"Catharsis of Collapse": All Good Things Must Come to an End
Catharsis of Collapse comes down
All good things must come to an end…..
What goes up must come down……..and and other cliches to basically let you know that the PIGSY’s “Catharsis of Collapse” art exhibition closed on 2nd of October in Kenmare Butter Market.
Positive Response
After a successful exhibition it was sad to see it come off the walls. However, there was a really positive response to the art work that I showed so it is not so sad! Also, I really enjoyed major elements of the art showing in Kenmare Butter Market.
PIGSY art gone to new homes
A well curated art exhibition can take days to hang but not surprisingly it all comes down a lot quicker. The art was packed in the van in a really timely manner also because there was less artwork going home because there were artworks that were sold and so were going off to their new homes care of the art gallery, Of course this is the part of an exhibition that makes me happy as I am always glad to see my art go home with a collector - it’s a great feeling knowing that your art is giving joy to collectors in their homes. It is a great privilege when a collector selects one of my PIGSY pieces to add to their collection and I am always grateful for this.
Finissage of "Catharsis of Collapse"
Kenmare Butter Market: Finissage of “Catharsis of Collapse” 1st of Oct 2021
After running for a month, my “Catharsis of Collapse” exhibition closed in Kenmare Butter Market on Friday 1st of October 2021.
It was a great closing event, very chilled and had a different vibe to the opening night. It was a night where I got to speak to lots of people about my art in a very relaxed manner. In someways it was more about socialising and I felt that people were more about talking to me about my art rather than looking at it. I guess the opening night was where they really looked at the art and then the closing night was where they wanted to talk about it!
Torc Brewing
As at the opening night Torc Brewery sponsored and provided tasty Killarney beers at the finissage - this added a great ambiance to the evening - and as I always say, what better combo than Art + Beer!
European Dyslexia Awareness Week 2021
European Dyslexia Awareness Week 2021
To mark European Dyslexia Awareness Week 2021, the “PIGSY” short film is being presented and shared on the social media pages of Irish Libraries. Directed by Filmmaker Mike Andrews it was originally screened in Film Festivals in the UK and Ireland including the prestigious Film Fleadh in Galway. In 2021, it went on to be screened as part of the Ranelagh Arts Festival. And now to raise awareness of Dyslexia it is being shared by Irish Libraries, including Tipperary Library, Meath Library and Donegal Library and also the Europe Direct Centre in Ballinasloe.
Dyslexia Awareness Day
Dyslexia Week runs from the 4th of Oct to 10th of Oct 2021 with Dyslexia Day taking place on Friday 8th of Oct 2021.
Thank you Libraries!
A big thank you to all of the Librarians and Irish Library Staff (especially Tipperary, Meath and Donegal Libraries) involved in sharing the “PIGSY” short film to mark European Dyslexia Awareness Week and to raise dyslexia awareness.
View “PIGSY” film
You can view the “PIGSY” short film here
Inside Out Home Show 2021
Inside Out Home Show Art Auction
I’m really pleased to be part of the Inside Out Home Show 21. Last year €35,000 was raised for Friends of the Coombe - I hope we top that this year! Check out their Insta now for their newly launched website with full details of the art auction and lots more!
See www.insideouthomeshow.ie for details of everything they have on offer including design consultations and more. Sponsored by Albany Decor this is such a worthy cause that I am so pleased to be involved with again. This year I have donated a limited edition print of “Mo Laoch” for auction.
Bidding closes at midnight on 31st of Oct, with auction winners announced on Weds 3rd of Nov.. Get your bid in now!
Finissage: "Catharsis of Collapse" Closing Event
Finissage of “Catharsis of Collapse” in Kenmare Butter Market
Proud to announce, after a really successful exhibition” the finissage of "my “Catharsis of Collapse” show in Kenmare Butter Market.
The finissage will take place on Friday, 1st of October 2021 at 6-8pm. Contact Kenmare Butter Market for further details.
I look forward to meeting you all at this closing event for PIGSY’s “Catharsis of Collapse”
Check my blog for pics of the opening event
Ranelagh Arts Festival - Film Shorts in the Stella at The Devlin
“PIGSY” in the Ranelagh Arts Festival
The Ranelagh Arts Festival runs from 16th to 26th of September which a range of cultural events including a screening of short films by local and international filmmakers as well as art, music and theatrical events.
