Anderson’s Artworks

Anderson’s work involves research on current climate science, consultation with scientists, fieldwork in remote parts of the world, and artwork creation in his home studio. Fieldwork, whether it be in Africa, the Canadian Arctic, Antarctica, the deserts of Utah, or etcetera, is expeditionary in nature involving physical conditioning and months of preparatory planning. While some locations mandate the use of logistical support persons, Anderson’s fieldwork methodology is modeled off of contemporary alpinism and no-trace hiking ethics where one travels light and fast in small, self-sufficient parties.

Knowledge alters perception and it is my aim to contextualize my subject matter (e.g., a tree, a glacier) in larger scientific and intellectual bodies of knowledge. Most often my artwork is shown alongside scientific and philosophical essays (written by project collaborators), which offer additional, unique insights into global heating. Glacial ice melts and is no longer replenished in kind. Tree species adapt to aridification or perish. Such truths require new ways for understanding and perceiving the world and our place within it. This is the primary goal of my practice—to deepen our shared perceptions and understandings of nature and, by extension, contribute to how we may frame and solve the global climate crisis.

Anderson’s limited edition prints are all original works of art. He draws inspiration from the 17th-19th c. Japanese ukiyo-e (“images of the floating world”) renaissance that, in part, sought to reorientate humans with the natural world while questioning society’s priorities. Consistent throughout Anderson’s artworks are the utilization of first-person compositional perspectives and representational imagery. According to Anderson, “These formal strategies aim to give the artworks a photojournalistic quality that communicate ‘this is so,’ and ‘what you see is real.’” A master printer by training and craftsperson by disposition, each of Todd Anderson’s reduction woodcuts are exquisitely carved and hand printed over the course of 4-6 weeks. Collaborative projects are produced over the course of one or more years.

Anderson’s artworks are available for purchase through the 5th Avenue Metropolitan Museum of Art Gallery Store in New York City (located inside the Met), Old Main Gallery in Bozeman, Montana, PS Marlowe in Asheville, North Carolina, and Kai Lin Art gallery in Atlanta. For inquiries about speaking engagements and workshops, questions, or additional information contact Anderson directly at ToddAndersonArtist@gmail.com