I've Never Seen You, 2020 Bold but through an expressive vocabulary

but through an expressive vocabulary of scribbles

This print represents a significant convergence of contemporary visual language with traditional Japanese printmaking techniques

rises over layered blue and green hand-ruled grids — a single vivid letter pinned against receding fields of squared paper

produced in Counter Editions' Margate studio

under the imprint of Charles Booth-Clibborn's The Paragon Press

I've Never Seen You, 2020 Bold but through an expressive vocabularyI've Never Seen You, 2020 is a vibrant 11 colour screenprint with a varnish overlay on Somerset Satin Tub sized 410 gsm paper from David Shrigley's celebrated portfolio of text based works. This striking work exemplifies Shrigley's distinctive approach to humor and text art, featuring his characteristic bold typography rendered through simplified, direct visuals.