Seattle
Christian J Petersen applies his distinctive vision to a multitude of disciplines: graphic design, photography, film making, curation and art direction. A graduate ofCentral St. Martin’s College of Art and Design, Christian worked in London as an award-winning freelance designer and photographer for clients such as Levi's, Comme des Garçons, Silas and Liberty of London. He relocated to Seattle in 2005 to found the acclaimed creative agency Dumb Eyes, a company that provided graphic, web design and creative consultancy to clients such as Microsoft and City of Seattle. Christian recently left Dumb Eyes to form I Want You, a creative art and design agency. He also helms I Want You magazine, a free international art publication of which he is the curator and art director. Other curation projects include exhibitions, film events, art books and placing video art in residential spaces, and he continues to exhibit his own work, recently contributing to E-Vapor-8 at 319 Scholes in NYC. Christian's work has been widely featured in fashion and art publications including Vice, Dazed & Confused, Time Out, Creative Review, Erotic Review, The Creators Project, Area, and Selfridges Book of Wonders. Follow him on Gif Lords on Tumblr to experience "an acid house roller coaster" of gifs updated daily!