David Shrigley is a Glasgow-based artist. Born in Macclesfield on September 17, 1968, he grew up in Oadby, Leicestershire, England. He attended City of Leicester Polytechnic's Art and Design course in 1987-1988, and subsequently studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1988-1991. Although he has worked with various media, most of his work is in the form of mordantly humorous cartoons released in softcover books or postcard packs. He exhibits much of his environmental art on his website. Glaswegian redirects here. ... Macclesfield Town Hall St. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Location within the British Isles Oadby is an unincorporated town in Leicestershire, England, within the district of Oadby and Wigston. ... Leicestershire ( IPA: (RP), IPA: (locally)), abbreviation Leics. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2006 estimate... De Montfort University (DMU) is one of two universities situated in the city of Leicester, England. ... 194. ... A cartoon is any of several forms of illustrations with varied meanings that evolved from its original meaning. ... For the record label, see Postcard Records. ... Nef pour quatorze reines by Rose-Marie Goulet, a memorial to the École Polytechnique Massacre, featuring sculptural elements integrated into a specially landscaped site Site specific art, also environmental art, is artwork created to exist in a certain place. ...

Like the poet Ivor Cutler, Shrigley finds humour in flat depictions of the inconsequential, the unavailing and the bizarre - although he is far fonder than Cutler of violent or otherwise disquieting subject matter. Shrigley's work has two of the characteristics often encountered in outsider art - an odd viewpoint, and (in some of his work) very limited technique. His freehand line is often weak, which jars with his frequent use of a ruler; his forms are often very crude; and annotations in his drawings are poorly executed and frequently contain crossings-out. However, in authentic outsider art the artist has no choice but to produce work in his or her own way, even if that work is freakish in content and inept in execution. It is likely that Shrigley has chosen his style and range of subject matter for comic effect. Ivor Cutler (15 January 1923 – 3 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. ... Adolf Wölflis Irren-Anstalt Band-Hain, 1910 The term Outsider Art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for Art Brut (which literally translates as Raw Art or Rough Art), a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created...

Shrigley is a graduate of the Environmental Art course at the Glasgow School of Art. He is the author of several books and has directed the video for Blur's 'Good Song'. His work is exhibited all over the world. From 2005 he has contributed a cartoon for The Guardian's Weekend magazine every Saturday. He is represented in Paris by the Yvon Lambert Gallery. 194. ... Blur are an English rock band formed in Colchester in 1989. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ...

David Shrigley co-directed an animate!-commissioned film with award winning director Chris Shepherd called Who I Am And What I Want, based on Shrigley's book of the same title. Kevin Eldon voiced its main character, Pete. He also produced a series of drawings and t-shirt designs for the 2006 Triptych festival, a Scottish music festival lasting for three to four days in three cities. He has also designed twelve different covers for Deerhoof's 2007 record, Friend Opportunity [1]. Chris Shepherd (b. ... Who I Am And What I Want is a 7 minute animated short directed by Chris Shepherd and David Shrigley in 2005. ... Kevin as evil hypnotist in Big Train Kevin as York in Hyperdrive Kevins Publicity Photo Kevin Eldon ( b. ... Deerhoof is an experimental rock band from San Francisco. ... Friend Opportunity is the eighth full length album from indie rock trio Deerhoof. ...

Solo exhibitions

2006

• Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris
• DCA, Dundee

2005

• BQ Galerie, Cologne.
• Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen
• Anton Kern Gallery, New York

2004

• Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris
• Stephen Friedman, London
• Francesca Pia, Bern

2003

• Galerie Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen
• BQ Galerie, Cologne
• Kunsthaus, Zurich

2002

• Anton Kern Gallery, New York
• Domaine de Kerguehennec, France*
• Camden Arts Centre, London
• UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles

2001

• Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris
• CCS Museum, Bard College, New York*
• Stephen Friedman Gallery, London

2000

• Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen

1999

• Francesca Pia, Bern
• Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris
• Stephen Friedman Gallery, London

1998

• Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen
• Bloom Gallery, Amsterdam
• Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris

1997

• Hermetic Gallery, Milwaukee
• CCA, Glasgow
• Francesca Pia, Bern
• Stephen Friedman Gallery, London
• Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen
• Photographers’ Gallery, London

1996

• Catalyst Arts, Belfast

1995

• Transmission Gallery, Glasgow

External links

• http://www.davidshrigley.com/
• http://www.mudam.lu/shrigley/

• ISBN 0-8118-5530-9 Who I Am And What I Want
• animate!: David Shrigley biography
• http://www.whoiamandwhatiwant.com/