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SAN GIRGOR

LINO BORG

SAN GIRGOR

LINO BORG

Medium: Etching

Size: 14x23.5cm

Year: 2019

Artwork Description: What inspired the artist to produce this work is the aesthetic fine harmony existing between the medieval church architecture and the nineteenth-century statue of St Gregory by Salvatore Dimech. The cubic forms that constitute the structure of the church, crowned by a low red painted dome, act as a background to the massive, static, limestone sculpture on its high plinth - a masterpiece in the Nazarene’s visual language. The trees in the middle-ground balance the horizontal masses and complement the vertical movement created by St Gregory in the foreground, while their irregular shapes create a vibrant note to an otherwise static composition. The etching relies on simple hatched lines, thus stressing the monumentality of the works of art represented in their contextual environment.

€350

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LINO BORG

Lino Borg (b. 1951) initiated his art education under the guidance of George Fenech at St Joseph Secondary Technical School. Subsequently attended the Malta School of Art studying drawing and painting under the tutorship of Esprit Barthet and Harry Alden and History of Art under Fr Marius Zerafa OP. He furthered his studies at the Accademia Pietro Vannuci, Perugia, attending life drawing and etching under Bruno Orfei and Mario Paglialunga, respectively. Undertook courses in lithography in Kaufering, Germany, under Eduard Schmid, in Marrakesh, Marocco, under Youssef Elkahfai, and in Cognac, France, under Laurent Nicolai. Holds both a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from the University of Malta. For twenty years worked in the administration section of the Museums Department. Commenced his teaching career as an art teacher with the Education Department. Lectured in the faculties of Art, Education, and the Built environment at the University of Malta. Since 2000 has been holding etching classes at the Malta School of Art.