". IMDB. IMDB. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  13. ^ Gavin Lucas. . creativereview.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  14. ^ Landekic, Lola (21 October 2014). "24 Hour Party People (2002) on Art of the Title". Art of the Title. Art of the Title. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  15. ^ Landekic, Lola (21 October 2014). "24 Hour Party People (2002) on Art of the Title". Art of the Title. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  16. ^ Landekic, Lola (21 October 2014). "24 Hour Party People (2002) on Art of the Title". Art of the Title. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  • Central Station Technicolour on IMDB
  • New Musical Express article, November 17, 1990

External links edit

  • — under construction.
  • RichardGoodallGallery.com: official website for the sale of limited edition art prints

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came to represent the movement so clearly that Factory Records owner and radio presenter Tony Wilson said The second half of the Factory story is best summed up by the painterly eccentricity of Central Station 1 Speaking about Manchester in the 1980s and 1990s Karen Jackson said At some point you need an incubator and a home for all this energy which for us became Factory Records Dry Bar and The Hacienda Tony Wilson articulated the value of this energy people like Kevin Cummins photographed and documented it the bands soundtracked it and we tried to paint it 2 The Madchester logo Contents 1 History 2 Exhibitions 3 Title Sequences and Film Work 4 Filmography 5 Personal life 6 References 7 External linksHistory editIn 1990 Central Station members Pat Carroll Karen Jackson and Matt Carroll appeared in the documentary TV series Celebration Madchester Sound of the North produced by Granada Television 3 In 2008 Central Station s cover design for the Happy Mondays 1988 album Bummed was featured in Turner Prize winning artist Jeremy Deller s installation piece Shaun Ryder s Family Tree shown at the Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design With its close cropped acid pink portrait of Shaun Ryder designed by Central Station Deller displays the album alongside a vinyl text genealogy of Ryder s family designed by Scott King 4 Exhibitions editIn 1990 Central Station held their first exhibition entitled Hello Playmates at Manchester City Art Gallery from 29 July to 9 September 5 The exhibition featured a collection of larger than life portraits of famous faces from British TV including Ken Dodd Kenneth Williams Bob Monkhouse and Barbara Windsor 6 as well as Arthur Askey whose catchphrase was Hello playmates Tommy Cooper and Tony Hancock 7 British music magazine NME reported on the opening night of the exhibition describing it as cheap pop graphics masquerading as fine art or what and hailing Central Station as awfully cool chaps and the design company responsible for the odd Happy Mondays record sleeve the odder the better 8 The opening was attended by such musicians as Reni of The Stone Roses Graham Massey of 808 State Graham Lambert of Inspiral Carpets Bernard Sumner of New Order Northside Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys and Johnny Marr of The Smiths Later that year the exhibition was transferred to London s Decorative Arts Group then located at 9 Church St NW8 where it was shown from 20 November to 1 December 1990 Central Station had their first large scale retrospective exhibition called Fac Off at Richard Goodall Gallery in Manchester England in July 2008 It was a 25 year retrospective and encompassed work from throughout their career offering for the first time the chance to buy silkscreen and pigment prints in signed and numbered editions of their works including the Fac Off and Madchester designs It featured artwork from their Factory Records days various fine art paintings and portraits of TV and radio personalities like Tommy Cooper Ken Dodd and Kenneth Williams 9 In 2010 Central Station Design collaborated with ITV to celebrate the 50th anniversary of TV series Coronation Street producing a series of technicolour portraits of the soap s most famous stars 10 The prints were displayed at the Richard Goodall Gallery in Manchester in an exhibition entitled Central Station Paint Coronation Street Part 1 which ran from Friday 3 December 2011 to 15 January 2011 Title Sequences and Film Work editOperating under the names Central Station Art 11 and Central Station Technicolour 12 the trio has designed numerous title sequences and graphics for feature films In 2002 they created the opening title sequence for the film 24 Hour Party People a British comedy drama directed by Michael Winterbottom about Manchester s popular music community from 1976 to 1992 and specifically about Factory Records 13 Along with the main titles Central Station created the film s poster and its interstitial graphics imbuing each piece with their signature manic energy and bold swaths of colour 14 Central Station would go on to collaborate with Winterbottom on several more films including The Killer Inside Me 2010 and The Look of Love 2013 for which they also designed title sequences Talking with Art of the Title about their work on The Killer Inside Me Karen Jackson said We tried to create our own contemporary take on 50s title sequences Sam Carroll describes their title sequence for The Look of Love as an opening 3 minute film within a film and various montages that would bring this eccentric wild and colourful world to life 15 In 2006 they worked with Director Antonia Bird to create the opening title sequence for the two hour Cracker TV special Filmography editThe Emperor s New Clothes 2015 The Look of Love 2013 The Killer Inside Me 2010 A Summer in Genoa 2008 A Mighty Hearty 2007 The Road to Guantanamo 2006 Cracker 2006 16 9 Songs 2004 In This World 2002 24 Hour Party People 2002 Personal life editThe Carrolls are cousins of Shaun and Paul Ryder of the Happy Mondays References edit Flynn Paul 23 October 2016 The unsung Madchester artist The Guardian The Guardian Retrieved 15 October 2018 Landekic Lola 21 October 2014 24 Hour Party People 2002 on Art of the Title Art of the Title Art of the Title Retrieved 15 October 2018 Landekic Lola 21 October 2014 24 Hour Party People 2002 on Art of the Title Art of the Title Art of the Title Retrieved 15 October 2018 Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design presents Jeremy Deller Manchester Tracks Art Daily Retrieved 16 October 2018 Hello Playmates Factory Records Retrieved 16 October 2018 Central to a city s legend Manchester Evening News 19 April 2010 Retrieved 16 October 2018 Hello Playmates Factory Records Retrieved 16 October 2018 Ideas Above Their Station NME July 1990 Retrieved 16 October 2018 Landekic Lola 21 October 2014 24 Hour Party People 2002 on Art of the Title Art of the Title Art of the Title Retrieved 15 October 2018 Central Station Design Paint Coronation Street Part 1 Richard Goodall Gallery Retrieved 16 October 2018 Central Station Art on IMDB IMDB IMDB Retrieved 15 October 2018 Central Station Technicolour on IMDB IMDB IMDB Retrieved 15 October 2018 Gavin Lucas Central Station 24 Hour Arty People creativereview co uk Archived from the original on 9 August 2014 Retrieved 8 August 2014 Landekic Lola 21 October 2014 24 Hour Party People 2002 on Art of the Title Art of the Title Art of the Title Retrieved 15 October 2018 Landekic Lola 21 October 2014 24 Hour Party People 2002 on Art of the Title Art of the Title Retrieved 15 October 2018 Landekic Lola 21 October 2014 24 Hour Party People 2002 on Art of the Title Art of the Title Retrieved 15 October 2018 Central Station Technicolour on IMDB New Musical Express article November 17 1990 Portrait from 24 Hour Party People websiteExternal links editOfficial Central Station Design website under construction Cerysmatic Factory website RichardGoodallGallery com official website for 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