Before the holidays, street artist My Dog Sighs and Midge collaborated on some artwork that were pasted up in east London. Earlier this year, My Dog Sighs collaborated with other street artists on a house in Dulwich, which I covered here: Open Day at the Street Art House, Dulwich Arts Festival: Part 2. The artist most recently had a show in Bristol this autumn. The artist leaves objects around, such as faces painted on cans, for others to find. I would love to find one of these. My Dog Sighs paints faces on recycled materials, such as cans and cardboard, and another common subject for the artist is painting realistic eyes. I love the way that the artist captures eyes, reflections, and droplets of water. All of these subjects (eyes, reflections, water drops) are a bit tricky to paint.
The collaborations with street artist This Is Midge (originally from Southsea) are displayed below. There's a lot more on the streets than my selection photographed here suggests, but you can see a sample of the style of artwork. The artwork that shows My Dog Sighs' style are the characters with the more-defined faces. These same faces are the ones painted on the bottoms of cans.
Selection of work by Midge and My Dog Sighs
My Dog Sighs also created a range of paintings with the colourful characters with quotations below.
My Dog Sighs
I will keep my eyes open for some of My Dog Sighs' 'found' artwork on the streets in east London, but I have a feeling that it may only be in Bristol.
For more information about Midge, visit the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thisismidge
For more information about My Dog Sighs, visit the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/My-Dog-Sighs/115489371467
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