I'm definitely not an outsider artist. I'm very much an insider artist. I get written about in art magazines, and I'm not, like, in a mental institution. I'm a regular guy who went to art school.
David ShrigleyI am a serious artist in my own right, in the sense that I've spent my entire life being an artist and trying to be an artist and making work.
David ShrigleyI'm never really that worried about doing something a little different, 'cause it always just seems to fit into what I want to do.
David ShrigleySometimes commercial galleries ask for particular work to sell, but I try not to be bossed around by them. I didn't become an artist to get bossed around.
David Shrigley