[01] ABOUT THE ARTIST
ANDREAS
PREIS
ANDREAS PREIS IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST, ILLUSTRATOR, AND DESIGNER BASED IN BERLIN, WHOSE WORK BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN CONTEMPORARY ART AND COMMERCIAL DESIGN. WITH A VERSATILE SKILL SET THAT SPANS FROM INTRICATE ILLUSTRATIONS AND LARGE-SCALE MURALS TO BRANDING, TYPOGRAPHY, EDITORIAL LAYOUTS, AND PACKAGING, ANDREAS HAS DEVELOPED A SIGNATURE STYLE THAT IS INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE. INFLUENCED EARLY ON BY THE BOLD ENERGY OF COMIC BOOKS AND THE RAW TEXTURES OF STREET ART IN THE 2000S, HIS AESTHETIC HAS STEADILY EVOLVED, NOW BLENDING GRAPHIC PRECISION WITH ORGANIC FLAIR, AND A VIBRANT SENSE OF STORYTELLING.
WHAT SETS ANDREAS APART IS NOT ONLY HIS DISTINCTIVE VISUAL LANGUAGE BUT ALSO HIS ABILITY TO MOVE FLUIDLY BETWEEN PERSONAL ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND GLOBAL BRAND COLLABORATION. OVER THE YEARS, HE HAS WORKED WITH A BROAD ROSTER OF INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS, INCLUDING ADIDAS, ADOBE, COCA-COLA, DC COMICS, GOOGLE, MINI, PLAYSTATION, AND NIKE, AMONG MANY OTHERS. WHETHER IT’S A HAND-PAINTED MURAL, A DIGITAL CAMPAIGN, OR A PIECE OF PACKAGING, HIS WORK CARRIES A CONSISTENT SENSE OF ENERGY, DETAIL, AND CRAFTSMANSHIP.
[02] PROJECT INFORMATION
HIS CONNECTION TO ART GOES FAR BEYOND COMMERCIAL WORK. DEEPLY ROOTED IN HIS BERLIN NEIGHBORHOOD, ANDREAS HAS ALSO BROUGHT COLOR AND PERSONALITY TO THE STREETS OF SCHÖNEBERG, WHERE HE LIVES AND WORKS. A FEW YEARS AGO, HE PAINTED A VIBRANT MURAL OF SQUIRRELS ON THE SHUTTERS OF HIS LOCAL DAYCARE, A NOD TO THE PLAYFUL WILDLIFE THAT FREQUENTS THE AREA. THAT PIECE TURNED INTO A BIT OF A LOCAL LANDMARK, AND MORE RECENTLY, HE WAS INVITED TO CREATE ANOTHER MURAL JUST NEXT DOOR. THIS TIME, HE CHOSE TO PAINT A FAMILY OF FOXES, INSPIRED BY THE ONES OFTEN SPOTTED WANDERING THE STREETS OF BERLIN IN THE EVENINGS.
THE RESULT IS A CHARMING CONTINUATION OF HIS NEIGHBORHOOD ‘GALLERY’, ONE THAT BLENDS EVERYDAY OBSERVATION WITH IMAGINATION AND CRAFT. THROUGH BOTH HIS COMMISSIONED AND PERSONAL WORK, ANDREAS CONTINUES TO SHAPE VISUAL CULTURE WITH AUTHENTICITY AND PASSION. WHETHER WORKING ON A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN OR PAINTING DIRECTLY IN HIS COMMUNITY, HE BRINGS THE SAME LEVEL OF DETAIL, NARRATIVE, AND CARE TO EVERYTHING HE CREATES.
