Postmodernism – Time for self reflection
6 February, 2013
Whilst the Modernist period was linked to the Enlightenment and the idea that the industrial world would be the ultimate solution for mankind’s troubles, the Post Modern ideology promoted self-reflection. more
Picasso and shattered space – precursor to installation?
6 February, 2013
Shapes and forms were the building blocks for the cubists’ language in which Pablo Picasso featured predominantly. This language provided a fresh and different vision of how things were in reality, by getting beyond surface… more
New Wave Cinema
6 February, 2013
The new visions of the World through the eyes of French cinema directors Whilst established French directors in the 1950s were almost becoming authors of their own movies, upcoming ones were expressing these concerns and… more
Konverżjoni f’Jum in-Nawfraġju
27 January, 2013
Kemm rifsu nies fuq dawn il-Gżejjer? Kemm mexxejja terrqu fostna? Kemm? Politiċi, reliġjużi, artisti. Semmihom. F’xi mument ilkoll ġew iduqu ż-żîna ta’ din l-Art. Filwaqt li b’emozzjoni nirrepeti n-noti ħelwin għasel tal-Innu lil San Pawl… more
L-ewwel anniversarju “Mela jien il-pappagall tiegħek?”
10 January, 2013
Sal-bidu tas-sena 2012, l-ewwel appuntament li kont nistenna bi ħġari ma’ l-avvent ta’ sena ġdida kienet tkun il-ġurnata tat-28 ta’ Jannar, jum twelidi, biss, bħall-llum sena, dan kollu nbidel. Ili ftit jiem issa nistenna dan… more
Inawgurazzjoni b’differenza
28 December, 2012
Illejla saret l-inawgurazzjoni ta’ terz tal-proġett ta’ rinovazzjoni tal-Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). Illum, propju l-aħħar Ġimgħa ‘libera’, qabel dik diġà mpenjata bid-dibattitu bejn Simon Busuttil u Louis Grech. Sabiħ tara l-PBS jieħu din l-ispinta ‘l… more
Bambin irrelevanti
24 December, 2012
Id-dinja ma spiċċatx. Basktijiet, bozoz, ġugarelli. Uċuh mehdija fit-tlellix jew forsi fil-bambin tax-xemgħa. Orsijiet griżi jgħannqu t-tfal, rġiel xwejjħa libsin l-aħmar jiddendlu mal-gallariji, platti imdellka biz-zalza tal-fenek li issa kważi tinxtamm qarsa, rombli tal-karta iġenika… more
Ħsibijiet
23 December, 2012
Din hija ittra ta’ viżjoni li jiena kont bgħatt f’email, nhar it-23 ta’ Frar 2010 lill-membri kollha ta’ ĊAMYouths, ftit siegħat qabel ma ttieħed il-vot għall-leadership committee preżenti. Għażiż ħabib/a, IntroduzzjoniKif taf, ġejt innominat bħala… more
The Bauhaus and De Stijl
14 December, 2012
The school was aimed at raising questions about methods of teaching good art and design. Its founder, Walter Gropius planned to get all arts, including architecture under one roof and create mass produced design goods… more