A Modern Marriage

A Modern Marriage is the final part of a trilogy of works illustrated by Fernando Feijoo. Pat Francis wrote the text  where the words are part of the overall picture and form the columns and text shapes that complement the image. Rafa Armero worked on the design and layout of the book.

Inspired by William Hogarth’s A Rake’s Progress, A Harlot’s Progress and Marriage a la Mode, the eternal stories of money, corruption, dissolution, crime and redemption are firmly rooted in the twenty first century.

The text aims to give a perspective on London life, mores and values, by using rhythms from modern music, allusion, slang and publishing references.   The words create a broad narrative, influenced by the original story but departing from this in order to locate Crack, Charlie and Tara in contemporary Britain.

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For once dead you never shall return

Drink accentuates the moods of the drinker, a mildly melancholic person is transformed  into a maudlin blubbering mess, an alienated frustrated person into a loud violent thug; friendly turns into amorous, a libidinous pest.

It does punctuate the rhythms of our lives however, weddings, funerals, family gatherings and meeting with friends.  Some people meet up for “a coffee”, but your real friends meet up for a drink.  Not to get drunk necessarily, that’s an occupational hazard; but if you should happen to get kazooed, it’s the material for rueful debriefing the next day.

This collection of prints serves neither to celebrate nor condemn drinking, but merely to observe it.  Cheers!

This is a limited edition box set which consists of six prints, three by Fernando Feijoo and three by Chris Pig. These original prints have been printed on Somerset velvet 300 gsm paper they are 40 x 25 cm. Archival inks have been used with several impressions printed in different tones to make up the final print.

Fernando Feijoo

1. Tequila – a dead man’s drink

2. Gin – the drink of sorrow

3. Cider – poor man’s piss

4. Lager – love it down it my son

Chris Pig

1. Stella – wife beater

2. Whisky – you’re the Devil

3. Champagne Charlie