About this artwork
This sculpture was made by folding and scrunching up a large piece of paper then smoothing it out again and making a cast of it. In so doing, the artist has monumentalised a very ordinary and disposable object by painstakingly making an impression of it in plaster and casting it in fibreglass to create a unique work of art. David Shrigley’s art often uses elements of surprise and humour in a subtle and understated way. The sculpture is displayed on the floor of the gallery, making it look like it has been discarded. The work has a certain sense of pathos, derived from the fact that it represents an unused piece of paper, simultaneously unfulfilled and full of possibilities.
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artist:David Shrigley (born 1968) English
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title:Sculpture of a Piece of Paper
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date created:1997
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materials:Fibreglass and resin pigment
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measurements:0.20 x 59.30 x 84.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1998
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accession number:GMA 4244
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
David Shrigley
David Shrigley
David Shrigley was born in Macclesfield and studied environmental art at Glasgow School of Art. After graduating he began publishing books of quirky, doodle-like drawings. As well as drawing incessantly, he photographs, makes sculptures and performs 'public interventions' which he then photographs...