28 colour silkscreen print on Somerset Satin 410gsm paper
- Image size 47 x 47cm
- Paper size 57 x 56cm
- Signed, numbered and embossed by the Estate, with full COA
Only to Be with You by David Spiller is a 2024 silkscreen print that highlights the artist’s signature blend of text, color, and abstract imagery. The central element of the composition is a heart, filled with handwritten phrases such as Sweet Dreams and The Memories You Gave to Me, surrounded by vibrant, colorful circles and doodles. Spiller’s use of 28 colors on Somerset Satin paper brings a lively energy to the piece, while the heart-shaped focus creates a sense of intimacy and personal reflection. The phrases scrawled across the artwork convey themes of love, longing, and nostalgia, while the surrounding abstract shapes and vibrant typography offer a playful contrast. This artwork, with its juxtaposition of words and symbols, invites viewers to explore emotional depths while enjoying the bold, energetic design.
David Spiller (United Kingdom, 1942–2018) was a contemporary artist celebrated for his vibrant Pop Art-inspired works. He skillfully combined bold colors, iconic cartoon characters, and handwritten text, often incorporating lyrics from his favorite songs. Spiller's art uniquely blended popular culture with personal expression, leaving a lasting impact on the modern art scene.
Silkscreen Silkscreen is a printmaking method that uses a screen made of silk or other mesh fabric. The screen is treated with a substance that blocks ink in certain areas, allowing ink to pass through only in the desired sections. Each color in the print requires a separate screen.
28 colour silkscreen print on Somerset Satin 410gsm paper
- Image size 47 x 47cm
- Paper size 57 x 56cm
- Signed, numbered and embossed by the Estate, with full COA
Only to Be with You by David Spiller is a 2024 silkscreen print that highlights the artist’s signature blend of text, color, and abstract imagery. The central element of the composition is a heart, filled with handwritten phrases such as Sweet Dreams and The Memories You Gave to Me, surrounded by vibrant, colorful circles and doodles. Spiller’s use of 28 colors on Somerset Satin paper brings a lively energy to the piece, while the heart-shaped focus creates a sense of intimacy and personal reflection. The phrases scrawled across the artwork convey themes of love, longing, and nostalgia, while the surrounding abstract shapes and vibrant typography offer a playful contrast. This artwork, with its juxtaposition of words and symbols, invites viewers to explore emotional depths while enjoying the bold, energetic design.
David Spiller (United Kingdom, 1942–2018) was a contemporary artist celebrated for his vibrant Pop Art-inspired works. He skillfully combined bold colors, iconic cartoon characters, and handwritten text, often incorporating lyrics from his favorite songs. Spiller's art uniquely blended popular culture with personal expression, leaving a lasting impact on the modern art scene.
I really want to make paintings that put some magic on the wall.
- David Spiller
Drawing his inspiration from the outputs of Pop Art and the iconography of Disney, David Spiller was a painter, renowned for his unique colourful works that often incorporate familiar cartoon figures with punchy catchphrases and song lyrics such as his Still Crazy After All These Years piece, a Daffy Duck painting with the title words emblazoned on the canvas in a collage style. The surfaces of many of Spiller’s work feature rudimentary scrawls and scribbles as inspired by the primal, almost child-like painterly techniques of theArt Brut movement and such associated artists as Jean Debuffet; rich in colour, quirky and fun, Spiller’s works are celebrated for their accessibility for children and adults alike. (Artist website)
Comic strip art refers to artwork that utilizes the subject matter and commercial printing techniques found in comic strips. In the 1960s, a group of artists began creating paintings that incorporated Ben-Day dots—commonly used in comics and advertising—to produce highly graphic designs in bright colors, using traditional art media.