N Magazine, Edition no. 6, July 2023 is now out!
I’m proud to be featured in a 10 page spread in N Magazine, along with actress Aoibheann McGann, Opera Singer Susie Gibbons, Woodturner Lucinda Goulden and Costume Designer Lucy Jordan Maher.
N MAgazine is an excellent glossy art periodical featuring fantastic photos and stimulating interviews. Aoife Long of N Magazine stopped by my studio recently to visit, interview and photograph me and PIGSY artwork. It was a really enjoyable interview where I got to speak about music and literature that inspires and influences my work along with also getting to talk about my time in Spain as part of a La Casa Amarilla Art Residency. I am glad to see that photos have been included of my studio where I work as it helps show my process to N Magazine readers.
Aoife Long writes thus “Stand in front of the work of Dublin artist PIGSY and you’ll feel a sense of unease, a rising curiosity.” And it is here that the PIGSY article begins……..
Aoife’s in-depth interview of me covered varied topics and subjects. Ultimately upon reading the article, I can see how Aoife “got PIGSY” and was able to convert my ramblings in to coherent and engaging words on the page. Dipping in to topics like growing up on the Northside of Dublin, dyslexia, music, poetry and all that inspires me.
“His paintings are alive with a childlike sense of experimentation; drawing inspiration from music, poetry, photographs and videos, you’re never quite sure what’s coming next.”
Along with the PIGSY article, the magazine is packed full of chronicles on many other interesting Irish creatives - definitely worth picking up a copy!
PIGSY Art Work “I Like Toast”
“I Like Toast” is featured on the first page of the PIGSY article.
“I Like Toast” - 100cm H x 160cm W
This painting was featured in the Ranelagh Arts Festival Exhibition. It’s beautifully framed by FrameXperts with a bespoke custom frame designed by me. There is also something extra special about this piece - I have embedded augmented reality in to the art. If you want to see it, you just need to download the Artivive App and then hold your phone up to the “I like toast” image. You can then watch the artwork come alive!!
PIGSY’s Studio
And there it is, in all it’s glory - the PIGSY art studio in Ranelagh. After moving studio in recent times, it is great to have a pic of this place documented in print. The current space that I am in is perfectly sized for me and is located in the heart of Ranelagh steps away from great coffee places like Nick’s Coffee.
As mentioned in the article, it is a shared space with artist Monika Crowley which is great as she is someone that I can chat with about art and what we are both working on. I always enjoy working in spaces with other creatives because working as an artist can be a very solitary profession otherwise. Other than that, I think humans are social creatures and we need to surround ourselves with others in order to live, interact, connect and create.
Stockists - where to buy N Magazine!
To purchase N Magazine, and read the full PIGSY article, the publication is available in The National Gallery of Ireland Bookstore and on the Spirit and Luxury website
You can also follow N Magazine on instagram here.