David Shrigley has returned to the school where he first took his first proper art lessons, bringing along a giant praying ...

David Shrigley has returned to the school where he first took his first proper art lessons, bringing along a giant praying mantis sculpture. The Turner-nominated artist was a student at Beauchamp ...

Image caption, Shrigley said art was a "fundamental part of how children learn" The artist said he had created the praying mantis, which is made from steel and fibreglass and uses a mechanical ...

Praying mantises have mastered the art of how not to be seen. Their camouflage has both defensive and offensive applications – it helps them avoid being preyed upon, and it also helps them sneak up on ...

Leicestershire artist David Shrigley has returned to the school where he took his first proper art lessons to install a giant ...

Leicestershire artist David Shrigley has returned to the school where he took his first proper art lessons to install a giant praying mantis sculpture. The Turner-nominated artist was a student at ...

He pushed me to go to art school. He was really encouraging ... Shrigley says making a work about a praying mantis—“the coolest insect that looks like something from another planet ...

Unlike their magical namesake, the praying mantises of the Atlantic Forest are experts in the art of blending in. —Douglas Main ...