David Shrigley
British artist David Shrigley’s deadpan absurdist animations bring his crude drawings to life with dark humor and deliberately simple storytelling.
Glen Baxter – Absurdist Drawing
Enjoying the absurdist drawings of UK artist Glen Baxter.
British | 1944 – present | Drawing / Illustration
Creates absurdist drawings that combine detailed pen-and-ink illustrations with nonsensical captions, featuring cowboys, boy scouts, and explorers in surreal situations.
His work pairs traditional draughtsmanship with deadpan humor, creating visual-verbal gags that satirize artworld pretense, literary conventions, and the mundane absurdities of everyday life.
Work held in Tate Gallery and V&A Museum. Published in The New Yorker, Vogue, and Vanity Fair. Represented by Flowers Gallery.