Mike Andrews’ short film “PIGSY” will be part of these film screenings in the Stella Cinema in The Devlin Hotel. Screenings are on Saturday 25th of September at 12pm and 2pm and tickets can be booked on the Ranelagh Arts Festival Website.
PIGSY Film at the Stella
If you didn’t get to see the PIGSY film at the Stella Theatre you can watch it here on youtube!
Irish artist PIGSY talks about his art and life as an artist with dyslexia. PIGSY is Ciaran McCoy an artist from Ranelagh and formerly an architect
Original Framed Studies as part of "Catharsis to Collapse" in Kenmare Butter Market
Original Framed PIGSY Art Studies
As part of my “Catharsis to Collapse” exhibition in Kenmare Butter Market, I presented a series of 8 framed original paper studies. These art works are custom framed in a bespoke frame designed by me. They are accessible works of art given their size (you can carry them under your arm!) and will compliment most home decor. They are accessibly priced at €420 per framed paper study (with unframed studies available for €250). Contact me for further details as to which are still available
Art as a Wedding Gift
PIGSY original art makes for a fantastic wedding gift for couples and gives them a start to their art collection. The framed paper studies are a particularly good option for a house warming or wedding gift as the new collector can start with one piece and then add more to their collection as time goes on. Given the size of these framed art works, they can be easily mailed as gifts or can be nicely presented and given by hand. They literally will fit under your arm so are convenient to gift to someone. The neutral bespoke frame, specified by myself will compliment most home decor and design and will enhance all homes or buildings.
Birthday Gift
So if someone special in your life has an upcoming birthday, get in contact with me today to discuss these art works and to make a selection for the special one in your life. Pick up can be arranged in Dublin City, or the art work can be mailed to a destination of your choice.
Contact me if you have any questions or require further information!
Live Painting Performance in Kenmare Butter Market for Culture Night
A Night of Expressionist Art Performance in Kenmare
On Culture Night, I set up right on the street in Kenmare—canvas strapped to the old stone wall of the Butter Market, no easel, no studio lighting, just me, the public, and the raw impulse to create. The energy was electric. Locals and passersby gathered as I worked directly on the surface, pouring out movement and colour in real time. This wasn’t planned. That’s the beauty of it. Live art—chaotic, expressive, and rooted in the moment—becomes a shared experience when it spills into public space. That night in Kenmare, the painting wasn’t the only thing alive—the entire street felt like part of the canvas.
Surrounded by the building’s vivid history—from its 19th-century origins as a bustling butter market to its reimagined life as an artistic hub—I began creating under streetlights and fading daylight. The atmosphere buzzed, music pulsed through the air, and with every vigorous stroke, I channeled my expressive, intuitive style—gestural marks driven by subconscious impulse and emotional momentum.
The Energy of Culture Night Meets Pigsy’s Expressive Gesture
PIGSY standing on an upturned beer bottle crate creating the unexpected on the street in Kenmare for Culture Night
Culture Night is more than just an evening—it’s a vibrant celebration of arts and culture across Ireland, where streets come alive with performances, installations, and communal creativity. In Kenmare, the Butter Market becomes a central stage for artists, musicians, and community to converge. I joined that celebration with live painting performance culture night Ireland, offering something both raw and immediate.
As I painted, the sounds of local music and the hum of crowds gave life to the moment. I made room for spontaneous creativity, feeding on the collective energy of Kenmare’s community. And yes—between brush strokes, I happily partook in a refreshing Torc Brewing Killarney beer, a small pleasure that grounded the intensity of creating in public.
Why live Art matters - At the Butter Market
Live painting in Kenmare, interactive art experiences, and public art in Kerry are transformative acts. Bringing art into the streets and onlookers into the studio blurs lines and invites people in. In venues like the Kenmare Butter Market, which is steeped in heritage but pulsing with contemporary life, live performances deepen the connection between art, place, and audience.
My practice is raw and intuitive expression. Performing live lets me literally overlay subconscious process onto public space. Each dripped line, bold stroke, and colour distortion becomes a shared imprint of the moment and creates a connection between the audience watching the creation of the work and then the viewer of the completed artwork.
Reflections After the Final Stroke
PIGSY’s Culture Night, Kenmare 2021
When the sun finally slipped behind the rooftops of Kenmare, I stepped back and looked at what remained. Paint-splattered canvas, gathered applause and curious faces glowing with interest.
