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With a penchant for primary-coloured Disney characters and popular song lyrics, Slade School alumnus Spiller (1942-2019) created screen prints packed with vibrant energy. Combining the expressionist influence of his former tutor Frank Auerbach with a love of Pop Art and graffiti, his pieces feature love-token scribbles over bold typographic statements or two-dimensional renderings of familiar animated characters. Reflecting Spiller’s upbeat character, the resulting works are the perfect antidote to 21st-century cynicism.
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David Spiller
Such a Perfect Day
£2,000
See Details- 2018
- Screen print on paper
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- 93 x 92 cm
- Edition of 95
David Spiller
Hold Me (Sylvester)
£2,500
See Details- 2016
- Screen print on paper
- Signed and numbered by the artist
- 95 x 94 cm
- Edition of 95
- Sold framed
Did you know?
A teenage Spiller was accidentally shot in the shoulder during a meeting of the Swanley Army Cadets: the resulting scars served as a lifelong chat-up line.
Country of Birth
UK
Notable Collections
Morgan Stanley Bank, Frankfurt, Germany
Belgacom, Brussels, Belgium
Hanwon Museum, Seoul, South Korea
Collection UCL, London, UK
Foundation Carmignac, Paris, France
Gestion, Paris, France
Notable Exhibitions
'Woord & Beeld' Museum, Hedendaagse Kunst Utrecht, Netherlands
Gallery Moderne Silkeborg, Denmark, 2011
Guy Pieters Gallerie Knokke, Belgium, 2011
Villegle Museum Saint Gratien, France, 2010
Galerie Moderne, Silkeborg, Denmark, 2009
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Meet The Artist
David Spiller | A Look at the Artist
20 Jul 2020