Train To Shitsville
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About This Work
David Shrigley’s *Train To Shitsville* distils the artist’s signature deadpan wit into a deceptively spare image-text proposition. Executed with Shrigley’s characteristically economical line and blunt typography, the work harnesses the visual language of cartoons and public signage—formats designed for instant comprehension—to deliver a jolt of contemporary unease. The “train” becomes a shorthand for modern momentum: the sense of being carried forward by systems and habits we don’t fully control, towards outcomes we recognise too late. By pairing rough-hewn draughtsmanship with disarmingly direct language, Shrigley sharpens satire into cultural critique, reflecting on anxiety, cynicism and the absurdities of everyday life in late-capitalist Britain.
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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