Edley ODowd

Edley ODowd is a New York-based graphic designer, musician and typographer. ODowd was a member of British band Psychic TV[1] since 2003,[2] as the drummer and designer who created all the band's album covers, records, posters, books, apparel and branding for the group, led by Genesis P-Orridge.[3] As one of Genesis P-Orridge's closest confidents, he carries on the band's legacy through books, art exhibitions and public lectures.[4]

"Snakes," a 2014 album by Psychic TV, with the cover design by Edley ODowd.

As an artist and designer, he has designed books, album covers and exhibitions, with the most recent one at Lethal Amounts Gallery in Los Angeles in 2017 entitled Discipline: The Art Of Psychic TV, 2003 – 2016.[5]

ODowd introduced Genesis P-Orridge to his wife Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge in 1995.[6]

Biography

ODowd graduated from Purchase College in New York and has worked since 1997[7] on music design and has taught graphic design as a professor at Purchase College, as well as Parsons School of Design in New York, festivals like South By Southwest and museums like the Rubin Museum of Art in New York.[8]

In 2003, ODowd urged P-Orridge to rekindle her desire to perform and create music as Psychic TV.[9] It led to the duo collaborating for the next 14 years as Psychic TV.[10] ODowd is also a DJ.[11]

As a designer, ODowd's music packaging design influences include Neville Brody, Vaughan Oliver and Peter Saville.[12] "Having been trained in graphic design in an age where computers were new and considered an additional tool, rather than the only tool, when I entered the workforce, I only knew the basics of one program and 80% of the work was still done by hand," he said.[13]

Exhibitions

His book "Discipline: The Art of Psychic TV: 2003 – 2016' was published in 2017,[14] showcasing all the artwork from Psychic TV from 2003 until 2016 with a foreword written by Genesis P-Orridge. Genesis P-Orridge once called ODowd's design work a "fastidious methodology" and "working his magic on anything and everything that might add to the unique cascade of original, ever-more-groundbreaking combinations."[15]

ODowd's design work explores the relationship between iconography, pattern and design. "I think that design is a conduit for creating a powerful cultural shift and over the years I have been creating works that grow and evolve as we evolve; a memetic spiral outward from the place where it all began. It's matching this concept of design and graphic repetition to a kind of religious rite. It's sacred art on many levels," said ODowd. "It's more than just creating an image, as this repetition gives power to a symbol, to an idea. I want to explore the application of pattern and graphic to everyday objects.[16]"

Filmography

ODowd stars as a subject in the biopic The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye, a 2011 film directed by Marie Losier,[17] which won a Teddy Award for Best Documentary.[18]

References
  1. Leland, John (2020-03-14). "Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Musician, Artist and Provocateur, Dies at 70". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  2. "Psychic TV and Throbbing Gristle co-founder Genesis Breyer P-Orridge ponders the role of the artist in chaotic times". Los Angeles Times. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  3. Savage, Mark (2020-03-15). "Throbbing Gristle's Genesis P-Orridge dies aged 70". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  4. "Genesis P-Orridge, pioneering artist and musician, has died, aged 70". www.theartnewspaper.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  5. "Check Out an Excerpt of Edley ODowd's New Book on Psychic TV". TIDAL Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  6. "Lady Jaye Breyer P-orridge". The Independent. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  7. ODowd, Edley (2020-04-07). "Edley ODowd". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  8. "Psychic TV-Genesis Breyer P-Orridge | Rubin Museum of Art". rubinmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  9. Pearis, Bill. "Psychic TV announce new LP 'Alienist' & reissue of 'Force the Hand of Chance,' touring". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  10. "Psychic TV and Throbbing Gristle co-founder Genesis Breyer P-Orridge ponders the role of the artist in chaotic times". Los Angeles Times. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  11. "Inside Sunnyvale, the East Williamsburg Venue Where DIY's Gone Legit". Bedford + Bowery. 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  12. Sayej, Nadja (2020-07-23). "Psychic TV, Rock Merch and Ghost Texting: Spotlight On Edley ODowd". Threadless Blog. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  13. Sayej, Nadja (2020-07-23). "Psychic TV, Rock Merch and Ghost Texting: Spotlight On Edley ODowd". Threadless Blog. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  14. "Edley ODowd of Psychic TV: Interview". Never Apart. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  15. "Check Out an Excerpt of Edley ODowd's New Book on Psychic TV". TIDAL Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  16. "Perfect Sound Forever: Edley O'Dowd of Psychic TV- interview". www.furious.com. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  17. Catsoulis, Jeannette (2012-03-08). "The Things They Did for Love (and Attention)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  18. Renninger, Bryce J.; Renninger, Bryce J. (2011-02-19). "Berlinale 2011 | Teddy Awards Announce Best in Queer Film". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-08-26.


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