More contemporary works of art of teachers’ patron saint Considered to be Mosta’s Don Bosco, Dun Anġ Camilleri was a man who dedicated over 50 years to the apostolate among children and young people, and undoubtedly was of inspiration to many others. His name remains most deeply engraved in the history of Mosta’s Oratory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, […]
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Olaug Vethal tilbrakte barndomsårene på Kløfta. Først tre år etter kunstnerens død stilles flere av verkene hennes ut i barndomsbygda. Som ung vendte Vethal seg mot Europa. Hun reiste til Tyskland for å studere kunst. En ferie på Malta ble til et livslangt opphold. Der ble hun en anerkjent kunstner. Vethal, som var født i 1946, døde av kreft i […]
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A native of Norway, Olaug Vethal became one of Malta’s most prolific artists, known primarily for her ‘…movement and expressive brushstrokes…..each piece is a mosaic of an endless tapestry concerned with freedom of invention’ Dr Joseph Paul Cassar . Olaug Vethal is considered one of the major proponents of figurative expressionism that also had a touch of impressionism in so […]
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Olaug Vethal’s art The news that artist Olaug Vethal passed away reached me on February 26. The sad, shocking news made me stop from my work and reflect about her friendship and artistic activity as I experienced it. Olaug and I became friends while meeting every Saturday and Sunday to draw and paint from live models at Alfred Briffa’s studio […]
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Grazzi Malta: An art exhibition with works by Olaug Vethal (1946-2007) whilst in Malta from 1988-2007 will feature 40 works of art and other artifacts that reveal the relationship of this artist with the Maltese people whom she loved to paint. It is taking place at the St James Cavalier Centre of Creativity upper galleries between 26 February and 30 […]
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