Carrots
Photograph
1999 (made)
1999 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Born in Macclesfield in 1968, David Shrigley works in illustration, sculpture and photography and painting. His work is often witty and darkly humorous, highlighting both the paradoxical and the bizarre. As well as photography, David Shrigley also works in sculpture, illustration and painting. Shrigley runs his own publishing company, The Armpit Press through which he publishes his books of drawings. Titles include Err, The Beast is Near and Why we got the Sack from the Museum.
Carrots was presented to the museum by BMW Financial Services Group in return for professional advice in 1998-1999. Part of a set entitled Making Your Dreams Come True the work results from a commission awarded by BMW Financial Services Group.
Carrots was presented to the museum by BMW Financial Services Group in return for professional advice in 1998-1999. Part of a set entitled Making Your Dreams Come True the work results from a commission awarded by BMW Financial Services Group.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Carrots (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | C-type print |
| Brief description | Photograph, 'Carrots', David Shrigley 1999 |
| Physical description | Photograph of a seed packet of carrots planted among a garden of cacti. |
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| Gallery label | In addition to photographs, David Shrigley’s creative output includes drawings, paintings, sculptures, animations and installation. With a wry sense of humour, he imparts tales of everyday encounters with his own very distinctive voice. Here, he imagines an absurdist garden in which humble carrots grow side-by-side with exotic but inedible cacti. The carrots are represented not as actual vegetables, but as a picture printed on a packet of seeds. (11/08/2011-27/11/2011) |
| Credit line | Commissioned and given by the BMW Financial Services Group |
| Object history | This photograph was the result of a commission from the BMW Financial Services Group. All works are based on the theme, Making Your Dreams Come True. The works are hanging in the BMW headquarters in Hook, Hampshire. Two works by each artist were given to the photography collection. Historical significance: As well as photography, David Shrigley also works in sculpture, illustration and painting. Shrigley runs his own publishing company, The Armpit Press through which he publishes his books of drawings. Titles include, Err, The Beast is Near and Why we got the Sack from the Museum. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Born in Macclesfield in 1968, David Shrigley works in illustration, sculpture and photography and painting. His work is often witty and darkly humorous, highlighting both the paradoxical and the bizarre. As well as photography, David Shrigley also works in sculpture, illustration and painting. Shrigley runs his own publishing company, The Armpit Press through which he publishes his books of drawings. Titles include Err, The Beast is Near and Why we got the Sack from the Museum. Carrots was presented to the museum by BMW Financial Services Group in return for professional advice in 1998-1999. Part of a set entitled Making Your Dreams Come True the work results from a commission awarded by BMW Financial Services Group. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.794-2000 |
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| Record created | July 5, 2000 |
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