These are the after images that matter. Live art in Ireland, performance art in Kenmare and Kenmare Butter Market events - these aren't just tangiable moments on a CV, but are memorable connections between artist, audience, and place. The memories will stick with me and I hope they will stick with anyone who was there on the night. And for those that weren’t there, the is videos on Youtube that was filmed with a Vintage Brownie camera which added another layer of interest to this event.
I’m excited to continue working in venues like this (both inside and out!) spaces where art and architecture intersect, tradition meets modernity, and each gesture becomes part of a broader cultural conversation, particularly on a night like the island wide Irish celebration of Culture Night.
A different kind of studio space
There’s something about making work in the open with no walls, no white cubes, no buffers. Just a canvas on a stone wall, standing on a upturned beer bottle crate and the street beneath that and people who didn’t necessarily come to see art, but end up part of it anyway. That’s the beauty of Culture Night. It hijacks the ordinary. A quiet street corner becomes a stage. Someone out walking their dog becomes your unexpected audience. Kids ask questions. Locals shout encouragement. You feel the place breathing with you.
For me, that kind of setting strips things back to what matters: the immediacy of making, the risk of doing it live, and the chance to leave something behind that’s real. Not polished. Not framed. Just raw energy translated into paint in a public space that usually isn’t meant for it. That tension is where I do my best work.
Culture Night isn’t about showing what you’ve already made—it’s about what you’re willing to make in front of people, right there, right then. That’s the kind of gallery I’m chasing: unpredictable, a bit wild, and open to whoever’s watching when the first mark hits the wall.
PIGSY looks at the artwork he created on the streets of Kenmare for Culture Night 2021
The Work, After the Noise
Now it hangs, the finished PIGSY piece. Canvas stretched and battened to the Kenmare Butter Market Gallery wall, silent again. The noise is gone, I’m no longer on the street, and I’m standing in front of what’s been created.
It’s always strange seeing the work thing after the fact. The energy of the night is still in it and every mark, every splash of paint holds the tension of being made under pressure, in public, instinctively without a plan. That’s the part I like. It’s not about polish or perfection. It’s about the trace of something real, happening in real time with authenticity.
No edits. No filters. Just paint, surface, and a bit of madness. That’s the work. And it’s done - until the next one.
Opening Night: "Catharsis of Collapse" at Kenmare Butter Market
PIGSY’s “Catharsis of Collapse” opens in Kenmare Butter Market
PIGSY and his wife Enid Bebbington at the opening of his “Catharsis of Collapse” Art Exhibition which opened on 2nd of Sept 2021.
“Catharsis of Collapse” is on view in Kenmare Butter Market until October 2nd.
“Catharsis of Collapse” is sponsored by Torc Brewing and with more than 25 original artworks (including 3 sculptures) on display, along with a movie projection, the PIGSY art show brings contemporary neo-expressionism to the County Kerry town of Kenmare in Ireland.
I was honoured to have Poet Tim Buckley open my exhibition.
There will be a special PIGSY art event in Kenmare Butter Market on the 17th of Sept for Culture Night. Watch this space for more……but in the meanwhile, enjoy the photos (by Roman Puech) below of the opening night!
Hotel Art: PIGSY's "I Find You Fascinating" and "A Nation of Fools"
PIGSY Art in Sheen Falls Lodge
Sheen Falls Lodge is a beautiful hotel surrounded in a stunning setting just outside the town of Kenmare on the Sheen Water Falls.
I was proud to visit Sheen Falls Lodge in recent times to deliver a large PIGSY painting and to see it hung in the hotel along with two other PIGSY art works,
“I Find You Fascinating” is now on view in the main stairwell with “A Nation of Fools” hanging in the gorgeous Drawing Room.
Large Scale Hotel Art
“I Find You Fascinating” is a large scale artwork and it is a vivid art piece with bright colours and a bold print. It is currently hung on a wall painted in a muted tone (it’s a great backdrop to the painting) alongside two stylish mid-century modern lounge chairs in a green fabric with cushions.
Drawing Room
In the Drawing Room, there is a further PIGSY artwork on view. This is a piece that is a lot smaller than “Fascinating”. It’s “A Nation of Fools” which is available as a limited edition print (from Designyard). The original artwork was part of my Fumbally exhibition in Dublin City and is now in private ownership in the home of a Dublin Art Collector.
