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Teresa Sciberras
Little White Lies 05 is an intriguing
contemporary work by Teresa Sciberras (b.
1979). Born in nigeria, Teresa grew up in
Scotland and Malta. She studied Visual arts
at the Santa Reparata International School of
art in Florence and continued her studies at
Gray’s School of art in aberdeen.
This very small wooden panel combines
traditional painting methods with
unreal details which definitely show the
contemporaneity of the piece. This curious
combination intrigues the viewer into asking
questions to uncover dilemmas set by the
artist herself.
The work looks like a three-dimensional
piece of furniture on first impression. a
closer look at the space depicted reveals
something beyond reality. This interesting
effect is possible thanks to Sciberras’
traditional painterly technique, which
reminds us of early Renaissance altarpieces,
albeit using a very raw and unprimed
support. Besides, the minute details
depicted make the viewer look closer to
better understand what the depicted object
represents. The object per se is elusive; it can
be a detail of something else or pieces of
objects put together. What really matters is
the process from the instant the artist started
creating this piece to the now factor, that
is when the viewer becomes part of the art
work by interacting while posing all these
questions.
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Little Lies White 05 huwa xogħol
kontemporanju intriganti mill-artista Teresa
Sciberras (b. 1979). Imwielda fin-niġerja,
Teresa kibret fl-Iskozja u Malta. Hi studjat arti
Viżiva f’Santa Reparata, Skola Internazzjonali
tal-arti f’Firenze, u kompliet l-istudji tagħha fi
Gray’s School of art, f’aberdeen.
Dan ix-xoghol ċkejken fuq l-injam jgħaqqad
metodi tradizzjonali ta’ pittura b’dettalji
mhux reali li żgur juru l-ideat kontemporanji.
Din il-kombinazzjoni kurjuża iġġiegħel lillispettatur
isaqsi mistoqsijiet biex jipprova
jikxef id-dilemmi stabbiliti mill-artista.
Ix-xogħol rappreżentat għandu elementi
tridimensjonali li jixbħu dawk ta’ biċċa
għamara. Ħarsa eqreb lejn l-ispazju mpitter
tiżvela xi ħaġa lil hinn mir-realtà. Dan
l-effett interessanti huwa possibbli grazzi
għat-teknika tradizzjonali li użat Sciberras, li
tfakkarna fl-artali tar-Rinaxximent, b’kuntrast
mal-materjal fuq x’hiex giet magħmula. Barra
minn hekk, id-dettalji mpenġija jagħmlu
lill-ispettatur iħares aktar mill-qrib biex jifhem
aħjar l-oġġett irrappreżentat. L-għan huwa
elużiv; jista’ jkun dettall ta’ xi ħaġa oħra jew
biċċiet ta’ oġġetti li tpoġġew flimkien. Dak li
verament huwa importanti huwa l-proċess;
mill-mument meta l-artista bdiet toħloq din
il-biċċa xogħol sa meta l-ispettatur isir parti
mill-biċċa xoghol tal-arti. Dan sar permezz
tal-mistoqsijiet li saru mill-ispettatur stess.
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