Chris (Simpsons Artist)
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About
Chris (Simpsons Artist) is an illustrator known for his bizarre, naïve art-style[8] depictions of characters from various cartoons, live-action television series and films, including The Simpsons and Winnie the Pooh.
Online History
On April 16th, 2011, Chris launched the Facebook[1] page "Simpsons pictures that I gone and done," which gained over 484,000 likes over the next four years. In May, Chris created the @getbentsaggy[2] Twitter feed.
As early as June 7th, Chris began selling merchandise and prints featuring his illustrations on his art website Pictures That I Gone and Done.[6][7] On February 21st, 2012, the pop culture news blog One and Other[9] published an interview with Chris. In May, the IG:LU art gallery in Inverness, Scotland placed several of Chris' works on display.[10] On April 16th, 2012, the arts and culture blog Crack in the Road[12] published an interview with Chris. On July 4th, 2014, Chris posted an illustration of the cartoon character Winnie the Pooh taking a jar of "bee syrup" from the cartoon character piglet on Facebook[11] (shown below). In six months, the image garnered upwards of 28,000 likes, 6,800 comments and 5,700 shares.
Reception
On March 19th, 2012, Redditor alltheaids submitted a screenshot of a Facebook post in which Chris replies to a fan with a lengthy, bizarre comment (shown below). Prior to being archived, the post accumulated more than 540 votes (92% upvoted) and 20 comments on the /r/facepalm[13] subreddit.
On November 24th, 2014, Redditor MrBlueish submitted a photograph of a picture frame inspired by Chris' Winnie the Pooh illustration (shown below). In the first two months, the post gained over 4,600 votes (94% upvoted) and 340 comments on the /r/WTF[14] subreddit. On Tumblr, the fan sites Chris (Simpsons Artists) xox[3] and SimpsonArtistFan[4] highlight artwork by Chris.
Notable Works
Search Interest
External References
[1] Facebook – Simpsons pictures that I gone and done
[2] Twitter – @getbentsaggy
[3] Tumblr – Chris Simpsons Artist xox
[4] Tumblr – SimpsonArtistFan
[5] Reddit – Chris seems like a pretty great guy
[6] Wayback Machine – Pictures That I Gone and Done
[7] Pictures that I Gone and Done – Pictures That I Gone and Done
[9] One and Other (via Wayback Machine) – In Conversation with Chris
[10] IG:LU (via Wayback Machine) – Chris Simpsons Artist
[11] Facebook – Winnie the Pooh illustration
[12] Crack in the Road – Artist Interview Chris Simpsons Artist
[13] Reddit – Best of chris
[14] Reddit – Give me all of your bee syrup now
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