This past week, Juxtapoz released their brand new book, Juxtapoz Black & White, a 224-page page collection of some of our favorite contemporary artists working in the realm of black and white works. We have been previewing and profiling the book all month long, many of which you can see here. One of the most acclaimed artists in the book is David Shrigley, the Turner Prize winning painter, drawer, installation artist and all around supernova in the contemporary art world who has made black & white drawing an essential part of his exhibiting works.
"I guess I like working in black and white more than color," Shrigely told us. "Black and white is easier. Color is tricky. I know other artists who do color very well (like Tal R, for example). If ever I use color well, it is usually by accident. I rarely mix color. I just use it out of the tube. I don't think my use of color has evolved that much since I was a child. Maybe that's true of my work in general.
"I definitely think I like working in black and white because life is metaphorically black and white. Now that I mention it, that is why I like black and white. I'm going to say that when people ask me from now on. To hell with the gray area. I am going to cultivate a binary, scorched earth, my-way-or-the-highway attitude from now on. And it will be all your doing. Ok?"
Get your copy of Juxtapoz Black & White here.
