Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Chris (Simpsons artist) (born July 17, 1983) is an anonymous cartoonist known for his comedic and deliberately childlike caricatures and stream-of-consciousness writing. Chris was born in England, where he spent his childhood before moving to Scotland. As a result of this cult following, Chris has been given regular spreads in magazines such as FHM and Front.Chris's career and style were summarised by FHM as follows: "He's the Internet's Picasso, 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".Chris says that he was first inspired to become an artist when watching The Simpsons at the age of five. He began to draw the characters to pass the time. Chris still caricatures fictional characters such as the cast of The Simpsons, and signs each of his comments with the qualifier "(Simpsons artist)". However, he is also known for caricaturing real people who are currently at the centre of the media's attention, such as Prince William and Kate Middleton at the time of their wedding. Chris incurred controversy in May 2011, when he posted a caricature of Osama bin Laden.A selection of Chris's artwork was displayed at the IG:LU art gallery in Inverness from 21–27 May 2012.. }
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- Chris_(Simpsons_artist) abstract "Chris (Simpsons artist) (born July 17, 1983) is an anonymous cartoonist known for his comedic and deliberately childlike caricatures and stream-of-consciousness writing. Chris was born in England, where he spent his childhood before moving to Scotland. As a result of this cult following, Chris has been given regular spreads in magazines such as FHM and Front.Chris's career and style were summarised by FHM as follows: "He's the Internet's Picasso, 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".Chris says that he was first inspired to become an artist when watching The Simpsons at the age of five. He began to draw the characters to pass the time. Chris still caricatures fictional characters such as the cast of The Simpsons, and signs each of his comments with the qualifier "(Simpsons artist)". However, he is also known for caricaturing real people who are currently at the centre of the media's attention, such as Prince William and Kate Middleton at the time of their wedding. Chris incurred controversy in May 2011, when he posted a caricature of Osama bin Laden.A selection of Chris's artwork was displayed at the IG:LU art gallery in Inverness from 21–27 May 2012.".