Posted by: Emmanuel Caruana in Paul Camilleri Cauchi
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| It’s hard for me to pinpoint when and how I became an artist painter, all I say is that I agree with the notion that an artist painter is born and not made. I was born to a family of artists. My father, the late Agostino Camilleri was the well-known sculptor, mostly renowned for statues in papier-mache and sculptures in stone. Such sculptures may be admired at Ta Pinu Sanctuary, which contain around 1800 different designs including also the apostle group in stone. |
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| I am a member of a family full of artistic talents. One can mention my brothers Alfred and Michael, who are sculptors and statuarians, and Mario who is an established gilder. |
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Posted by: Emmanuel Caruana in Events
| Two contemporary artists, Joanne Fenech Portelli and Audrey Mercieca, are showcasing their portraits in an exhibition entitled ‘Of Faces & Figures’ at Palazzo De La Salle in Republic Street, Valletta between the 22nd and the 31st May. As the title says, Audrey and Joanne are also exhibiting paintings of figures, which like the portraits, have all been executed during life sessions at Alfred Briffa’s atelier. The artists want to call this exhibition a ‘duo’ one, as it is like a fusion of two solo exhibitions, since the artists are exhibiting 29 artworks each. |
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| The medium chosen for the paintings in this art exhibition is pastel. Presently, this medium is not so commonly used in Malta. However, if we look at countries like the UK and the US, we find that it is a very loved and popular medium used by many famous contemporary artists. |
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Posted by: Emmanuel Caruana in Christopher Saliba
| How did you start your artistic journey? |
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| I showed an inclination towards artistic aptitudes since I was very young. I remember myself scribbling sketches of crucifixes during lessons at school. As I grew up, I have always found the courage to move onwards, thanks to the support of my family and friends. |
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| I graduated in art education at the University of Malta in 1996. During my Bachelors, I studied under two well know Maltese artists who require no introduction. They are Harry Alden and Anton Agius. |
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| The breakthrough to my artistic career occurred in 1997 after I won a scholarship at the Accademia di Belle Arti Pietro Vannucci in Perugia. This academy is one of the most renowned art academies from which most famous local artists emerged. During these intensive years I explored different techniques and media which enabled me to evolve my artistic language. I might say that this introspective research is still ongoing, since the artistic development is never-ending. |
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| How do you define your art? |
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| If I have to define my art I might rather label it as Expressionist. An Expressionist artist is more interested in distorting reality and liberating his or her emotions rather than creating a faithful representation of what may appear familiar. I always felt that I should never copy or reproduce reality, but rather show my deep emotions in relation to what captures my attention. There is no question that photography is more objective and accurate in registering data from the surrounding environments, so I find it challenging to re-invent the world around me. |
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Posted by: Emmanuel Caruana in Liz Sutcliffe
| “Based near Leeds in England I work with various media including oils, pastels and ink/metallic. I am a self publishing artist with a portfolio of limited edition prints of my original paintings.” |
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| “Art is in my blood and I have drawn and painted all my life. My formal art education was completed at an esteemed college in Yorkshire, and I turned professional in 2002. The style of painting is very individual and unique. I have developed this style and worked to perfect it over the years.” |
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| “I show regularly in exhibitions in my home county and some of my work can be seen in the gallery of my dealer in London. My first major exhibition was in Manchester in March 2002, followed by the Corn Exchange, Edinburgh in August 2003 which aroused a lot of interest. Subsequently my work has been reproduced in several magazines, one of which awarded me their prize for “Artist of the Year”.” |
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| “As a consequence my paintings have been finding their way into private collections all over the world. I have accepted commissions from Italy and America as well as London, and in autumn 2006 I travelled to Hong Kong to complete a commission for an art collector there (Ballerina Silhouette). “ |
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| Liz, has visited Malta during February and March. The artist visited a number of local Artists such as Alfred Briffa, Vince Briffa and Gabriel Caruana. The artist should be exhibiting a number of work at a local gallery in the near future. |
| Liz can be contacted on lizaraart@hotmail.com or lizara.sutcliffe@btinternet.com or by phone on : +44 7717 374244 |
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Posted by: Emmanuel Caruana in Austin Camilleri
When did you first become aware that you had a flair for expressing yourself in art? |
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| I was born to a family of artists. My mother used to live next to my grandfather’s studio, so it came natural to get dirty with clay and paint from a very early age. |
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Did you attend any school of art to learn and perfect your artistic abilities?
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| When I was studying BSc in chemistry and biology at the University of Malta, I won a scholarship to study fine arts at the Accademia in Perugia for four years. |
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| Back in Malta, I worked as an Art teacher but did not stay long as I felt I should dedicate my life completely to art. It was quite hard at the beginning but this gave me the freedom and flexibility that suited best my character. Being a freelancer meant I could travel, live, continue my research and training abroad much more easily. |
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Posted by: Emmanuel Caruana in Olaug Vethal
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Grazzi Malta: An art exhibition with works by Olaug Vethal(1946-2007) whilst in Malta from 1988-2007 will feature 40 works of art and other artifacts that reveal the relationship of this artist with the Maltese people whom she loved to paint. It is taking place at the St James Cavalier Centre of Creativity - upper galleries between 26th February and 30th March 2008. This is the first exhibition and publication following the artists death on the 24th February 2007. This exhibition will reveal the stylistic changes in her art from the very first presence of the artist on the island till the very last stages of her life, during her illness. The influences of the Maltese culture, people, way of life and light are reminiscent in her works following comparisons to when she first arrived. |
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