Publication

2012 - Hayward Gallery Publishing

Language

English

Word Count

47,000 words, Guess

Page Count

188 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781853322976
  • ISBN-101853322970
  • OCLC Control Number769430258
  • Better World Books9781853322976
  • Better World BooksKT-075-870
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCN6797.S536 A4 2012

Description

Best known for his wry and witty drawings, British artist David Shrigley has built up an artistic practice that, over the past two decades, has expanded well beyond drawing to include photography, sculpture, neon signs, animation, painting, printmaking, publishing and music. Shrigley finds humor in flat depictions of the inconsequential and the bizarre, qualities that he heightens through a deliberately limited technique. In this unusually complete look at the much-loved artist's diverse approaches, Shrigley is revealed as a master of many media and many kinds of humor, from the black humor for which he is famed to caricature and more slapstick situations. With an immediate and accessible appeal to diverse audiences, Shrigley's work offers an insightful commentary on the absurdities of human relationships.

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Topics

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