David Valenzia – Territory Senior Partner PwC Malta
There is no doubt that the past two years have been challenging for everyone around the world. With such an uncertain worldwide environment, the Arts have struggled due to their visual and experiential nature, where the viewer needs to see the art-piece in person to get the most out of it. It is for this reason that PwC Malta strongly feels that our support is necessary. The Arts share common values with our firm who’s five key values define us: We act with integrity and speak up for what is right especially when it feels difficult. We strive to make a
lara Bugeja – Curator, MPM Arts Hub
Our paths crossed in 1997 at a charity auction where I had the good fortune of acquiring my first and much-loved painting by Anna. Like good friends do, we maintained and developed a strong and long-standing friendship and collaborated frequently over the years – years that have seen big changes – becoming a parent, grappling with health issues, moving overseas but always, in essence – remaining an artist. Anna’s style has changed much since that Christmas of twenty-four years ago and it’s been a joyous and at times challenging ride following both her stylistic and personal development. In my eyes, her
Austin Camilleri – Artist
So much water under the bridge since our London days dear Anna! I clearly remember meeting you outside Green Park tube station and walking to your show on New Bond Street! You brought the warmth of your Gozo, my Gozo, and multiplied that tiny space with light. One still finds traces of that practice in this collection: the Anna in perennial search for beauty. But now, the composition is more audacious, the consciousness more crystalline, the hand steadier. A tiny hint of cadmium yellow and cobalt, phthalo, anguish, prussian, indanthrone, hope, cerulean, ultramarine, euphoria, aquamarine, manganese, uncertainty, oriental, Delft blue. You
Alfred Grech Poem
But see that you are As strong as the wind And as indomitable as the sea Because the real drama of life Is in loosing yourself. Beyond the absurdities of life There must be a world Where everything makes sense And everything is crystalline. Beyond this utter madness At the end of times There must be a garden Where the mystral breeze Induces people to start To understand each other. Alfred Grech Poet Lawyer
RICHARD ENGLAND – ANGELS FALL FIRST
WHILE I IN SHADOW DWELL I STRIVE TO CRACK THE CLOUDS TO FIND THE SUN ANGLES FALL FIRST. Ta Pilar Chapel, Valletta Curator Christine Xuerub Seidu “Art must do something more than give pleasure; it should relate to our own life so as to increase our energy of spirit”. Kenneth Clark While there is little doubt that man today lives in an age of celebration we must admit that this is unfortunately also a time of great loss. Scientific progress, communication processes and instantly available information remain outstanding celebratory achievements. On the other hand it is also true that modern man lives under
