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| Two contemporary artists, Philip Agius and Audrey Mercieca are putting up an exhibition entitled ‘Timeless Colours’. It will be held at the 5 star Hotel Le Meridien, St Julians from the 9th September till 24th September 2010. This collection is festivity of colours and a celebration of two exhibitors who will be showcasing 50 paintings together. |  |
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| The main medium chosen for this exhibition is mainly watercolours and in a lesser amount acrylics and oils. Audrey and Philip both handle other mediums such as gauche and pastels as exhibited previously. | ||
| Malta and its colours was the main inspiration. The collection includes scenes and floral where Philip and Audrey try to express their feelings of the environment around them in colours with a lively visual impact. Each painting is a rhythm and journey from one to another. |  |
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| These should reveal the characters of these two artists, serene yet disciplined through good use of design, tonal value, colour balance, light and perspective. |
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2010
Marc England at St. James Cavalier in Valletta
Posted by: Emmanuel Caruana in Events, Marc England| Marc England will be exhibiting his paintings in the main hall of St. James Cavalier in Valletta. The Exhibition, to be inaugurated by Prof. Serracino Inglott, will be opened on the 25th of March and will run until the 9th of May 2010. |  |
| The subjects of his work are mostly Churches in Malta and Gozo. Although this subject has been treated on countless occasions by other artists, Marc manages to give his churches a particular ethereal and mystical veil of gothic solemnity, that seperates them from any other style. Whether his tints and tones are subdued, or whether contrasted with explosive colour, both are equally imposing and dramatic. He has indeed developed a unique and individual technique that is highly recognizable. His works may be viewed on www.marcengland.com. | |
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| In his fourth solo exhibition, Maltese artist Anthony Catania turns his attention to spectres of the sea; images of ghost ships and lost barks that wander through stormy and quiet waters seeking refuge from their inevitable fate. |  |
| The works are inspired by S. T. Coleridge’s ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ and legends of the Flying Dutchman, with the recurring image of the albatross haunting many of the works. | |
| Ghostly abandoned ships roam these dark canvases, their sails and masts tattered, webbed and skeletal. Alone in the untamed fury and wrath of the sea, or alternatively the deceptive eerie stillness of its calm surface, these spectral vessels are doomed to sail the tired waters of these canvases eternally. | |
| Lost, like the souls of their doomed crew, the barks’ only company is that of the omnipresent albatross. Depicted as a swastika-shaped dancer flexing its limbs in a demonic pre-kill ritual, the albatross enacts its curse on these ill-fated ghost ships. |  |
| Alternatively, the bird is transformed into an almost maternal presence, enveloping the child-like craft in its treacherous embrace while its speared beak hovers menacingly between its arms. In these paintings the albatross conquers sea and sky as it also engulfs the canvas in its immense overarching wings. | |
| Inspired by literary motifs, Catania’s latest works continue in the strong tradition of his past three exhibitions which refer the viewer to Greek and Nordic mythology, Dante’s Inferno and the Germanic legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. In Spectre-Bark the artist’s skill is once more applied not simply to breathing visual life into the verses he alludes to, but more importantly to conceiving of them anew in the unique and playful manner that we have now come to associate with his work. | |
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| ‘Spectre-Bark’ – Art Exhibition by Anthony Catania will be open between Friday, 11 September 2009 until Sunday, 25 October 2009 at Malta Maritime Museum |
| Sculptor Joseph Casha is celebrating his 70th anniversary and 50 years in the field of sculpture with an art exhibition entitled “Small is Beautiful”, consisting of 40 miniature sculptures in painted terracotta made during the last three months. The exhibition which is being inaugurated on the 21st of May is being held at the Malta School of Art to coincide with the Prize Giving Ceremony of the school. It will remain open till the 12th of June. |  |
| Casha has always had a creative relationship with the Malta School of Art that has developed and changed over five decades. He enrolled as a student in the late 1950’s in the modelling class under the supervision of George Borg and studied drawing under Vincent Apap, obtaining a four year scholarship to study abroad. On his return he was appointed art teacher in Government Secondary Schools. In 1983 he started teaching sculpture at the School of Art and in 1995 he was appointed Head of school. He retired in 2000 but he is still in charge of the popular 3D sculpture class. | |
| This is Casha’s first exhibition since his retrospective organised by the Bank of Valletta three years ago, curated by Mr Louis Saliba. |
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2009
Watercolour Paintings Exhibition by Jacqueline Agius
Posted by: Emmanuel Caruana in Blogroll| Jacqueline Agius is currently exhibiting some of her latest watercolour paintings at the Trattoria Fiorino D’Oro in Salina, L/O Naxxar. |  |
| She has a strong affinity for the outdoors and is particularly interested in capturing a sense of atmosphere and mood in her paintings. She loves the landscape with its open spaces and especially the warm stone buildings and churches standing proud against the skyline. Her aim is to work a spell on the viewer, to stir feelings. | |
| Trattoria Fiorino D’Oro is located at it-Telgha t’Alla w Ommu, Salina and is open Tuesday to Saturday from 7pm to 11 pm and Sunday from 12 pm – 3 pm. |
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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 |  |
| 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. |  |
| 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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12
2008
Carmelo Mangion – His Life and Works – Book Award
Posted by: Emmanuel Caruana in Carmelo Mangion
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On Thursday 4th December the Book: “Carmelo Mangion: His Life and Works” was awarded first prize at a ceremony “Premju Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb 2007″ which took place at the Auberge de Castille, Valletta. The prize was awaded by the Prime Minister of Malta the Hon. Dr Lawrence Gonzi. |
| The author of the book Dr Joseph Paul Cassar was represented at the ceremony by the Carmelo Mangion family members since he is currently engaged in teaching and research in the United States. Dr Cassar is an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland University College. He also lectures at the Osher Foundation Towson University and Carroll Community College, Maryland. | |
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10
2008
FUSION art Exhibition by David & Vency
Posted by: Emmanuel Caruana in 43 years anniversary of the Independence |
David and Vency would like to invite you for the Exhibition “FUSION”. A selection of 28 art works done by two artists working together on the same piece at the same time (one mood). It will be held at Gallery Last Touch on the 31st of Oct at 7.30pm. |
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10
2008
Exhibition of recent Lawrence Buttigieg paintings
Posted by: Emmanuel Caruana in Lawrence ButtigiegLawrence Buttigieg is exhibiting a collection of recent paintings at the Vee Gee Bee Art Gallery in Republic Street, Valletta, till November 15. The exhibition may be considered as a sequel to last year’s exhibition in the Auberge d’Italie.
In this body of works, Buttigieg continues to develop the themes of the female portrait, the naked female form and the local landscape. What characterises his portrayals of the female figure, both nude and dressed, is his distinctive objective approach, which may be derived from his architectural background. These new paintings portray Buttigieg’s ever present preoccupation with composition, drafting and colour. Whereas the figurative works address questions of identity and representation, the landscapes explore the Mediterranean environment, with its typical strong colours and sharp contrasts of light and shade.
In Buttigieg’s works, land, sea and human form are simplified and transformed into subtle orchestrations of colour and defined brushstrokes. His colours are the colours of life, which render likeness and personal stylisation inseparable.
Works of Buttigieg may be viewed online at www.aboutlawrence.eu and www.aboutlawrence.com.