David Swan Thing by David Shrigley

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David Shrigley Swan thing

2023

Glazed ceramic with hand-drawn face

Hand signed and numbered by the artist, from an edition … Read more David Shrigley Swan thing

2023

Glazed ceramic with hand-drawn face

Hand signed and numbered by the artist, from an edition of 40

15 × 9 1/10 × 14 1/5 in | 38 × 23 × 36 cm

Published by Counter editions

David Shrigley’s drawings, paintings, animations, and neon texts embrace cartoon aesthetics and an absurd, deadpan sensibility. The artist delights in satirizing everyday human interactions, filtering the mundane through a sense of childlike wonder and an unguarded sense of humor. Shrigley attended the Glasgow School of Art and has exhibited in New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, and Copenhagen. His works belong in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art, the Tate, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Foundation, and the Arts Council Collection. Shrigley has also worked in sculpture, photography, and printmaking, and has produced music as well.

Swan Thing is a distinctive sculptural work by David Shrigley, encapsulating the artist’s unmistakable blend of deadpan humour and conceptual playfulness. Transforming a familiar subject into something subtly absurd, Shrigley disrupts expectation through minimal intervention, allowing wit and understatement to carry the impact. As with much of his practice, the work balances humour with a faintly melancholic undertone, encouraging viewers to reconsider the ordinary through a lens of irony and gentle provocation. Issued as a limited edition and signed by the artist, Swan Thing stands as a highly collectible example of Shrigley’s sculptural output, extending his celebrated graphic sensibility into three-dimensional form. See less