Pete Fowler (born 1969 in Cardiff) is a Welsh artist best known for his artwork for the band Super Furry Animals and his Monsterism toys and goods.
Growing up in Cardiff before studying fine art at Falmouth University, Fowler was surrounded by music and the emerging skateboarding culture, but the sleeve imagery that made the greatest impact was that which adorned records by anarcho-punk band Crass.
Having graduated in 1991, Fowler moved to London, where he tried to make ends meet by producing artwork for T-shirts and nightclub backdrops, while also putting on small exhibitions of his work in bars.
Word spread quickly and it wasn’t long before Fowler received a phone call from Creation Records and an invitation to show his portfolio to the Super Furry Animals.
[6] 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.
[5] Fowler has worked with a myriad of different clients including Disney, Levi's, Lynx, AVG, Kia Motors, Paul Smith, Sony, EMI, Warner Brothers, Poweo, Hewlett Packard, Boxfresh, Vice Magazine, GQ, Volvic, Etnies, MTV, Konami, BMG, Island Records, Rough Trade, Aardman Animation, Unilever, Greenpeace, Redbull, Warp Films, Haiti Benefit, The co-operative, Future Publishing, Big Chill, Camp Bestival & Bestival, All Tomorrows Parties, Green Man, The Horrors, Clinic and Super Fury Animals [7] Gruff Rhys member of the band was introduced to some of Fowlers murals just after a tour in Japan and after being immersed in Japanese imagery seeing Fowlers work was a ‘Eureka moment’ [8].