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The Book of Shrigley
Pop artist David Shrigley's work is immediate, sometimes rude, and very funny, "like a psychotic version of Matt Groening's 'Life in Hell' cartoons" (The Guardian). His darkly brilliant, addictively hilarious scrawls from the subconscious have already made him a star in the UK, with a growing legion of fans around the globe. The Book of Shrigley is the most exten...more
Paperback, 244 pages
Published
August 25th 2005
by Chronicle Books
(first published August 11th 2005)
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Jessica
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Recommends it for:
all who have a sense of humor or who are in need of one
Recommended to Jessica by:
David Koala's Key
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My life has surely improved since being introduced to David Shrigley by Comrade, aka David (of GR-fame). First off, the bright yellow cover with orange band (mine is orange, not violet as pictured) and goofy face are bound to cheer you...open the thick book and you're in Shrigley-land, a world of off-beat humor that's near impossible to describe. Shrigley's idiosyncratic drawings and handwriting, his lists and found objects are surprising, funny, sometimes tinged with sadness, sometimes provoc...more
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My copy finally arrived! I went to the bookstore, sat down with a cup of coffee and managed to destroy a few pages with coffee spew. Trying to read the book while driving, I nearly ran over a few old ladies and almost crashed into the side of a bus!
The humor is the most bizzare, ridiculous, goofy humor EVER. I love it. Some of my favorites include a picture of a knot, with the word "knot". At the bottom: "fuck the knot". (this struck me as insanely funny) Also pants ...more
The humor is the most bizzare, ridiculous, goofy humor EVER. I love it. Some of my favorites include a picture of a knot, with the word "knot". At the bottom: "fuck the knot". (this struck me as insanely funny) Also pants ...more
This book is one of my favorite things ever.
Michelle
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Recommends it for:
Art lovers, Everyone
Recommended to Michelle by:
David
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olio,
fuckin-great
Some reasons why I love this book:
1. It is literally laugh-out-loud hilarious.
2. It is big.
3. It is printed on nice paper.
4. It comes with a ribbon marker that has a special message printed on it.
5. The artist isn’t afraid to use the word “Twat.”
6. I would never have known about it were it not for Goodreads (Thanks, David).
Oh, I tried to make the paper sculpture. If you remember the book, you’ll know...more
1. It is literally laugh-out-loud hilarious.
2. It is big.
3. It is printed on nice paper.
4. It comes with a ribbon marker that has a special message printed on it.
5. The artist isn’t afraid to use the word “Twat.”
6. I would never have known about it were it not for Goodreads (Thanks, David).
Oh, I tried to make the paper sculpture. If you remember the book, you’ll know...more
One of the few poets I'll recommend to absolutely anyone. You can breeze through any one of his books in about an hour and it's like putting a red filter over your brain that makes everything look sick and gross. Good for a rainy day! Check out his website here, good stuff all around.
Fan-fucking-tastic. Humorous, provocative art. Me. Gusta.
Damian
rated it
Recommends it for:
people with a well developed sense of the ridiculous
Shelves:
reads
Many people would not like this based on the style of drawings. Which are often scriblish. that is a real word, huh. but, man. surreal without just being odd for the sake of it, childlike without being simplified, Shrigley exposes greater truths with just a couple lines and a few bits of text. And isn't that what art is *really* about?
Probably the funniest book I read this year, I intend to send it to people as a present lots.
There's some great bits in here. It's not really a sit-down/slog-through one, but if you're feeling inarticulately grumpy or, god forbid, discombobulated, it's a good I Ching kind of toy. Randomly open it and you'll both laugh and cringe. There are a few good tattoo ideas in there, like "Depth". The printed ribbon is pretty sweet.
The only thing it's lacking is being properly inscribed as a gift from my roommates.
The only thing it's lacking is being properly inscribed as a gift from my roommates.
I'm sorry, but I guess this type of humor is over my head. I chuckled maybe twice. Then I read the reviews on the back and it likenend this author's work to Matt Groening's Life in Hell series. That makes sense, I don't get the LIH series either. I guess this just isn't my type of humor.
sometimes i find his art to be crappy just for the sake of filling up space in an otherwise genius collection of crap. but this book is the definitive shrigley, where every other page is a bright golden turd buttressed with smaller peasant turds.
...POOO RULES!!##@!
...POOO RULES!!##@!
this is the best illustration book that i have ever read. it contains a very unique execution of thoughts and ideas, and it is really interesting to grasp his artworks. this book will enrich your life :)
David Shrigley's conscientiously bad drawings some how couch some of the most profound insights into what art is, and can be that I have ever encountered. And they're damned funny.
super absurdly cutting humor about the follies of thought, you'd think Shrigley was a 4-year-old genius from the style of drawings and text - what is he like in the flesh?
A fantastic remedy for those days when you know you are just taking life WAY too seriously.
YEAAAAAH!!!!!
So Cool!!!
So Cool!!!
whoa, funny.
he's funny.
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David Shrigley is a Glasgow-based artist. He attended City of Leicester Polytechnic's Art and Design course in 1987-1988, and subsequently studied Environmental Art at the Glasgow School of Art from 1988-1991. Shrigley is a lifelong supporter of Nottingham Forest FC.
Although he works in various media, he is best known for his mordantly humorous cartoons released in softcover books or p...more
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Although he works in various media, he is best known for his mordantly humorous cartoons released in softcover books or p...more
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