Wild Atlantic Way
It was a proud moment to see my art hanging in such beautiful hotel as Sheen Falls Lodge and I am very happy to know that it will be enjoyed by guests and visitors to the hotel. Kerry of course is on the Wild Atlantic Way so make it a stop if you are on this spectacular Irish trail.
PIGSY Exhibition in the Kenmare Butter Market
And while you are in Kenmare, be sure and visit the Kenmare Butter Market Contemporary Art Space during the month of September to see the PIGSY Art Exhibition “Catharsis of Collapse” which is open now and runs until October 2nd.
PIGSY's "Catharsis of Collapse"
“Catharsis of Collapse” by PIGSY (Sept 2nd - Oct 2nd Kenmare Butter Market)
With Opening Speech by Poet Tim Buckley
I was honoured to have Poet Tim Buckley open my “Catharsis” Art Exhibition in Kenmare Butter Market on Thursday 2nd of Sept. To stand beside Tim at the top of thegallery and to hear him speak so passionately about my work was very moving for me. I can’t thank Tim enough.
Here are the words, Tim spoke on the night:
Tim Buckley’s Opening Speech at PIGSY Art Exhibition
First of all I just want to thank Mirka for inviting me to attend this wonderful facility. What an addition to Kenmare! Which probably has the greatest concentration of galleries per head of population in the country and that says an awful lot about the town and its people, many who have long understood the importance of art not only as a means of decoration but as a way of inspiring and also subliminally granting them permission to dive in and surf their own internal emotions and questions and turn them to something positive.
Poet Tim Buckley in full flow giving his opening speech at PIGSY’s “Catharsis of Collapse” in Kenmare Butter Market
My grandmother Madge Clifford from Firies, Co Kerry would certainly be smiling down on me this evening, She was personal secretary to Ernie O’Malley during his revolutionary years. Latterly he became one of the great champions of Irish Modernism at a time when it was needed, promoting such artists as Evie Hone, Mainie Jellett along with other well-known figures such as Jack B. Yeats and Louis le Brocquy. He lived for a period with Georgia O’Keefe, the photographer George Strand and Ansel Adams in Taos New Mexico.
He once said “my soul lies with the arts, in them lies happiness”. His personal collection was sold recently for 5.5 million so while he enjoyed the art his children reaped other awards.
Picasso’s words resonate when we look at the works around when said “the purpose of art is to wash the daily dust off our souls”. PIGSY’s art gifts us all the colour, the vibrancy, the light as well as the shade to understand and finds a language to translate our moods, our questions into something untutored ancient and tribal. It combines a child like quality of playing without borders while at the same time inventing the artists own unique language to translate all the ambiguity of feelings.
While Paul Henry painted the landscapes and skies of Connemara, PIGSY lifts the lid of his own skull to paint the landscapes of our mind in all its convoluted brilliance and mystery.
Another Picasso quote comes to mind “art is not the application of a canon of beauty. But what instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon, when we love a woman we don’t start measuring her limbs”.
The art here today shows a new modernism, not one of mimicry but of a confidence to explore the vast dominions and landscapes of the mind and to go where we should all attempt to go on a wild adventure without a map or preconditions.
Let me return to the title of the exhibition and that Greek word Catharsis meaning the process of releasing. and thereby providing relief from strong or repressed emotions if COVID has taught us anything is that we could all do with a dose of Catharsis.
I hope this wonderful exhibition will provide this impetus within us all and make us realise we need art in our lives as its medicine is very powerful. So invest in it, it will pay you back and make your heart sing.
Poet Tim Buckley with artist PIGSY at the opening of “Catharsis of Collapse” in Kenmare Butter Market in September 2021
“Catharsis of Collapse” is now open until Oct 2nd 2021
Kenmare Butter Market
Kerry, Ireland
"Catharsis of Collapse" in Kenmare Butter Market
“Catharsis of Collapse”
Kenmare Butter Market - 6.30pm Thurs Sept 2nd 2021
“Catharsis of Collapse” is kindly sponsored by Torc Brewing with refreshments by KBM Barbeque
“Catharsis of Collapse” Brochure
Social & Personal, September Edition: The Artist's Liberation
The Artist’s Liberation: PIGSY’s “Catharsis of Collapse”
PIGSY and his new exhibition in Kenmare Butter Market is featured in Social & Personal’s Social Networking Column.
