The World
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About This Work
David Shrigley’s *The World* distils global complexity into a spare, deadpan image that is instantly legible yet quietly destabilising. Working in his characteristically economical line and pared-back composition, Shrigley uses the directness of drawing to expose how we package vast ideas—politics, ecology, belonging—into simple symbols. The work’s deliberately unpolished mark-making functions as both aesthetic choice and cultural critique, echoing the visual language of signage, cartoons, and everyday communication. By collapsing the monumental into the mundane, Shrigley invites viewers to question authority, certainty, and the narratives we inherit about our planet. *The World* exemplifies contemporary British art’s capacity for wit, urgency, and disarming clarity.
About the Artist
David John Shrigley (born 17 September 1968) is a British visual artist. He lived and worked in Glasgow, Scotland for 27 years before moving to Brighton, England in 2015. Shrigley first came to prominence in the 1990s for his distinct line drawings, which often deal with witty, surreal and darkly h...
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