Hockney Tree Tokyo 61
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About This Work
In *Hockney Tree Tokyo 61*, David Shrigley distils the urban encounter with nature into a characteristically concise image charged with wit and quiet poignancy. A lone tree—at once emblem and individual—appears rendered with Shrigley’s economy of line and graphic clarity, where deliberate simplicity becomes a sophisticated device. The title’s nod to Hockney and its Tokyo marker suggests a dialogue between art-historical colourism and the city’s compressed landscapes, reframing the tree as both homage and interruption. Balancing deadpan humour with gentle melancholy, the work lands with immediate visual punch, inviting reflection on attention, place, and what we choose to notice.
About the Artist
David John Shrigley (born 17 September 1968) is a British visual artist. He lived and worked in Glasgow, Scotland for 27 years before moving to Brighton, England in 2015. Shrigley first came to prominence in the 1990s for his distinct line drawings, which often deal with witty, surreal and darkly h...
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