Curated by Kenmare Butter Market Creative Director, Claire Bunbury, artist PIGSY’s exhibition opens on Thursday September 2nd at 6.30pm in Kenmare, County Kerry. Places are limited, RSVP to Kenmare Butter Market for a place on the guest list!
“Catharsis of Collapse” in Kenmare Butter Market
The Kenmare Butter Market is Kerry’s newest art space and the PIGSY exhibition will bring together over 20 large scale artworks in tactile synergy in the gallery venue.
Overtly expressionist PIGSY paintings are generally figurative forms and are hyper gestural with a graffiti-esque vibe. Along with the large scale canvas, PIGSY will present a range of framed paper studies. This is PIGSY’s first exhibition in Ireland since his return from Spain and he says he is “thrilled to be presenting my work in such a unique and beautiful space in Kenmare and I look forward to seeing the response to my art compositions that were created over the past year in Spain”..
The full range of original art, framed studies, sculptures and limited edition prints are on view in Kenmare Butter Market from Sept 2nd until Oct 2nd. Official sponsors of the PIGSY art exhibition is Torc Brewing of Killarney and opening night is Thursday 2nd of Sept at 6.30pm.
If you are in the Kenmare area of Kerry over the month of September, do drop in to the Kenmare Butter Market to see this exhibition. And if you want to get on the guest list for the opening night, drop a line to Kenmare Butter Market as places are limited and going going fast!! See you there!
Painting Malaga Red! PIGSY talks Malaga to Travel Writer Kevin Flangan
Travel News with Kevin Flanagan in Ireland’s Sunday Independent
Painting Malaga Red!
I had a great chat about Malaga with Travel Writer Kevin Flanagan and was pleased to be featured in his Travel News in Ireland’s Sunday Independent
Malaga: Picasso, Accessibility and Pedestrianisation
Kevin was interested to hear why I chose Malaga as a destination to spend a year away from Ireland and paint full time and I told him how accessible Malaga is with flights from Dublin daily with both Aer Lingus and Ryanair. I also talked about Malaga’s art history with it being the birthplace of Picasso.
The other thing I mentioned was how easy and pleasant it is to get around Malaga due to the city being pedestrianised and having great public transport and bike lanes for cycling.
Presenting my Spanish art works in Kenmare
While in Malaga I had an exhibition in La Casa Amarilla on Calle Santos where I showed my “I Went to Mass” works. This was a volume of work that I painted in the first six months of my year in Malaga, The art work I created in the second half of the year in Spain will now be shown in my upcoming exhibition in Kenmare Butter Market in Kerry, Ireland.
Malaga will always hold a special place in my heart and I know I will get back there someday. For the moment though it is exciting to be back in Ireland and working on my next exhibition and other great projects.
Of course I am missing those Malaga blue skies!!! ;-)
“Catharsis of Collapse”
Opening Thursday 2nd of September at 6.30pm
Kenmare Butter Market, Kerry, Ireland
RSVP to kenmarebuttermarket@gmail.com
Custom frames for PIGSY paper studies
Custom frames for PIGSY paper studies
Lots of prep work is being done for the upcoming PIGSY art exhibition in Kenmare Butter Market. Currently the brochure for the event is being worked on. I also get to do fun stuff like specifying custom frames for all of my paper studies that I will be presenting at my next show “Catharsis of Collapse”. I have selected nine paper studies that will be displayed in a 3 x 3 formation in the exhibition.
Accessible Art
PIGSY framed paper studies are accessible art works that will enhance all interiors. I first introduced my bespoke framed paper studies at my Malaga art exhibition “I Went to Mass” where they all sold out as part of that show. I consider them to be “accessible art” because of their small size - you can literally walk out of the gallery with one of these art works under your arm. You can’t get more accessible than that!
PIGSY Paper Studies in La Casa Amarilla Gallery
Pictured is one of the PIGSY paper study art works that was shown in PIGSY’s “I Went to Mass” exhibition which opened in La Casa Amarilla in Malaga, Spain in March 2021. It is marked with La Casa Amarilla’s signature yellow dot to indicate the sale! La Casa Amarilla translates as The Yellow House so the yellow dot is very apt for the gallery!
Mounted and framed
For this exhibition, I have specified a slightly different effect. The paper studies will be mounted rather than floated as I did for my Malaga show. Additionally I will also be selling some unframed studies which conveniently can be selected in the gallery and then you can then take to a framer of your choice where you can then make your own frame selection. This allows for you to choose frames that suit your particular requirements or style if you are matching PIGSY art to the interior design style in your home.
