Chris (Simpsons artist) is a pseudonymous
cartoonist
A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comics illustrators/artists in that they produce both the litera ...
known for his comedic and
deliberately childlike caricatures and
stream-of-consciousness writing.
Early life
Chris was born in
England
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, where he spent his childhood before moving to
Scotland
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.
Career
Chris has stated that he was first inspired to draw characters from ''
The Simpsons
''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...
'' when he was five, around the time the show first went to air. He still caricatures fictional characters such as the cast of ''The Simpsons'', and signs each of his comments with the qualifier "(Simpsons artist)". He is also known for caricaturing real people currently at the centre of the media's attention at that time, such as
Prince William
William, Prince of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982), is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales.
William was born during the reign of his p ...
and
Kate Middleton at the time of
their wedding. He incurred controversy in May 2011 when he posted a caricature of
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden (10 March 19572 May 2011) was a militant leader who was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, Bin Laden participated in the Afghan ''mujahideen'' against the Soviet Union, and support ...
.
As a result of his cult following, Chris has been given regular spreads in magazines such as ''
FHM'' and ''
Front''. His career and style were summarised by ''FHM'' as "he's the Internet's
Picasso
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, Ceramic art, ceramicist, and Scenic ...
, he lives in Scotland somewhere, no one knows his real name, and he does slightly unnerving pictures of famous people". In 2011, ''
Front'' praised Chris for what they described as his "so-bad-they're-actually-bloody-amazingly-good illustrations". In May 2012, a selection of Chris' artwork was displayed at the IG:LU art gallery in
Inverness
Inverness (; ; from the , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness") is a city in the Scottish Highlands, having been granted city status in 2000. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highland ...
.
See also
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Nigel Molesworth
Nigel Molesworth is a fictional character, the supposed author of a series of books about life in an English prep school named St Custard's. The books were written by Geoffrey Willans, with cartoon illustrations by Ronald Searle.
The Moleswo ...
, a 1950s cartoon series which uses a similar stream-of-consciousness childlike style
References
External links
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1983 births
Pseudonymous artists
English contemporary artists
British Internet celebrities
English caricaturists
English humorists
English satirists
Living people
21st-century British artists