Designer, illustrator
UK
Born 1949

Born of Polish parents in London in 1949, Klimowski was trained at the Saint Martin's School of Art before studying at the Academy of Fine Art and working professionally in Warsaw. His east-European legacy deeply influences Klimowski's work.

From the late 1970s to the near present he has designed posters and book jackets - including novels by PG Wodehouse , Simon Louvish, Lionel Shriver, Milan Kundera and Kazuo Ishiguro - and illustrations, TV graphics and animation, following his particular of from examples of his 'Polish School' design.

The early twentieth century photo-collagists, Surrealism, Dada and Expressionism have obviously been an influence on part of Klimowski's work, but he has developed his own personal style with a combination of fantasy, anxiety, ambiguity and eroticism which keeps his works from becoming mere pastiches.

He is the current head of illustration at the RCA, His work includes short films, illustrations and books, including 'Lo sguardo deviato' ('The deflected gaze'), and most recently "The Secret". His work has recently been subject of a retrospective at the Theatre Museum in London.