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David
Shrigley
Monotypes from July 6th to August 11th 2007.
It is with great pleasure that Galleri Nicolai Wallner presents
Monotypes, an exhibition with monotypes by David Shrigley.
The monotype represents a special visual expression combining printmaking,
painting, and drawing. The artist works by applying pigment that
is rolled, brushed, or drawn onto a plate and then, with the paper
that is to accept the impression, "pulled" with the use
of a press.
The appeal of the monotype lies in the unique translucency that
creates a quality of light very different from a painting on paper
or a print. The beauty of this media is also in its spontaneity
and the ease in reworking images before transferring them to paper.
Monotypes are inherently unique because almost all the ink transfers
to the paper making it impossible to make more than one print, hence
the prefix mono.
Accordingly they are valued on the same level as other original
works like drawings and paintings.
Shrigley constructs a world of his own upon the rubble of the world.
Chaos and dislocation (of the body, society, and language) do not
occur obsessively from one work to the next for no reason. Instead
they seem to express a fundamental mistrust of the fluency of pictures
and transparency of meaning. Nevertheless, the artist is endowed
with an exceptional aptitude for producing eye catching images and
turning our attention to the absurdities of life.
Shrigley's work is marked by a very distinct style that can be misread
as loose and offhand. Though they bear the appearance of disorder
- looking like every image was his first, they rather express a
very disciplined way of working within specific aesthetic boundaries.
The crudeness of the lines belies an artistic temperament that is
both meticulous and sensitive.
David Shrigley has shown extensively at galleries and museums in
Europe and America including solo shows at Musee d'Art Moderne et
Contemporain (Geneva), UCLA Hammer Museum (Los Angeles), and Kunsthaus
Zürich.
We are happy to welcome you in the gallery.
With kind regards,
Galleri Nicolai Wallner
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