I talk, I play,
I reflect, I travel in time…through art. My art features different aspects of my
personality and the world from my perspective. I feel nostalgia whenever I look
at the ever-increasing development of contemporary society and therefore I use
my art as a time machine to visit times and styles long
past, but whose magic and prestige haven’t died. I explore these themes,
usually linked with Maltese history and culture, mainly through painting and
illustration, but also through photography. Apart from vintage themes, I like
to delve into the issue of personal identity through portraiture. I don’t think
of myself as depicting lifeless subjects, but individuals with an identity. The
style with which I portray faces makes the eyes the central feature in my
artwork, exposing the depicted individual’s soul, and many times, mine too.
My paintings are
reminiscent of early 21st century neo-expressionism, usually
rendered in ink or acrylics. My colour palette is usually colourful, but I
thoroughly enjoy painting in monochrome. My illustration style is influenced by
contemporary children’s book illustrations, depicted in ink and water colours. The
illustrations are often very playful and express my child within.
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