David Shrigley's sublimely silly, dark universe
When you see a David Shrigley picture â at worst, youâll chuckle, at best youâll laugh out loud every time you think of it (which is sometimes years later.) The Shrigley universe is filled with badly drawn hands, everyday disappointment, and simple pleasures. In short, itâs sublimely silly and pretty dark. Daniel speaks with the British artist during his Australian visit for the National Gallery of Victoria's Triennial.
We meet up with Australian artist Daniel Boyd, fresh from his first major solo exhibition in Europe and whoâs just shown his work at the New York gallery that represents some high-flying international artists.
And hear from Diana Al-Hadid, the Syrian-born US sculptor who's made stunning artworks in response to two 15th C. paintings owned by the National Gallery of Victoria â audience favourite The Garden of Love and a religious painting by Hans Memling.