Pete Fowler

Welshman Pete "The Monsterist" Fowler is what I would refer to as a very "unique" character. A designer with his finger in many pies, Pete not only illustrates but is also a musician and even has his own range of children's toy characters (under the brand "Monsterism") which began circulating over ten years ago. His work is described as...

"...a world where character design meets music and art in a weird and wonderful way.

That world is Monsterism, a place where banjos are played by horned owls and synths tweaked by mutant horses. His unique, instantly recognizable approach and sense of playfulness and visual adventures have brought his work to the attention of people around the world."

In terms of his illustration work, Fowler creates quite simple but extremely colourful, bright and charming pieces using various techniques such as painting, sculpture and printing and has had this work exhibited all around the world many times.

Fowler is perhaps most known in his (and my) home country of Wales for his designs affiliated with the band Super Furry Animals, for whom he created album/single artwork, publications and merchandise for the musical group.

One of Fowler's many characters, full of
personality!

I love Pete's work! The bright colours, the vibrancy and the crisp appearance makes his illustrations really stand out to me. As well as his mind-blowing almost abstract pieces, I really like the way he depicts his characters and this has really inspired me to perhaps try simpler ways of designing my own when the time comes. "Less is more" comes to mind with how he manages to simply but effectively get across a "persona" of his characters. Just brilliant!

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