David ShrigleyI Can Sing For You, 2025, acrylic on paper painting by David Shrigley2025
2025
About the Item
David Shrigley
I Can Sing For You, 2025
Signed and dated on the reverse
Acrylic on paper
75 x 56 cm
Provenance:
Shrig Shop
Private Collection Asia
Acquired from the above
This original hand-painted work is number 10 from a limited series of 30 unique paintings by David Shrigley, each exploring variations of the same motif. The composition features a boldly rendered bird-like figure in deep blue acrylic, occupying the center of the sheet. Its simplified, humorous form—both commanding and awkward—is paired with Shrigley’s characteristic text in red, reading: “I CAN SING FOR YOU / BUT YOU WILL NOT LIKE IT.â€
The direct, playful language and disarmingly simple execution exemplify Shrigley’s signature approach, which blends wit, irony, and a subversion of expectation. Each work in the series is a one-off painting, making this piece a singular and highly collectable example of the artist’s practice.
- Creator:David Shrigley (1968, English)
- Creation Year:2025
- Dimensions:Height: 29.53 in (75 cm)Width: 22.05 in (56 cm)
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- Condition:As new, with no evident damages or signs of aging.
- Gallery Location:Hong Kong, HK
- Reference Number:Seller: DS-0061stDibs: LU1545216842322
David Shrigley
David Shrigley was born on September 17th, 1968, in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and grew up in Oadby, Leicestershire. He took the Art and Design Foundation course at Leicester Polytechnic in 1987, moving on to study environmental art at Glasgow School of Art in 1988, where he remained until 1991. During his studies, Shrigley worked as a gallery guide at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow.
Shrigley has had several notable solo exhibitions for his iconic visual art, including "David Shrigley" at Dundee Contemporary Arts (2006), "Everything Must Have a Name" at the Malmo Konsthall in Sweden (2007), an exhibition at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead (2008), the Museum Ludwig in Cologne (2008), "New Powers" at the Kunsthalle Mainz in Germany (2009), the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow (2010) and "Animate" at the Turku Art Museum in Finland (2011).
In 2016, Shrigley’s work was part of a British Council touring exhibition. In the same month, he was showcased in the Liverpool Provocations event. Shrigley was nominated for the 2013 Turner Prize and awarded an OBE in the Queen’s New Years Honours List 2020. Shrigley is collected by the Stephen Friedman Gallery (London), Anton Kern Gallery (New York), the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Tate (London) and the Royal Academy of Arts (London) among other institutions.
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