“Catharsis Collapse” by PIGSY
Kenmare Butter Market
Opening 2nd of Sept 2021
2nd of Sept - 2nd of Oct 2021
Proud to announce TORC BREWING.........
Torc Brewing Announced as Official Sponsor of “Catharsis of Collapse” by PIGSY
I’m incredibly proud to announce that Torc Brewing Killarney is the official sponsor of my upcoming art exhibition, “Catharsis of Collapse”, which opens soon at the Kenmare Butter Market in County Kerry.
This exciting partnership celebrates not only the intersection of contemporary Irish art and local craft beer, but also the vibrant creative and cultural communities that continue to thrive in Kerry.
About the Exhibition — Catharsis of Collapse by PIGSY
“Catharsis of Collapse” is my latest solo exhibition, a continuation of my journey into the psyche through bold, gestural, and deeply personal painting. The show explores emotional thresholds, inner chaos, and the ways in which we break down to rebuild — a visual conversation between collapse and creativity.
Hosted in the historic Kenmare Butter Market, this exhibition invites visitors to step into a space of emotional honesty, raw mark-making, and expressive storytelling. Each work is an original PIGSY painting, born from a process of deconstruction and confrontation, reflecting the internal landscapes we often try to hide.
Who Is Torc Brewing?
Based in the heart of Killarney, Torc Brewing has been crafting quality Irish craft beer since 2014. What makes Torc special isn’t just their dedication to the brewing process, but their deep-rooted connection to Killarney’s heritage. In fact, Torc Brewing is the first brewery in the area since Garret Gore’s Killarney Ale and Porter Brewery, established in 1819 on Brewery Lane.
Over 200 years later, Torc continues that legacy, combining tradition with modern innovation to produce exceptional beers for locals and a growing global audience. Today, you can order their beers online and have them delivered to your door — whether you're in Killarney, Dublin, or anywhere in the world.
A Shared Creative Spirit
What makes the partnership between PIGSY and Torc Brewing such a natural fit?
Both the exhibition and the brewery embrace raw creativity, authenticity, and bold expression. While I channel that energy into canvas and form, Torc channels it into hops, malt, and flavour. It’s a meeting of minds — a collaboration rooted in passion, originality, and a desire to challenge convention.
As an independent artist, I value businesses like Torc that continue to support and uplift the Irish creative community. Their sponsorship enables this show to reach a wider audience and reinforces the powerful connection between local Irish art and local Irish craft beer.
Why This Matters — Supporting Irish Art and Culture
In a time when many artists struggle to find platforms, support from independent Irish businesses like Torc Brewing is vital. Their commitment not only sustains cultural activity but helps contemporary Irish artists like myself bring important, challenging, and meaningful work to life.
Whether you’re a long-time collector or just beginning to explore the world of modern Irish art, this exhibition is an invitation to connect with something raw and real — and to enjoy a great pint while you’re at it.
Plan Your Visit — “Catharsis of Collapse” at Kenmare Butter Market
Location: Kenmare Butter Market, Kenmare, County Kerry
Date: September 2021
Artist: PIGSY – Original contemporary artworks for sale
Sponsor: Torc Brewing – Proudly brewed in Killarney
Join us in Kenmare, surrounded by the natural beauty of County Kerry, for an immersive art experience like no other. Whether you’re a local, a visitor to Killarney, or traveling the Wild Atlantic Way, don’t miss this opportunity to witness Irish abstract expressionism up close.
Explore More: Shop Original Artworks on Pigsy.art
If you can’t make it to the exhibition, you can still explore and buy original paintings by PIGSY online at Pigsy.art. Every piece is a one-of-a-kind, hand-painted expression of the same emotional intensity you’ll see in Catharsis of Collapse.
Browse the collection now in the PIGSY Art Store
Thank You to Torc Brewing Killarney
A huge thank you to the team at Torc Brewing for their generous sponsorship and belief in the power of Irish art. It’s partnerships like this that keep independent creativity alive and thriving.
Let’s raise a glass to bold painting and bold brewing.
“Catharsis of Collapse” by PIGSY
Kenmare Butter Market
Sept 2nd - Oct 2nd
Irish Beer Sponsor for an Irish Art Exhibition
My last exhibition was in Malaga, Spain and it was sponsored by Spanish beer company San Miguel. I thought it was pretty apt to have a Spanish beer company sponsor my Spanish exhibition.
