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My Dog Sighs x The Big Issue x Jealous
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My Dog Sighs x The Big Issue x Jealous

My Dog Sighs

Jealous East

13 Jul 2023 — 22 Jul 2023

Our latest Big Issue collaboration featured work by renowned street artist My Dog Sighs, who invited some friends along to join him.

The exhibition, ‘Reclaiming The Lost’, explored lost and abandoned spaces and the individuals who bring them back to life. The artist has a significant following both in the UK and overseas and the exhibition will feature 8 of his iconic paintings of eyes, as seen by many in the murals he has painted on walls all over England. My Dog Sighs paints with hyperrealist detail and in the centre of the iris he has painted a character, signifying the connection felt when looking into someone’s eyes and you can see a ‘story reflected back’. My Dog Sighs paintings will be shown beside limited edition prints by artists Rone and SNIK, and sculptures by Junker Jane and Rust Bucket Workshop. Profits from the sales of these works were donated to the Big Issue.
TO COINCIDE WITH THE EXHIBITION, WE’LL BE RELEASING A LIMITED-EDITION PRINT ON THE OPENING NIGHT AND ANY REMAINING PRINTS WILL BE LAUNCHED ONLINE ON FRIDAY 14TH JULY, WITH ALL PROFITS FROM THE SALES GOING TO THE BIG ISSUE. THE PRINT IMAGE IS TAKEN FROM ONE OF MY DOG SIGHS' EYE PAINTINGS, WHICH HAS A MYSTERIOUS PERSON INSIDE THE EYE, REFLECTING NARRATIVES UNDER THE THEME OF BEING LOST.
Alongside the print, I’m proud to be showing a new body of work inspired by my collaboration with Big Issue. For this series, I chose, in each reflection, a different unidentified person. Half are friends, family and loved ones and the other half Big Issue sellers. It doesn’t matter where we are in life, right now, we’re all only a few pay checks or a life impacting events away from needing the support of organisations such as the Big Issue and I wanted this edition to democratise these people through a shared visual aesthetic.
My Dog Sighs
ALONGSIDE THE EXHIBITION WITH JEALOUS, MY DOG SIGHS HAS TAKEN ON THE ROLE OF GUEST EDITOR WITH THE BIG ISSUE TO CREATE A SPECIAL ART-FOCUSSED EDITION OF THE MAGAZINE, INCLUDING THE WORK OF OTHER TALENTED ARTISTS SUCH AS SNIK, RUST BUCKET WORKSHOP, RONE, AND THE BEARDED EXPLORER.

MY DOG SIGHS WILL ALSO BE AUCTIONING OFF AN ARTWORK WITH BONHAMS ON 18TH OCTOBER, WITH ALL PROFITS GOING TO THE BIG ISSUE.

FIND THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUCTION VIA THE BONHAMS WEBSITE.

Please go out and buy a copy of the special Art Edition from your local Big Issue vendor; you can find your nearest vendor by visiting the big issue website.

My Dog Sighs

Artist

Internationally acclaimed street artist My Dog Sighs has spent over 20 years honing his craft on streets across the globe, initially with his Freeartfriday project; with commissioned murals across five continents and groundbreaking immersive installations which push the boundaries of urban contemporary art.
Through a combination of melancholic, photo realistic and often naive portraiture combined with the use of found materials including abandoned food cans My Dog Sighs has found himself strapped in to a well-deserved meteoric rise and is fast becoming an important figure on the contemporary art scene.

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