Guggi

An artist working with drawing, painting and sculpture, Guggi digs deep into a personal yet universal subject matter: the quotidian beauty of household objects. He committedly revisits his signature motifs of bowls, jugs and vessels, using repetition and abstraction to conjure an almost meditative state. In his paintings and works on paper, their forms appear tentative: broken outlines against resonant washes of abstract colour. And yet when Guggi continues his investigations as sculpture, these humble instruments are bestowed with a renewed majesty and power: polished bronze or fibreglass forms that seem to harness and heighten energy, with the simplicity and timelessness of prehistoric artefacts. Connecting both approaches is a sense of openness and fluidity, an attentiveness to prosaic details. “By salvaging beauty from distress, soulfulness from fragmentation,” writes historian and art critic Kelly Grovier, “Guggi creates objects from another world … Fragile yet enduring, they echo an esoteric tradition of shattered urns, jars, and cups that date back centuries – perennial metaphors for the breaking of forms necessary for the release of creativity.”

Guggi lives and works in Dublin.

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Selected Works

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Guggi
Foot of the Cross, 2023
oil on canvas
108 x 150 cm/ 42.5 x 59.1 in

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Guggi
Cross 3, 2022
oil on canvas
90 x 130 cm / 35.4 x 51.2 in

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Guggi
Cross,&nbsp;2023
oil on canvas
90 x 125 cm / 35.4 x 49.2 in

Guggi
Cross, 2023
oil on canvas
90 x 125 cm / 35.4 x 49.2 in

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Guggi
Us,&nbsp;2023
Acrylic and graphite on brown paper
120 x 165 cm&nbsp;/ 47.2 x 65 in&nbsp; &nbsp;
131 x 176 cm / 51.6 x 69.3 in framed&nbsp;

Guggi
Us, 2023
Acrylic and graphite on brown paper
120 x 165 cm / 47.2 x 65 in
131 x 176 cm / 51.6 x 69.3 in framed

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Guggi&nbsp;&nbsp;
Antigua, 2023
Acrylic on brown paper
90 x 90 cm / 35.4 x 35.4 in each paper size
98 x 98 x 4 cm / 38.6 x 38.6 x 1.6 in framed

Guggi
Antigua, 2023
Acrylic on brown paper
90 x 90 cm / 35.4 x 35.4 in each paper size
98 x 98 x 4 cm / 38.6 x 38.6 x 1.6 in framed

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Guggi&nbsp;&nbsp;
Broken 1, 2023
acrylic and graphite on brown paper
90 x 130 cm / 35.4 x 51.2 in paper size&nbsp;
99 x 137 x 4 cm / 39 x 53.9 x 1.6 in framed

Guggi
Broken 1, 2023
acrylic and graphite on brown paper
90 x 130 cm / 35.4 x 51.2 in paper size
99 x 137 x 4 cm / 39 x 53.9 x 1.6 in framed

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Guggi
Calix Meus Inebrians, 2009
painted bronze
310 x 452 x 452 cm / 122 x 178 x 178 in
Collection of Chateau la Coste, Aix en Provence, France

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Guggi
Urn I-IV,&nbsp;2023
Set of 4 whitewashed bronze urns
14.2 x 8 cm/ 17.9 x 10.7 cm/ 18.3 x 6.7 cm/ 13.8 x 9.5 cm&nbsp;

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Guggi
Urn I-IV, 2023
Set of 4 whitewashed bronze urns
14.2 x 8 cm/ 17.9 x 10.7 cm/ 18.3 x 6.7 cm/ 13.8 x 9.5 cm

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Guggi&nbsp;&nbsp;
Unbroken,&nbsp;2023
Bronze, black patina inside and out gold top, edition of 9
50 x 81 x 81 cm / 19.7 x 31.9 x 31.9 in&nbsp;

Guggi
Unbroken, 2023
Bronze, black patina inside and out gold top, edition of 9
50 x 81 x 81 cm / 19.7 x 31.9 x 31.9 in

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Guggi&nbsp;&nbsp;
Crucible I,&nbsp;2023
Bronze, white patina, edition of 9
34 x 57 x 57 cm / 13.4 x 22.4 x 22.4 in&nbsp;

Guggi
Crucible I, 2023
Bronze, white patina, edition of 9
34 x 57 x 57 cm / 13.4 x 22.4 x 22.4 in

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Guggi
Broken 6,&nbsp;2022
Acrylic and graphite on brown paper
61 x 81 cm / 24 x 31.9 in paper size&nbsp;
71 x 88.5 x 4 cm . 28 x 34.8 x 1.6 in framed

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Guggi
Broken 6, 2022
Acrylic and graphite on brown paper
61 x 81 cm / 24 x 31.9 in paper size
71 x 88.5 x 4 cm . 28 x 34.8 x 1.6 in framed

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Guggi&nbsp;&nbsp;
Crucible IV,&nbsp;2023
Bronze, white patina, edition of 9
34 x 57 x 57 cm / 13.4 x 22.4 x 22.4 in&nbsp;

Guggi
Crucible IV, 2023
Bronze, white patina, edition of 9
34 x 57 x 57 cm / 13.4 x 22.4 x 22.4 in

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Guggi&nbsp;&nbsp;
Second from End III, 2011
digital print on Hannemuehle paper, edition of 27
87 x 62 cm / 34.3 x 24.4 in image size&nbsp;
109 x 81.5 x 3.8 cm / 42.9 x 32.1 x 1.5 in framed

