Original Ink on paper, 2014, signed and dated to verso ‘2014 DS’. Printed above: “Special Powers take their toll”

Provenance: Stephen Friedman Gallery, London (Their label verso) / American Private Collection

Note: David Shrigley’s drawings, paintings, animations, and neon texts embrace cartoon aesthetics and an absurd, deadpan sensibility. The artist delights in satirising everyday human interactions, filtering the mundane through a sense of childlike wonder and an unguarded sense of humour. Shrigley attended the Glasgow School of Art and has exhibited in New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, and Copenhagen. His works belong in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art, the Tate, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Foundation and the Arts Council Collection. Shrigley has also worked in sculpture, photography, and printmaking, and has produced music as well.

Literature: Weak Messages Create Bad Situations, Shrigley, pg. 14