Six artists, namely, Stephanie Borg, Gordon Pace Flores, Bernard Bonnici, Sergio Muscat, Gordon Knox and Rupert Cefai will be exhibiting their work together with a common theme, Argentine Tango. The Exhibition is open for the general Public from Friday 30th April 2010 to Sunday 23rd May 2010.
for information regarding the art exhibition please contact art@tektikatango.com
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Stephanie Borg
Stephanie Borg is a self-taught artist and surface pattern designer. Her professional practice as a graphic designer for about 20 years, both in Malta and overseas, has enabled her natural sensitivity to and professional handling of colour and line to mature artistically. Stephanie uses a very time-consuming technique of meticulously applying layers upon layers of ink until she achieves the desired effect, depth and opacity. She describes her work as a vibrant exploration of colour with attention to minute detail. Stephanie's 10-year living experiences in various countries have directly influenced her work and enriched her love for colour and pattern. Upon her return to Malta, where she is currently based, Stephanie Borg is being inspired by Maltese life and culture, and has become a keen tango novice herself!
Stephanie's work was chosen to be included in the catalogue programme presented to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, Sultan of Oman on the country's 35th National Day. Her work can be found in private collections in various countries and she exhibited both in Malta and in the Middle East, where she lived for 6 years. www.stephanieborg.com
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Sergio Muscat
Sergio Muscat is a young artist using the medium of photography. Through his work, he has embarked on a simultaneous exploration of humankind and nature, which paths often intertwine, clash and blend in surreal impressions. In this exploration of Tango, he creates images which dance on the fine line between reality and abstraction, extrapolating its culture into a play of emotions, translating them into images which although verging on the abstract, have a strong pictorial nature – strong, modern features contrast with a traditional feel reminiscent of 19th century impressionism. A modern culture based on traditional values and emotion.
Gordon’s work is based on contemporary calligraphy. His background, a scientist by profession and training, shows through the methodical application of meaningless combinations of alpha-numeric characters, creating a texture of haphazard symbols which cry out to be read and understood. The paradox of using letters and signs not to represent the meaning of the sound they encode, but for their shape, texture, weight and feel is the inspiration behind his work.
In the work exhibited, he explores the overwhelming, possessive nature of tango - reflecting on his passion for the dance, the music, the poetry, the whole tango subculture. The lament of the bandoneon, accompanying the poetry of despair while engulfed in an embrace were the driving forces behind his work.
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Gordon Pace Flores
In the work exhibited, he explores the overwhelming, possessive nature of tango - reflecting on his passion for the dance, the music, the poetry, the whole tango subculture. The lament of the bandoneon, accompanying the poetry of despair while engulfed in an embrace were the driving forces behind his work.
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Bernard Bonnici
Bernard’s photography is mostly seascapes and rough seas! However, his tango photos are never static and his photos bring out the motion and emotion of tango dancing. He has attended many milongas but he has still to do his first dancing step….maybe for once he has to set his camera aside or not!
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Gordon Knox
Geology my actual profession, is a marriage of art and science. Its practice requires the conceptualisation and understanding of the structure of the Earth and other planetary bodies, their evolution and history in time and three dimensional space, and the forces that shaped them. It was a natural step to take up stone sculpture as an interest. Therefore, I began rock sculpture by following a course in stone carving at the School of Art-Malta in Valletta. I utilise as material, the local Globigerina limestone of Malta which is a good medium for a novice. I am enjoying exploring various expressions of structure and form. Influences include nature, prehistoric forms and I find inspiration in the works of Adam Henein, Barbara Hepworth, Liuba, Isamu Noguchi and David Smith. Hitherto, my works are mainly in limestone, but I am also experimenting with clay sculpture.
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Rupert Cefai
Rupert Cefai began his journey with art as an adolescent under the tutelage of various Maltese masters, such as, Alfred Chircop and H. Alden. To date Rupert participated in a number of solo and collective exhibitions both locally and abroad.
This exhibition embodies his fascination with the expression of human emotion. Rupert’s paintings not only illustrate the human figure in motion but the sentiments and passion people express through their dance and music. He has managed to capture both the passion and zeal of Argentine Tango. For more information regarding Rupert's work, please visit http://www.rupertcefai.com
