David Shrigley visit.

David Shrigley's visit was the highlight of the Cultural exchange festival. He spoke of his artwork in the way it should be viewed 'not very seriously' and kept the audience entertained with stories of his creations and his friends, not taking the Turner prize too seriously and how chuffed he is to be making the fourth plinth in London.

When questioned by a younger audience member about her art school teacher telling her she isn't making art correctly he simply replied "forget about it, do what pleases you and don't worry about exam results, they mean nothing".

His talk echoed what we'd discussed earlier that day in the group presentation project, "work hard, open the doors for yourself and don't stop trying" giving an example of this through the stories of him selling his first books to drunk people in the pubs of Scotland. 

All in all a great visit and a perfect example of how these artist talks should be done.