Original artwork description:

Piggy Wig with FREE poem!

Art and commercialism II
(or Damien’s dotty, spotty, Piggy Wig)
by Juan Sly.

Damien kept a Piggy Wig,
Its fur was white as snow,
Everywhere that Damien went
Piggy Wig was sure to go.

He painted it with spots one day,
Which was rather cruel,
That made the critics laugh and say;
“He’s dotty as a fool.”

But then the public, it turned out,
Came from far, then neared,
They waited patiently about
But no pig appeared.

“Where’s Dotty, Spotty, Piggy Wig?”
The worried public cried.
“The gift shop has got loads, to dig,”
Damien replied.


These are not prints as each is individually done and signed to order and consequently will vary slightly from the illustrated picture. They are sprayed onto plain paper (approx. 56x80cm). They can come with FREE crossbars and nails, so yours will be ready to hang; all you have to do is contact me, Steeve, and ask.

(Also available on The Daily Telegraph, watercolour paper or canvas at various prices if you search elsewhere.)

Juan Sly is likely the biggest seller of original artwork in the UK. An artist exhibiting in spray stencils, newspaper and oils, he has exhibited at the Saatchi (a proper gallery with pillars and everything!) alongside the likes of Banksy, Terry O'Neil, Tracy Emin and Vic Reeves, and has permanent collections in Ireland, Detroit and England, alongside Damien Hirst and some other artists you might have heard of, plus private collections around the globe. His works rock from humour to anti-war, sex to surreal. He is particularly fond of the stencil medium as it allows him to respond quickly to events and ideas and gives his works a gritty, illegal look. The stencils naturally allow the works to be resprayed, and consequently become affordable and disposable. He likes the fact that people can buy art which they like, and not to show off how much they can afford. You can find them in bedsits, legal offices in the Temple or stuck to a fence in Bristol.

Spiel by Steeve.

Materials used:

Spray paint

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