Ignore The Ghosts
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About This Work
In *Ignore The Ghosts*, David Shrigley distils existential anxiety into a characteristically blunt, deadpan image-text proposition. Working in his signature graphic idiom—economical line, flattened form and an intentionally naïve draftsmanship—Shrigley stages a collision between humour and dread, where the imperative “ignore” becomes both coping mechanism and critique. The work’s pared-back execution heightens its conceptual bite, echoing the visual language of cartoons, public signage and protest placards while undermining any promise of certainty. Culturally, Shrigley’s irreverent minimalism speaks to contemporary life’s ambient unease and information overload, offering a sly, accessible commentary on fear, denial and resilience. A quintessential example of Shrigley’s contemporary British conceptual practice.
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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