A green ball, labelled simply THE WORLD, rests delicately in the mouth of a crimson creature—absurd, ambiguous, and unmistakably Shrigley. With dry wit and unsettling charm, Untitled (I Collect Balls) exemplifies the artist’s distinctive voice: economical, direct, and laced with existential unease.
David Shrigley’s work often pairs text and image to comic or disquieting effect. Best known for his deadpan humour and graphic immediacy, he has exhibited internationally, including at the Serpentine Gallery, the Hayward, and the Venice Biennale.
This piece dates from a period of greater painterly experimentation, where Shrigley moved beyond his familiar pen-and-ink drawings into acrylics and larger formats. Here, themes of fragility, possession, and detachment are distilled into a single surreal image—simple, yet profoundly open-ended.
Origin: British
Material: Acrylic on paper
Dimensions: 70cm height × 85cm width (unframed)
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A green ball, labelled simply THE WORLD, rests delicately in the mouth of a crimson creature—absurd, ambiguous, and unmistakably Shrigley. With dry wit and unsettling charm, Untitled (I Collect Balls) exemplifies the artist’s distinctive voice: economical, direct, and laced with existential unease.
David Shrigley’s work often pairs text and image to comic or disquieting effect. Best known for his deadpan humour and graphic immediacy, he has exhibited internationally, including at the Serpentine Gallery, the Hayward, and the Venice Biennale.
This piece dates from a period of greater painterly experimentation, where Shrigley moved beyond his familiar pen-and-ink drawings into acrylics and larger formats. Here, themes of fragility, possession, and detachment are distilled into a single surreal image—simple, yet profoundly open-ended.
Origin: British
Material: Acrylic on paper
Dimensions: 70cm height × 85cm width (unframed)
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