Old Cat I Still Love You
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About This Work
David Shrigley’s *Old Cat I Still Love You* distils his signature deadpan wit into a deceptively simple image-text work, pairing spare mark-making with an emotionally candid declaration. Rendered with deliberately unpolished line and economical composition, the drawing leverages immediacy and reduction—hallmarks of Shrigley’s practice—to sharpen its conceptual edge. The phrase reads as both confession and punchline, collapsing sentimentality into a knowing critique of how we perform affection, nostalgia, and care. Situated within contemporary British conceptual art, the work channels the vernacular language of cartoons, signage, and handwritten notes to address intimacy in an era of irony. By elevating the everyday into a potent statement, Shrigley offers a culturally resonant meditation on attachment and ageing.
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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