I don't really want to tell jokes about trivia; I'd kind of rather tell jokes about things like life and death.
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 ShrigleyThe camera is an eye that sees and records the lives of filthy people. Its pictures are hung in museums and published in thick books that future generations can see how horrible life was.
David ShrigleyI think people are quite surprised that the handwriting I use in my drawings and paintings is my own handwriting. They're slightly shocked when I write them a letter.
David Shrigley