94. Guggi: Artist

Episode 94 brings us to the southern coastal part of County Dublin where Fender Jackson chats with the visual artist Guggi.

Conversation includes: introductions; names; Guggi, Bono, The Edge, Gavin Friday and Strongman all getting their moniker; Guggi’s initial resistance to this name; early life on Cedarwood Road; having six brother and three sisters; early memories of Bono and Gavin Friday; Winnie and Iris; big families; being an artistic kids; The Virgin Prunes; The Beautifull House in Temple Bar; being advised that he couldn’t vs. realising that he could be an artist; signwriting; moving from singing artist to visual artist; oilpainting; finding one’s vocabulary as an artist; Four Artists – Many Wednesdays (1988) at Dublin's Hendricks Gallery - an exhibition of works by Guggi, Gavin Friday, Charlie Whisker and Bono; living hand to mouth; the bumpy ride and feast or famine; poets and language; Guggi’s artistic vocabulary; Memory to Form at Château La Coste; Guggi’s periods; when the piece is finished; Picasso; Rothko; future plans and other topics.

Face to face recording on in Guggi's home, County Dublin at 12.27pm on Friday 9th August 2024. 

Relevant Links

www.guggi.com

www.theirelandpodcast.com

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