About Us

Artistic Autistic was created to promote the artwork of Peter Myers, an artist with Asperger’s Syndrome who is based in York. Although Peter sometimes creates exceptional line drawings of real places such as York Minster, London and Scarborough, Peter describes the majority of his art as abstract and introverted as he lets his imagination inspire his creativity; he describes this as ‘drawing blind’. Peter says, “Some artists may see it then draw it, I draw it then see it.” Peter refers to his mind and imagination as constantly changing, shifting and flitting from one idea to another; like grains of sand sifting through his fingers, but he is able to capture the workings of his mind in extraordinary pieces of art (drawing, painting, collage and sculpture).

His art allows the world to experience a snapshot of his mind and to appreciate his tremendous attention to detail. For Peter, the most important aspect of his art is the process, the journey he takes from the moment he sets his pen to paper. Art is fundamental to Peter’s life, as expressed in his own words, “My interest in art helped bring myself out of myself, and I consider it integral to my existence. It is a very personal, direct connection, self with self, and here I feel whole, at peace with my own being, happy”. This dedication and passion for his work is displayed vividly in the intricacy of every piece of art he produces and by the amount of time he devotes to creating art. Peter reflects, “Some may have a need for speed. I have a need for creative outlet. It is intrinsic to my well-being. I am by nature not dynamic, but I am ordered, methodical, precise and very persistent”. This is demonstrated in our logo which is one continuous hand-drawn line.

Artistic Autistic was set up by Dr Katie Slocombe and a team of volunteer Psychology undergraduates from the University of York, and it continues to be run by a team of volunteer students. We sell products displaying artwork created by Peter Myers, an artist with Asperger’s Syndrome, living in York. All profits from Artistic Autistic go directly to Peter. Peter’s art is characterised by the incredible attention to detail which reflects what it may be like to view the world from an Autistic person’s perspective. Our aim is to spotlight Peter’s talent and raise awareness of Autism.