David Shrigley
David Shrigley is best known for his distinctive drawing style and works that make satirical comments on everyday situations and human interactions. His flat compositions take on the inconsequential, the bizarre, and the disquieting elements of daily life. While drawing is at the centre of his practice, the artist also works across an extensive range of media including sculpture, large-scale installation, animation, painting, photography and music.
Shrigley’s extensive rage of artistic endeavours has brought him much attention since graduating from Glasgow School of Art (1991). In 2013 he was nominated for the Turner Prize, following his major mid-career retrospective at the Hayward Gallery, London entitled ‘Brain Activity'. In September 2016, Shrigley's large scale sculpture ‘Really Good' was unveiled in Trafalgar Square, for the Fourth Plinth Commission.
David Shrigley is best known for his distinctive drawing style and works that make satirical comments on everyday situations and human interactions. His flat compositions take on the inconsequential, the bizarre, and the disquieting elements of daily life. While drawing is at the centre of his practice, the artist also works across an extensive range of media including sculpture, large-scale installation, animation, painting, photography and music.
Shrigley’s extensive rage of artistic endeavours has brought him much attention since graduating from Glasgow School of Art (1991). In 2013 he was nominated for the Turner Prize, following his major mid-career retrospective at the Hayward Gallery, London entitled ‘Brain Activity'. In September 2016, Shrigley's large scale sculpture ‘Really Good' was unveiled in Trafalgar Square, for the Fourth Plinth Commission.
David Shrigley is best known for his distinctive drawing style and works that make satirical comments on everyday situations and human interactions. His flat compositions take on the inconsequential, the bizarre, and the disquieting elements of daily life. While drawing is at the centre of his practice, the artist also works across an extensive range of media including sculpture, large-scale installation, animation, painting, photography and music.
Shrigley’s extensive rage of artistic endeavours has brought him much attention since graduating from Glasgow School of Art (1991). In 2013 he was nominated for the Turner Prize, following his major mid-career retrospective at the Hayward Gallery, London entitled ‘Brain Activity'. In September 2016, Shrigley's large scale sculpture ‘Really Good' was unveiled in Trafalgar Square, for the Fourth Plinth Commission.
