Kindness is an original artwork by David Shrigley and a signature print by the artist. David Shrigley’s quick-witted drawings and hand-rendered text are typically deadpan in their humor, revealing random utterances like snippets of overheard conversations. Recurring themes and thoughts run through his narratives, capturing childlike views of the world, the perspective of aliens and monsters, or the compulsive habits of a loud-screaming eavesdropper. While drawing is central to his practice, Shrigley also works in a wide range of media, including sculpture, large-scale installation, animation, painting, photography, and music. Shrigley is always looking to expand his audience by operating outside the gallery sphere, including through the production of artist publications and collaborative music projects.

David Shrigley’s artistic practice often deals with the nuances of human behavior, often with a dark, humorous and satirical touch. Although his works are known for their direct and often absurd narratives, they can also offer deeper insights into the human condition, including kindness, thus the image title here, Kindness. In Shrigley’s art, Kindness can be explored in a number of ways. He might use his signature combination of simple illustrations and hand-drawn text to depict moments of unexpected kindness or gestures of goodwill in a world that sometimes seems absurd or disconnected. His art is often a humorous approach to the ironies of life and the human capacity for compassion, even in the face of life’s oddities and challenges. The artwork titled “Kindness” by David Shrigley encourages the viewer to reflect on the complexity of human emotions and interactions, which certainly include acts of kindness, compassion and understanding in a world that can sometimes be puzzling or surreal. Shrigley’s art has the power to provoke thought, inspire laughter and perhaps even reflection on issues such as kindness in our daily lives.