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Tuesday 5 November, 2024
Tuesday 5 November, 2024
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Ireland's most famous writers have been turned into believable hipsters
WHAT WOULD James Joyce be like if he were alive in 2015? Sligo-based illustrator Gary Reddin is trying to find out.
He’s dreamed up some modern interpretations of famous Irish playwrights as the world’s favourite punching-bag, the hipster.
Says the artist himself:
Yeats becomes the perfect ambassador for Movember, with ‘Maude Gonne’ tats and a vintage 80s bomber jacket:
Beckett, meanwhile, becomes a dodgy-jumper wearing selfie obsessive:
Prints of the illustrations are €20 each and available for purchase here.
H/T Mark from Jam Art Factory
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