Pete Fowler (born 1969 in Cardiff) is a Welsh artist best known for his artwork for the Welsh band Super Furry Animals and his Monsterism toys and goods.[1] He is a freelance illustrator and "monster maker"[2] inspired by animals, music, folklore, myths, psychedelia and super nature. He has also worked on a number of other projects in the UK and Japan, such as television advertisements (Kia Picanto), as well as having art exhibitions in the UK and abroad.
The majority of Fowler's art is made in a postmodern cartoon style and often revolves around a central narrative and features a recurring set of characters. The "monsters" Fowler creates all reside on "Monsterism Island". Fowler invents extensive back-stories for his characters; each has its own specific traits and levels of "monsterism". Fowler is most known for his designer toys of his characters, which he himself manufactures with his own company.
A CD called The Sounds of Monsterism Island was released in 2005 by Heavenly Records.[3] According to the press release, "The record is a compilation album that works as a soundtrack to the world of Monsterism. The album features psychedelic music from the '60s through to today, much of it unearthed and put on CD for the first time."[citation needed] In 2006, Fowler created a set of comics about Monsterism Island which have been featured in Vice Magazine. The second soundtrack to Monsterism Island, A Psychedelic Guide to Monsterism Island, was released in 2009[4] and features mostly new compositions by a host of contemporary musicians.
Notable eventsEdit
Fowler is one half of the deckshoegaze/cosmic disco outfit Seahawks who have released extensively on vinyl, CD and download since 2010 and have remixed a variety of bands as well as regularly DJing, with Fowler commonly playing the genres of 70's smooth rock, discoid and balearic debris.[5]
ReferencesEdit
^Christgau, Robert (1998). Grown Up All Wrong: 75 Great Rock and Pop Artists from Vaudeville to Techno. Harvard University Press. p. 177. ISBN9780674443181. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
^. web.archive.org. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^"Various - The Sounds of Monsterism Island Volume One". Discogs. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^"Various - A Psychedelic Guide to Monsterism Island". Discogs. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^"Pete Fowler & Ian Sargeant". Soho Radio London. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
External linksEdit
Pete Fowler flickr
Seahawks
August 29, 2023
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