David Shrigley is known for his simple but oddly philosophical artworks, the kind beloved on Instagram and frequently ripped off on Etsy. (See: a shark captioned with the text, “I try to be friendly but I’m not very good at it,” or a piece that advises, “When life gives you a lemon, you must eat the lemon, all of it, including the skin.”)
But those drawings aren’t all the British artist creates. One of his most famous works is a seven-metre-high thumbs-up statue, titled Really Good, now on display in the forecourt of the National Gallery of Victoria as part of the NGV triennial. He says it’s the biggest thing he’s ever done – literally and “in terms of my career”.