And now for this exhibition in Ireland, I have an Irish official sponsor which again I think is really apt. I’m stoked to be sponsored by Torc Brewing, I love their beers and the bottles with their coloured labels look awesome against the backdrop of my art. I am excited to see them being served at the opening of the PIGSY exhibition on Thursday 2nd of September at 6.30pm - come along for the art and the tasty beer!
- PIGSY
PIGSY Art Studio at White Swan
PIGSY Irish Art Studio is now open!
The PIGSY Studio and Art Showroom is located in White Swan Business Park on Greenville Avenue in Donore - now open for visitors
Artist PIGSY outside his new art studio in White Swan which he opened on his return from Spain where he was a resident artist in La Casa Amarilla Gallery in Malaga
PIGSY in White Swan - Visitors Welcome!
After spending the year as a resident artist in La Casa Amarilla in Malaga, Spain PIGSY has now returned to Ireland to set up his studio in Dublin. All of the art that he created in Spain has been shipped to Ireland and is on view in the PIGSY art show room. The PIGSY studio is locate in White Swan Business Park on Greenville Avenue in Dublin 8.
Visitors to the studio welcome
Have you a bare wall in your home or office? Are you looking to inject color in your life? Do you want to spend some time talking art with PIGSY?! If the answer is yes to any of the above, call in and see him - just let him know so he can stick the kettle on!!
Drop PIGSY an email on pigsy.art@gmail.com to set up an appointment to visit now!
“Vertical Guard”
PIGSY is pictured in his studio with his artwork titled “Vertical Guard” (now in a private art collection in USA).
He has numerous paintings on view in his new studio in Dublin 8 - get in touch if you want to visit to see his collection.
The next PIGSY art exhibition will be in Kenmare, County Kerry in the newly opened Kenmare Butter Market.
PIGSY Art in Art Galleries worldwide
PIGSY Art is available to view in Art Galleries in Spain, USA and Ireland.
EDIT - PIGSY now in residence Ranelagh Arts Studio
PIGSY’s new studio since Autumn 2022 is now in Ranelagh Arts Centre on the main street in Ranelagh, across from the Luas Station (visitors welcome).
Save the date! PIGSY exhibition in Kenmare Butter Market, Kerry, Ireland
“Catharsis of Collapse” in Kenmare Butter Market, opening Sept 2nd 2021.
Save the date and make plans to get to Kerry in September 2021 for PIGSY’s next exhibition in the newly opened contemporary art venue “Kenmare Butter Market”!
Ireland's newest and most exciting art space Kenmare Butter Market, Co Kerry is delighted to present a solo art exhibition by Irish artist “PIGSY” entitled "Catharsis Of Collapse”.
“Catharsis of Collapse” at Kenmare Butter Market
Opening on Thursday the 2nd September 2021 and curated by Claire Bunbury Creative Director at the Kenmare Butter Market, this exhibition announces the artist's return to his native shores after spending a year abroad in Spain.
“Catharsis Of Collapse” is a body of work produced by “PIGSY” whilst in residence in Malaga, Spain. He explores the perils, yet the ultimate relief of delving deep into one's own psyche as a necessity to creating these hugely personal artworks. The inward looking push, to the point of "collapse" is the artist's starting point, a place that leads to a deluge of creativity and the eponymous catharsis.
Ciarán McCoy is the artist PIGSY
“PIGSY” aka Ciarán McCoy, is a former architect, founding partner and Senior Project Designer in one of Dublin city's leading architectural firms.
"I borrow from my architectural knowledge and other life experiences to create my diverse expressionist art works and punk poetry. I paint in a neo-expressionist style. My work is figurative and hyper gestural with a grafitti-esque vibe to it. Most of my works are painted in vibrant and vivid colours - even more so since working in Spain!"
From Malaga Spain to Kerry, Ireland
“PIGSY” has previously exhibited in The KEMP Gallery in Dublin, La Casa Amarilla in Malaga, London's The Other Art Fair and has had his work shown worldwide from USA to Singapore, of this latest exhibition he says “I am thrilled to be presenting my work in such a unique and beautiful space in Kenmare and I look forward seeing the response to my artwork that was created over the past year in Spain”.