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Guggi
Second from End III, 2011
digital print on Hannemuehle paper, edition of 27
87 x 62 cm / 34.3 x 24.4 in image size
109 x 81.5 x 3.8 cm / 42.9 x 32.1 x 1.5 in framed

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Guggi&nbsp;&nbsp;
псалом 100,&nbsp;2012
oil on wood
170 x 122 x 5.5 cm / 66.9 x 48 x 2.2 in&nbsp;

Guggi
псалом 100, 2012
oil on wood
170 x 122 x 5.5 cm / 66.9 x 48 x 2.2 in

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Guggi&nbsp;&nbsp;
Second from End I, 2011
digital print on Hannemuehle paper, edition of 27
87 x 62 cm / 34.3 x 24.4 in image size&nbsp;
109 x 81.5 x 3.8 cm / 42.9 x 32.1 x 1.5 in framed

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Guggi
Second from End I, 2011
digital print on Hannemuehle paper, edition of 27
87 x 62 cm / 34.3 x 24.4 in image size
109 x 81.5 x 3.8 cm / 42.9 x 32.1 x 1.5 in framed

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Guggi
Foot of the Cross, 2023
oil on canvas
108 x 150 cm/ 42.5 x 59.1 in

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Guggi
Cross 3, 2022
oil on canvas
90 x 130 cm / 35.4 x 51.2 in

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Guggi
Cross, 2023
oil on canvas
90 x 125 cm / 35.4 x 49.2 in

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Guggi
Us, 2023
Acrylic and graphite on brown paper
120 x 165 cm / 47.2 x 65 in
131 x 176 cm / 51.6 x 69.3 in framed

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Guggi
Antigua, 2023
Acrylic on brown paper
90 x 90 cm / 35.4 x 35.4 in each paper size
98 x 98 x 4 cm / 38.6 x 38.6 x 1.6 in framed

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Guggi
Broken 1, 2023
acrylic and graphite on brown paper
90 x 130 cm / 35.4 x 51.2 in paper size
99 x 137 x 4 cm / 39 x 53.9 x 1.6 in framed

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Guggi
Calix Meus Inebrians, 2009
painted bronze
310 x 452 x 452 cm / 122 x 178 x 178 in
Collection of Chateau la Coste, Aix en Provence, France

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Guggi
Urn I-IV, 2023
Set of 4 whitewashed bronze urns
14.2 x 8 cm/ 17.9 x 10.7 cm/ 18.3 x 6.7 cm/ 13.8 x 9.5 cm

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Guggi
Unbroken, 2023
Bronze, black patina inside and out gold top, edition of 9
50 x 81 x 81 cm / 19.7 x 31.9 x 31.9 in

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Guggi
Crucible I, 2023
Bronze, white patina, edition of 9
34 x 57 x 57 cm / 13.4 x 22.4 x 22.4 in

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Guggi
Broken 6, 2022
Acrylic and graphite on brown paper
61 x 81 cm / 24 x 31.9 in paper size
71 x 88.5 x 4 cm . 28 x 34.8 x 1.6 in framed

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Guggi
Crucible IV, 2023
Bronze, white patina, edition of 9
34 x 57 x 57 cm / 13.4 x 22.4 x 22.4 in

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Guggi
Second from End III, 2011
digital print on Hannemuehle paper, edition of 27
87 x 62 cm / 34.3 x 24.4 in image size
109 x 81.5 x 3.8 cm / 42.9 x 32.1 x 1.5 in framed

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Guggi
псалом 100, 2012
oil on wood
170 x 122 x 5.5 cm / 66.9 x 48 x 2.2 in

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Guggi
Second from End I, 2011
digital print on Hannemuehle paper, edition of 27
87 x 62 cm / 34.3 x 24.4 in image size
109 x 81.5 x 3.8 cm / 42.9 x 32.1 x 1.5 in framed

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Broken, Château La Coste, 2018

Guggi’s work can be found in the collections of Château La Coste, France; Akureyi Art Museum, Iceland; the National Gallery of Ireland; the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin and The Clarence Hotel, Dublin. In recent years, he has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Yoshii Gallery, New York; Galerie 75 Fauborg, Paris (both 2021); Kerlin Gallery, Dublin; Yoshii Gallery, Tokyo and Arcane Space, Los Angeles (all 2019) and Château La Coste (2018).

Exhibitions

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Guggi
Memory to Form, 2023
Ch&acirc;teau La Coste, Aix-en-Provence, France

Guggi
Memory to Form, 2023
Château La Coste, Aix-en-Provence, France

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Guggi
Broken, 2019
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

Guggi
Broken, 2018
Ch&acirc;teau La Coste, France
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Guggi
Broken, 2018
Château La Coste, France

Guggi
Guggi, 2013
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

Guggi
Guggi,&nbsp;2009
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

Guggi
Guggi, 2009
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

Guggi
Memory to Form, 2023
Château La Coste, Aix-en-Provence, France

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Guggi
Broken, 2019
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

Guggi
Broken, 2018
Château La Coste, France

Guggi
Guggi, 2013
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

Guggi
Guggi, 2009
Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

News

Guggi, Memory to Form

Château La Coste, Aix-en-Provence, France 19 August – 24 September 2023

This exhibition of new sculpture and painting by Irish artist Guggi explores the complexities of the human experience and the artist’s personal memories through interpretations of the humble vessel.

Guggi, A Retrospective

Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, France 17 June – 24 July

Opening on Bloomsday, renowned artist Guggi celebrates CCI’s 20th birthday with a retrospective of works spanning three decades.