https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/8759 2026-04-05T13:11:41Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/85195 Title: Visions of the self through our heritage and its future Abstract: Artists always sought to capture nature in their work and express the perceptions of the socio-ecopolitical climate of the time. In his recent collection of paintings, Fabio Borg provides a moral and symbolic understanding of the social condition of what surrounds him and depicts the spiritual significance of nature in its context today. His latest collection signifies the harmony of the topographical landscapes and a sort of apocalyptic and dramatic interpretation of our local architecture and rural areas in Malta. This is achieved through the use of bold contrasting colours and chiaroscuro. We mainly judge Borg’s paintings for their formal aesthetic qualities but there is more than that. The artist proposes landscapes not just for viewing the beauty of our priceless natural and built heritage, but also as a reminder that they are in danger of being lost. In a number of his paintings one can see the traditional Maltese facade with the typical colourful wooden balconies, rustic doors and narrow streets, which as we know are being replaced with concrete and steels structures. 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/85194 Title: The archetypal paintings of Victor Pasmore Abstract: A lecture by Dr Louis Lagana, entitled 'The Archetypal Paintings of Victor Pasmore'. The event was organised by Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti in collaboration with the Central Bank of Malta, the Victor Pasmore Foundation and Palazzo Falson. 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/85036 Title: Nadine Micallef-­Grimaud : Echo of my Soul Abstract: Nadine Micallef-­Grimaud is an artist who literally lives art. She studied art under the tutorship of her father, Aldo, and attended courses in painting at the Malta Society of Arts and other foreign institutions. At the age of ten she won her first important art prize in the Fifth World School Children’s Art Exhibition held in Taiwan, Republic of China. Later in life, Nadine was awarded many prizes at international level and has registered a notable success in countries like Durban in South Africa, England and Belgium. She also attained a coveted major award known as the Season’s Award in Boston, U.S.A. The artist is also the holder of La Medaglia d’Oro by the Accademia del Mediterraneao, a gold medal by the Malta Horticultural Society, and a Gold Ribbon in Canada. 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/85030 Title: Encounter with the ‘stones’ Authors: Lagana, Louis Abstract: Eva-Gesine Wegner is a German sculptress who visits Malta frequently and works mostly in stone, wood and clay. She connects the architecture of the Maltese Neolithic temples with the body of the goddesses’ statuettes. Wagner also relates her personal emotions and spirituality with that of the temples. Her sculptures reflect the sense of lineage the artist held as a female and her response to Mother Nature. Most of her works convey the spiritual aspects of fertility, life and death. 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z