“Catharsis of Collapse” by PIGSY
“Catharsis Of Collapse” is open from Thursday 2nd of Sept until Saturday 2nd October 2021 at Kenmare Butter Market and is sponsored by Torc Brewing Company in Killarney.
Kenmare Butter Market
The Square
Kenmare
Co Kerry
V93 HT65
www.kenmarebuttermarket.org
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“Catharsis of Collapse” Art Show by PIGSY
2nd Sept – 2nd Oct 2021
Kenmare Butter Market
Opening Speech by Tim Buckley
The opening speech at “Catharsis of Collapse” was made by poet Tim Buckley
An Capall Dorcha - an Irish Literary & Art Periodical
PIGSY’s “De Facto Leader” in An Capall Dorcha Literary & Art Periodical
I’m proud to announce that my artwork “De Facto Leader” has been officially selected for inclusion in the next issue of An Capall Dorcha literary and art periodical. Issue 3 (Wild) will be available in Autumn through various independent booksellers in Ireland.
An Capall Dorcha - available in independent Irish bookstores
An Capall Dorcha is a literary journal with a focus on art and the written word. It includes short stories, poetry and art created by a regular team of contributors along with submissions from other creatives. An Capall Dorcha is available from The Winding Stair Bookshop, Marrowbone Books, Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop and also the giftshop in MOLI the Museum of Literature of Ireland in Dublin City on St Stephen’s Green. It’s also available in Books Upstairs which is Dublin’s oldest independent bookshop.
An Capall Dorcha - The Dark Horse
An Capall Dorcha translates from Irish to English as “The Dark Horse” and for you language buffs who are interested in the Irish language (gaeilge),” art and writing” translates to “ealaín agus litríocht” - pronounced “ah-leen ah-gus lih-tri-oct”.
Pictured below is “De Facto Leader” which will feature in An Capall Dorcha.
An Capall Dorcha, issue 3 is titled “Wild” and will launch in Autumn of 2021. Here is the list of contributors (along with PIGSY!) for the Autumn issue:
Cora Lenihan
Luke Fallon
S.J. Delaney
Caitríona Ní Fhaoláin
Erin McKay
PIGSY
Sarah Lundy
Avril Caprani
Dominic Mac Suibhne
Shona Woods
Meg Mulcahy
Loretta Stanley
Katie Curran
Eoin Condon
Anne Dempsey
C.J. Anderson Wu
Eilín de Paor
Lucy Holme
David Morgan O’Connor
Juliette Cottereau
Rachel Maloney
Rachel O'Regan
Jackie McGrath
Ellen O'Connor
Judy Lawler
Maria McSweeney
M.A.A.
Erin Vance
Shannon O’Reilly
Daniel Johnson
Mark Walsh
Nicola Anthony
Ciara Patricia Langan
Eileen Mills
O.A.K.
Laura Faherty
Jane Cummins
PIGSY "Homecoming" in Ireland's Homes Interiors & Living
Patrick O’Herlihy writes about PIGSY’s “Homecoming” in Ireland’s Homes Interiors & Living
After spending a year painting in Malaga, I was delighted that my homecoming to Ireland was featured in “Ireland’s Homes Interiors & Living”. Edited by Margaret Connolly, it is Ireland’s largest selling interiors magazine for 26 years.
“Homecoming” - a two page spread with editorial by Patrick O’Herlihy
“PIGSY” is photographed by Pablo Asenjo in his studio in Malaga City Centre in the La Casa Amarilla Gallery. He is surrounded by his neo-expressionist artworks that he created while in Spain.
The featured PIGSY art work is “I’ve Given Enough” which is an enquiry into the sport of bullfighting and within the painting the bull, the main protagonist, is armed with a gun in it’s mouth in order to level an unequal scenario and to allow the bull have enough force to exert a win in what PIGSY believes is an unfair fight. He explains that comparisons can be drawn between society now being armed with a vaccine which will bring about an end to the pandemic.
Malaga is such a culturally diverse city, were you able to immerse yourselves with other artists?
Tell us about your month-long solo art exhibition in March 2021
Were you always planning on coming back to Ireland?
Do you consider the year to be a success?
What’s next?
Featured painting “I’ve Given Enough” is available from La Casa Amarilla Gallery in Malaga - contact Gallery Director David Burbano in La Casa Amarilla here for further information.
See the PIGSY website for further press and interviews with PIGSY.