David Sherry
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David Sherry is an artist
.
Sherry was born in Northern Ireland
before studying at the Glasgow School of Art
. He is best known for his performance art
. Stitching is a video
of him stitching pieces of wood to his feet while he offers verbal instructions on how to do this. Other works include Carrying a bucket of water about for a week and Avoiding eye contact for one seven day period, both of which consist of the activities in their titles. Sherry has said he is trying to "expose the systematic processes of day to day life".
In 2003, Sherry was shortlisted for the Beck's Futures
prize.
In 2006 Sherry exhibited at WestGermany Gallery, Berlin with artist Daryl Waller
. The exhibition was entitled 'Solid'.
He lives and works in Glasgow
.
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
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Sherry was born in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
before studying at the Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow School of Art is one of only two independent art schools in Scotland, situated in the Garnethill area of Glasgow.-History:It was founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Government School of Design. In 1853, it changed its name to The Glasgow School of Art. Initially it was located at 12 Ingram...
. He is best known for his performance art
Performance art
In art, performance art is a performance presented to an audience, traditionally interdisciplinary. Performance may be either scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated; spontaneous or otherwise carefully planned with or without audience participation. The performance can be live or...
. Stitching is a video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
of him stitching pieces of wood to his feet while he offers verbal instructions on how to do this. Other works include Carrying a bucket of water about for a week and Avoiding eye contact for one seven day period, both of which consist of the activities in their titles. Sherry has said he is trying to "expose the systematic processes of day to day life".
In 2003, Sherry was shortlisted for the Beck's Futures
Beck's Futures
Beck's Futures was a British art prize founded by London's Institute of Contemporary Arts and sponsored by Beck's beer given to contemporary artists....
prize.
In 2006 Sherry exhibited at WestGermany Gallery, Berlin with artist Daryl Waller
Daryl Waller
Daryl Waller is an artist based in London, England. He was born in Cornwall, England in 1978. Waller studied at the Royal College of Art, London, 2001-2003. He won the Sheila Robinson Drawing Prize in 2003...
. The exhibition was entitled 'Solid'.
He lives and works in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
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