District Magazine Article about PIGSY
District Magazine features PIGSY
Edition no. April 2019, Published: 4th April 2019
Irish Artist Spotlight: PIGSY
Ciaran McCoy is Pigsy. As Ciarán, he works as a partner in renowned architectural practise ODKM in Dublin City Centre, As Pigsy, he releases himself from the disciplined nature of architecture to create free flowing expressionist art. Pigsy paints in an attempt to assuage internal conflicts, his canvas being the battleground and the media. He uses the tools of resolution and understanding.
His media icludes acrylics, spray paint, chalk and anything else that feels right in the moment. Most figures that he creates in his works are of himself and this self portraiture sets him up as both the protagonist on canvas but also the antagonist as the creator and puppet master of the piece.
I can still remember reading this article over brunch in The Pot Bellied Pig in Rathmines. This fantastic restaurant is now closed down but I have great memories of it serving amazing rasher sandwiches and being a dog friendly spot in Dublin 6. It is missed by many.
SUR in English "Seeking calm and solitude within artistic chaos" by Tony Bryant
Seeking calm and solitude within artistic chaos
Tony Bryant writes about the latest PIGSY exhibition opening in La Casa Amarilla, Malaga on March 27th with an extended run until April 20th, 2021.
La Casa Amarilla Galerie
Calle Santos 7
Nice to open the paper and see a PIGSY painting while enjoying a morning coffee in the sun here in Spain!
Exhibition Preview
“I Went to Mass” by PIGSY
Special preview for all of those who can’t travel at the moment. Check my website on Friday 26th March at 8pm for pics!
Or log on to the PIGSY instagram to watch some live videos from the gallery during opening day.
To read the article online on the SUR in English website, click here.
For further information, if in Malaga, the exhibition is open until April 20th including during Santa Semana.
The Gloss Magazine - Artistic Licence: Ciarán McCoy, By Penny McCormick
Penny McCormick interviews Ciaran McCoy aka PIGSY in The Gloss Magazine
A big thank you to Penny McCormick for her Artistic Licence feature of me and my “I Went to Mass” solo art exhibition opening in Malaga this weekend.
"I went to mass #02”
By PIGSY
Not to pray or to find a religious way
But to be with my chaotic soul
in peace and calm to listen
Listen
Listen
Listen
To a loud, uneasy, mind,
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three,
of what the world has presented to me and to deny the temptations that society condemns
Condemn the chaos and transcend into a peaceful mind,
I went to mass to pray my way.
I went to mass #02
Not to pray or to find a religious way
But to be with my chaotic soul
in peace and calm to listen
Listen
Listen
Listen
To a loud, uneasy, mind,
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three
One, Two, Three,
of what the world has presented to me and to deny the temptations that society condemns
Condemn the chaos and transcend into a peaceful mind,
I went to mass to pray my way.
“I’ve given enough” by PIGSY
PIGSY’s show is sponsored by Cervezas San Miguel
Qué: "I Went to Mass" Exposición by PIGSY
Dónde: La Casa Amarilla, Calle Santos 7, Malaga
Cuando: 27 marzo - 20 abril 2021 (apertura 12pm Sábado)
Patrocinado: Cervezas San Miguel