You Are Not Alone (You Have This Artwork For Company)
2014
Known for his darkly humorous drawings and sculptures that blend existential anxiety with childlike directness, David Shrigley delivers characteristic wit in this 2014 linocut. The artist's distinctive hand-drawn lettering and deadpan commentary on modern isolation are rendered here through the traditional printmaking medium, creating an intimate yet universal statement about companionship and art's role in our lives. Edition 42 of 100, this work exemplifies Shrigley's ability to transform simple observations into profound reflections on contemporary existence.
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- Linocut on paper
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- Edition
- 42 of 100
- Signed
- Yes
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Raymond Pettibon
American · b. 1957
Pettibon combines hand-drawn text with rough figurative imagery in black and white works that deliver deadpan, darkly humorous commentary on alienation and modern life, closely mirroring Shrigley's text-based linocut approach and existential wit.
Edward Ruscha
American · b. 1937
Ruscha's print-based works center typography and terse phrases as the primary visual and conceptual element, using spare monochrome compositions to deliver laconic, emotionally resonant statements about isolation and everyday experience in ways directly comparable to this linocut.
Harland Miller
British · b. 1964
Miller creates text-driven prints and paintings using bold deadpan lettering and darkly comic phrases that blend existential humor with graphic directness, sharing Shrigley's distinctly British wit and his focus on isolation and companionship as conceptual subject matter.
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