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Swan, 2000 is a cast polyurethane resin sculpture with hand painting by David Shrigley. This sculpture is signed with initials.
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Cast polyurethane resin sculpture with hand painting
Size: Signed with initials
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David Shrigley lives and works in Brighton, UK and is famous for his humorous drawings and hand-written text works. David Shrigely prints are highly-sought after, due to their transformation of simple everyday encounters into comedic and often satirical commentary that is both relatable and funny.
David Shrigley lives and works in Brighton, UK and is famous for his humorous drawings and hand-written text works. David Shrigely prints are highly-sought after, due to their transformation of simple everyday encounters into comedic and often satirical commentary that is both relatable and funny.
Shrigley’s art practice started young, at the age of 11. He was introduced to album covers and quickly developed a love of album design, becoming determined to create the record covers for Adam and the Ants. Shrigley studied Environmental Art at the Glasgow School of Art, where his studio was often broken into and vandalised. Shrigley found this anti-fine art attitude funny, and it contributed to his well-known anecdotal style. When Shrigley finished his studies, he was encouraged by his friends to create and publish books containing his drawings. The simplicity of his works means that they appeal to a wide audience and that anyone, art expert or not, can enjoy them. From selling books at £3.50 to the customers in his local pub, Shrigley now has exhibited globally, with solo shows across Europe, the United States of America, Asia, New Zealand, and Australia. His group exhibitions are similarly geographically diverse, with shows in the United Kingdom, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and the United States of America. As a prolific artist, Shrigley has been nominated for the 2013 Turner Prize and awarded an honorary doctorate by De Montford University in Leicester, UK. In addition, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to visual arts.
We love the way Shrigley's artwork is both relatable and funny, turning simple everyday encounters into comedic and often satirical commentary. His naive and childish style is contradicted by his witty and confronting typography, drawing the viewer into a false sense of security before they read the handwritten text. Toeing the line between cheekiness and introspection, Shrigley's musings are sure to brighten your day.
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It takes a rather eccentric personality to open up your inner musings to the world, but David Shrigley embraces it wholeheartedly. Shrigley’s wry humour and handwritten messaging catapulted the art of typography to new heights. Shrigley's witty and often nonsensical ramblings have given new life to typographical art, making it relatable to a wide audience and, most importantly, showing that art can be fun, too. We love how Shrigley creates artwork for himself first, and his audience second. Shrigley says of this insular method of creation: “I draw to amuse myself on occasion, when I am bored and drawing is ...
