Tag: Art
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Renowned artist Noel Galea Bason passes away
The renowned numismatist and artist Noel Galea Bason has suddenly passed away. He was 71. Galea Bason was a unique artist, working in bronze and was particularly well known for his skills as a numismatist having designed several coins over the years. Galea Bason was a lifelong resident of Floriana having been born there in…
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The EU AI Act protects artists against copyright infringement
Artists and fans of Studio Ghibli have raised concerns following a new trend in which people are using ChatGPT and other AI software to recreate images in the iconic Ghibli style. Fortunately, for artists based in the EU, EU law protects them from this kind of abuse. Articles 53, 105 and 106 of the EU AI…
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Prominent Maltese artist Raymond Pitrè passes away at age 84
Surreal artist Raymond Pitrè has passed away earlier this week at age 84. Born in 1940, Raymond Pitrè was one of the most prominent abstract artists of the 1970s. He was commissioned to paint the official portrait of Prime Minister Dom Mintoff, which today hangs in the Auberge de Castille. He also represented Malta at…
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Celebrate 25 Years of Art and Faith: Birkirkara’s ‘Xbihat Qaddisa’ Exhibition showcases Catholic Saint Statues and Artworks
In honour of its 25th anniversary, the St. Joseph the Worker Exhibitions Society of Birkirkara will host a special exhibition titled ‘Xbihat Qaddisa’ (Holy Images) from November 1st to November 10th. This unique exhibition brings together an array of statuettes, paintings, and other artistic representations of Catholic saints, highlighting works from community members of various…
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Some of Mark Mallia’s art
I’m uploading some pieces by artist Mark Mallia who has just passed away in his memory. Like many readers of this website who are Maltese art enthusiast I’ve met Mark Mallia several times at art exhibitions and the relevant events. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
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Biennales as events for tourists
I enjoyed reading this piece on The Spectator by Digby Warde-Albam where he refers to Malta’s Biennale as mainly, an event for tourists. It also provides some good context to my previous article here, where I argue that the Biennale in Malta has served artists more as a vanity event than as a means to…
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The Maltese government organised a “Biennale” and the result is atrocious
A “Biennale” is typically, an arts festival held every two years. In reality it is an arts market where investors and art collectors visit a Biennale in search for great art to buy. The word “Biennale” originates from the title “La Biennale di Venezia” which was organised for the first time in 1895. The Maltese…
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If Maltese artists had an ounce of courage
Austin Camilleri, the mediocre artist who is imposing his ugliness onto the general public wants to pretend he is a “provocative” artist. I’m genuinely sick with these narcissistic-useful-tools who feel a sense of entitlement over our public spaces as if they own the country. Let’s make it very clear. Austin Camilleri is not provoking anything…
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Celebrating Malta’s artistic and cultural mediocrity with Austin Camilleri’s horrible artwork
Austin Camilleri’s newly laid out monument in front of Queen Victoria’s monument in Valletta is the latest representation of the government’s and the Maltese people’s will to appease itself with artistic and cultural mediocrity. Another symbol of our mediocrity, and that we are the type of people that put up with everything. Austin Camilleri has…
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Gordon Manche and Owen Bonnici are in agreement on the right to insult
I’m not usually fond of giving this dangerous fanatic any coverage, but this is very interesting given that Gordon Manche is saying the exact same thing as Owen Bonnici and the Labour government on the right to insult. Manche is saying that insult is illegal in Malta, a sin, and also leads to violent provocation.…
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Mark-Anthony Sammut proposes the decriminalisation of insult
Incredible how things change and the tables turn. Opposition MP, Mark Anthony Sammut, yesterday, made a speech in parliament in favour of free speech and proposed the removal of the act of insult from the criminal code and the Electronic Communications Act. He is saying what the Labour Party should say and do. The Labour…
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Another bizarre and shady connection of Catherine Tabone
Apparently, Catherine Tabone is one of those cultural bureaucrats who have no idea about the culture industry and how it works, and failing to make any significant achievement in her career, she is relishing in her connections with shady people and vanity projects. Looking at her direct orders and her projects, they mostly consist of…
