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24 02 2009

Antonio Mifsud u Camilleri Cauchi – bix- xogholijiet taghhom fl- Europa

Posted by: Emmanuel Caruana in Antonio Mifsud
Xogħlijiet ta’ żewġ artisti Maltin intagħżlu minn ġurija internazzjonali biex jiġu esebiti fil-Parlament Ewropew bħala parti minn esebizzjoni li qed tittella’ fl-okkażjoni tas-Sena Ewropea tad-Djalogu Interkulturali. L-attivita’ giet organiżżata mill-grupp politiku tal-ALDE (l-Alleanza tal-Liberali u d-Demokratiċi għall-Ewropa), li huwa t-tielet l-akbar grupp fil-Parlament Ewropew, b’kollaborazzjoni mal-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Betlem u l-uffiċċju rappreżentattiv tal-Italja għall-Kummissjoni Ewropea art in malta. Camilleri Cauchi
Kien f’Ottubru li għadda li l-kuratur ta’ din l-esebizzjoni artistika Dr Sergio Basile bagħat invit lill-Ambaxxata Maltija fl-Italja biex tinnomina żewġ artisti biex jirrappreżentaw lil Malta f’din il-wirja. L-istedina ġiet mgħoddija lis-Segretarju tal-“Għaqda Ħbieb tal-Presepju” ta’ Malta Charles Bellia li kkuntattja lill-artisti Maltin Aaron Camilleri Cauchi u Antonio Mifsud biex jipparteċipaw f’din l-esebizzjoni. ArtinMalta. Antonio Mifsud
Ix-xogħlijiet artistiċi ta’ Camilleri Cauchi u Mifsud ġew esebiti f’wirja ffurmata minn 350 biċċa xogħol tal-arti ta’ 250 artist differenti mill-Ewropa u l-Lvant Nofsani. Dawn ġew esebiti għal xahar sħiħ fir-reġjun Taljan tal-Kalabrija bħala parti mis-sitt edizzjoni tal-”International European Crib Exhibition” biex minn fosthom imbagħad intagħżlu l-aħjar disa’ artisti biex jesebixxu l-arti tagħhom fil-bini tal-Parlament Ewropew.
Iż-żewġ artisti Maltin – it-tnejn li huma – intagħżlu mill-ġurija esperta biex ikunu fost id-disgħa li jesebixxu l-iskulturi tagħhom. Is-seba’ artisti l-oħra li ntagħżlu kienu mill-Italja (Kalabrija u Napli), il-Palestina, ir-Rumanija, Spanja u r-Repubblika Ċeka.
Mhux talli hekk, imma talli waħda miż-żewġ skulturi Maltin – dik tal-artist Aaron Camilleri Cauchi, rebħet waħda mit-tliet kategoriji ta’ din l-esebizzjoni – dik tal-iskultura. Iż-żewġ kategoriji l-oħra kienu għall-presepji u l-ikoni. Wara li l-iskultura tiegħu ġiet iġġudikata bħala l-aħjar skultura tal-wirja, Camilleri Cauchi ġie ppremjat mill-membru parlamentari Ewropew Vittorio Prodi.
Camilleri Cauchi tqabbad ukoll jagħmel skultura biex tiġi ppreżentata bħala tifkira lill-Viċi President tal-Parlament Ewropew Mario Mauro, li taħt il-patroċinju tiegħu u tas-Sindku tal-belt ta’ Betlem Victor Batsrseh, ittellgħet din il-wirja.
Preżenti għaċ-ċerimonja tal-inawgurazzjoni ta’ din il-wirja, li saret fid-29 ta’ Jannar fil-Parlament Ewropew, kien hemm diversi ewro parlamentari Taljani fosthom Luisa Morgantini, Marco Pannella u Elizabetta Gardini.

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01 10 2008

ANIMA – the soul within – An exhibition of Sculptures and Paintings By Antonio Mifsud

Posted by: Emmanuel Caruana in Antonio Mifsud, Blogroll
The Inquisitor’s Palace will be hosting an exhibition of works by artist Antonio Mifsud from the 1st to 31st October 2008. For his exhibition ‘Anima – the soul within’, Antonio Mifsud is presenting a series of easel and wall-pannel sculptures, and abtract paintings. Mifsud is trying to explain the abstract part of the human being. For Mifsud, sacred art stems from man’s innate spiritual need. Beyond their religious meaning, each piece of work represents more than one possible way of interpreting this need, giving shape to our collective values, beliefs and religious perceptions. Academic artistic traditions are revived in Mifsud’s composition through the use of different media. This collection of paintings and sculptures will be inaugurated on the 2nd October 2008 by H.E., Dr. Edward Fenech Adami, President of Malta.
The mystical sense and architectural style of the Inquisitor’s palace merge with Mifsud’s work to create an atmosphere of reflection for those who visit this exhibition. This exhibition is being orginised with the support of HERITAGE MALTA, BOV, FEXCO MALTA, MARSOVIN and ALPHA PRODUCTIONS.
Antonio Mifsud was born in Malta in 1977. He receved his first art lessons under the guidance of Dr. Gorg Mallia at the Archbihop’s Seminary Secondary School Malta. Later studied privately under the tutelage of sculptor Chev. Alfred Camilleri Cauchi O.R.C.B. He is also a stage/poster designer, artistic director and script-writer for television/radio productions (Bottega: nominated category Best Documentary in the Go Television Awards 20007) in Malta.

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11 10 2007

Antonio Mifsud – “But when you start working under my supervision you will learn how to feel art.” Alfred Camilleri Cauchi

Posted by: Emmanuel Caruana in Antonio Mifsud
Antonio Mifsud Art in Malta In a town house in the heart of a small village called Imqabba, I met a young talented artist Antonio Mifsud. I was invited by the artist to visit his studio which is a well organised room at the back of his house. The studio is packed with work; some of which in development and some of which in an almost completed stage. This is the space in which Antonio spends most of his time seeking tranquility in his masterpiece.
 
Antonio Mifsud is a young artist who has been under the tutelage of the well known local sculptor Chev Alfred Camilleri Cauchi. During the past years Antonio was involved in the artistic scene mainly in sculpture and painting. His work includes public commissions such as the bust of local poet Sammy Calleja at the Markiz Malia Tabone in Mosta and the via Cruces for the Holy week at St. Philip’s Band club in Zebbug Malta . His work varies from figurative, sacred and monumental art. Some of his work is a combination of sculpture and painting. Antonio combines these in a way to create interesting bas-reliefs which are a combination of colours, texture and figurative.
 
Antonio is a down to earth person and when you get to know Antonio, one could notice the spontaneousness inside him. The spontaneous is clearly marked in every sculpture that he artistically creates. His sculptures are a contrast of tranquility on the figures’ faces against confusion and undercurrents in the backgrounds. While the subject and themes are very well described, one could notice an unrefined style which creates a texture in which the artist feels his comfort.

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