The European Connection - 2019 - Black ink drawing on a road map
Niall Kirby London, United Kingdom
Inspired by Banksy and Warhol, as well as the up-cycling and recycling culture, Niall chooses maps or book pages as the medium to deliver his statements and create intimacy with the viewer. His images are fulfilled
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with homoeroticism and the allure of taboo. Niall explores the parallels between desire, disdain, lust, shame and self-expression. This drawing from “The Europe Connection” series depicts men on the maps of the different
countries. The artist shows that despite our nationality and life style, we are linked to the nature and finish our life destination alike: becoming dust on the roads.
