Drawings by Peter Thompson

Jul 31st 2009

Peter Thompson has some great original drawings for sale on his flickr account. During the month of August Peter will be donating half of the money from the sales of his drawings to help out Yale St & A Horse and His Boy (two bands that got their music gear ripped off along with 3 years worth of samples)
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Excerpt from LondonFuse.ca
Peter Thompson is one of the most fascinating artists to emerge from the depths of London’s art scene. Each of his 50 Dollar drawings comprise his trademark cartoonish lines which outline everything from retro hot rods to strange, ghost-like characters. The swervy lines almost fall off the page like a slinky down a set of stairs. I’m always dumbfounded by the bounty of imaginary characters Thompson draws but also by his unselfconscious, decontextualized social commentary. If it were not for the blunt, sometimes inviting, sometimes forbidding phrases- like “don’t worry, you won’t get hurt”, taken sometimes from pop culture, sometimes from an unknown origin – the sheer schizophrenia of the various complex elements intermingling on a page might put people off the way highbrow art often does.

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Peter’s artwork can also be seen in Brain Trust a book of collaborative drawings and paintings created with James Kirkpatrick.

Brain Trust – Peter Thompson & Thesis I’m excited to announce an upcoming book Anteism is working on with Peter Thompson and Thesis (James Kirkpatrick). The book is titled “Brain Trust” and will showcase the collaborative drawings Peter and James have been working on for years. The book will be available mid September, in an edition of only 350 copies. Each copy [...]...
Peter Thompson Interview Canadian doodling master, Peter Thomspon joined Ink Studs Robin McConneli to discuss his past books, The Chronicles of Lucky Ello, Nog A Dod and brand new book published by Anteism called “Brain Trust“. Brain Trust showcases the collaborative artwork of Peter and James Kirkpatrick (aka Thesis) Listen to the Ink Studs interview here. ...
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