My Dog Sighs
After 15 years of giving his art away for free as part of the now infamous Free Art Friday project in the UK, My Dog Sighs found himself strapped in to a well-deserved meteoric rise. With an incredible international following in the USA, Israel, Japan and the UK; three sold out shows under his belt, and astronomical numbers on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube; My Dog Sighs has become an important figure on the contemporary art scene.
My Dog Sighs’ style is characterised by the combination of melancholic and often naive portraiture with the use of found materials including used spray paint cans or abandoned food cans; an unusual choice when considering traditional street art ideas of painting or pasted walls. Initially stemming from the desire to interact with the true public without causing permanent damage to public and private property this transient work is not concerned with permanence or mass audience, but a beautiful desire to communicate quietly with a single participant. Why cans? By recycling already ‘lost’ and abandoned materials, the cans add a layer of humanity and fragility echoing the solitary moment the ‘finder’ discovers this lost soul.
My Dog Sighs focuses the relationship and emotional discourse which arises between the work and the audience. Melancholic figures left on the streets pull the unsuspecting viewer into a confusing moral dilemma; where the guilt of ‘taking’ is directly opposed with the desire to nurture and protect.
Please contact patrick@verticalgallery.com if you have any questions.
My Dog Sighs "Forever Verdigris"
My Dog Sighs Forever Verdigris, 2016 Spray paint and acrylic on canvas 35 3/4...My Dog Sighs "For you, the world and more"
My Dog Sighs For you, the world and more, 2018 Spray Paint and acrylic wood p...My Dog Sighs "That we are the same and yet unseen"
My Dog Sighs That we are the same and yet unseen, 2014 Spray paint and acryli...My Dog Sighs + Rust Bucket "I felt so symbolic yesterday"
My Dog Sighs + Rust Bucket I felt so symbolic yesterday, 2014/2018 Mixed Medi...My Dog Sighs "Your memory lingers in that kiss"
My Dog Sighs Your memory lingers in that kiss, 2018 Spray Paint and acrylic w...My Dog Sighs "The tranquility of solitude"
My Dog SighsThe tranquility of solitude, 2014Spray paint and acrylic on canva...My Dog Sighs "This is incredible, starving, Insatiable. (Yes this is love for the first time)"
My Dog Sighs (Portsmouth, UK) This is incredible, starving, Insatiable. (Yes ...My Dog Sighs "Again and again and again"
My Dog Sighs Again and again and again, 2014 Spray paint and acrylic on paper...My Dog Sighs "Again and again"
My Dog Sighs Again and again, 2014 22 x 30 in; 56 x 76 cm, framed Spray paint...My Dog Sighs "You hold no distance in your stride"
My Dog SighsYou hold no distance in your stride, 2014Spray paint and acrylic ...My Dog Sighs "You hold the weight of every moment"
My Dog SighsYou hold the weight of every moment, 2014Spray paint and acrylic ...My Dog Sighs "Will you comfort me in my time of need"
My Dog Sighs Will you comfort me in my time of need, 2018 Spray Paint and acr...My Dog Sighs "Our lips are sealed (Purple/Yellow)"
My Dog Sighs Our lips are sealed (Purple/Yellow)., 2014/2018 Acrylic On Spray...My Dog Sighs "Our lips are sealed (Purple/Black)"
My Dog Sighs Our lips are sealed (Purple/Black)., 2014/2018 Acrylic On Spray ...My Dog Sighs "Our lips are sealed (Red/Gold)"
My Dog Sighs Our lips are sealed (Red/Gold), 2014/2018 Acrylic On Spray Can, ...My Dog Sighs "Our lips are sealed (Red/Purple/Brown-Gold)"
My Dog Sighs Our lips are sealed (Red/Purple/Brown-Gold)., 2014/2018 Acrylic ...My Dog Sighs "Memories of the dark"
My Dog Sighs Memories of the dark, 2018 Graphite and acrylic on antique book ...My Dog Sighs "The painful realization that all is lost and nobody cares at all"
My Dog Sighs The painful realization that all is lost and nobody cares at all...My Dog Sighs "You might need me more than you think you will"
My Dog Sighs You might need me more than you think you will., 2018 7 x 4 ¼ in...My Dog Sighs "You, me, us. A storm coming"
My Dog Sighs You, me, us. A storm coming., 2018. Graphite on antique book pag...My Dog Sighs "The coming of Vincent Leigh"
My Dog Sighs The coming of Vincent Leigh, 2018 Graphite on antique book page ...My Dog Sighs "End of part one of the film"
My Dog Sighs End of part one of the film, 2018 Graphite on antique book page ...My Dog Sighs "It’s no use pretending"
My Dog Sighs It’s no use pretending, 2018 Graphite on antique book page 5 x 7...My Dog Sighs "The painful realization that all has gone wrong"
My Dog Sighs The painful realization that all has gone wrong., 2018 Graphite ...My Dog Sighs "Things. They change"
My Dog Sighs Things. They change., 2018 Graphite on antique book page 5 x 7 i...