Nostalgia's Not What it Was - Pigsy

Following on from his well received debut show, artist Pigsy now presents a new body of work "Nostalgia's Not What It Was", opening on Thursday 5th October at 6pm in Fumbally Exchange, Dame Lane, Dublin 2.

Ciarán McCoy is Pigsy. As Ciarán McCoy​, he works as a partner in the renowned architectural practice ODKM Architects​ in Dublin City centre. As Pigsy, he releases himself from the disciplined nature of architecture to create free flowing expressionist art. 

Pigsy started to create from a young age by using chalks on both the playground and the blackboards at school  to pass the time between classes. He has added a multitude of painting media to his palette since then but still incorporates chalk use in most of his pieces as a nod to these formative methods.  

This body of work is all about moving forward as a person and deals with ​the evolution of childhood friendships, old haunts and activities from childhood and the difficulties experienced throughout schooling because of his dyslexia. 

“Nostalgia's Not What It Was"​, is an idea that I’ve been working on for a while" says Pigsy "I believe it's best to live in the moment and not give over too much space in our mind to useless non-positive thoughts that prevent us from seeing our true potential and this has been the inspiration behind the exhibition"

The exhibition is curated by KEMP, the man behind the urban and street art themed the KEMP Gallery and an artist in his own right. 

"I'm both excited and honoured to be working with Pigsy again" says KEMP. "I love the honesty in his painting. It's very accessible even though there's a depth and complexity to it, which is very rare. I'm looking forward to sharing these new pieces with the public" 

Drinks will be provided at this exhibition by Hope Beer, an independent craft brewery based in Howth Co. Dublin. 

The exhibition runs from the 5th to the 8th October 2017