| Guzeppi Theuma |
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Guzeppi Theuma was born in Paola, Malta in 1945. In 1964 he settled in the U.K., where he attended the Hertfordshire College of Arts in the City of St Albans. In 1977 he returned to Malta and studied the visual arts development in his native country. In 1999 he joined with the Executive Committee of the Zabbar Sanctuary Museum where he is now the Secretary. His main priorities are documentation and restoration coordination.
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| About the Artist |
Guzeppi is better known for constructing metal sculptures. Some of these have been exhibited in collective exhibitions in Malta and the U.K. But he also ventured into oil paintings, watercolours,digital art, cartoons, and recently, ceramics, with Zell Osborne. His digital impressions are uncomplicated. His palette of colours is at once logical, yet realistic of the subject he composes. Virtually all of his creations depict an aspect of the uncompromising world that surrounds him. His effects of colour and light reveal the artist sense of pursuit for the truth and this reflects in his intimate portrayal of life both still and alive. In the 8o's, he was a leading caricaturist for several national papers. He is considered as an art historian, an author of several publications, particularly about Maltese artists and their works. His latest publication being: L-Arti fil-Knejjes Minn Mitt Pittur Malti - A short biography of 100 Maltese painters, cataloguing visually their works in Churches.
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Cutting Edge
2007 Ceramics 58cm high |
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Fired terracotta. Acrylic tinted and satin finished. |
Gladius
2005 Metal 88cm high |
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Mild steel with stainless steel base panels |
Pyramid
2005 Metal 50cm high |
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Welded mild steel with stainless steel panels |
The Whore
1994 Gouache 29.5cm x 26.5cm |
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One of a series of ten panels called IF. |
Manipulation
2007 Ceramics 74cm high |
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Fired white clay. Acrylic tinted and satin finished |
Shingles - Limestone
1994 - 1986 Oil on canvas 75cm x 42cm - 60cm x 40cm |
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Acrylic compound/Oil |
Bronze Age
2006 Ceramics 70cm high |
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Fired terracotta. Tinted gold leaf and acrylic satin finish. |
Combination
2005 Digital When printed: 28cm x 20cm |
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Computer generated graphics using PhotoImpact 12 |
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| Education and biography |
Exhibitions
1974 Spring Expo - Town Hall - St Albans Herts UK
1976 Into the Unknown - Letchworth Art Gallery - Welwyn Garden City U.K.
1977 Sun Worship -Wardown Park Gallery - Luton U.K.
1996 Maltafest '96 Summer Exhibition July (MCC) - Valletta Malta
1996 Birgu and its Environs in Art - Main Gate - Vittoriosa Malta
1997 Two Hundred Years A City - Zabbar Parish Hall - Zabbar Malta
1998 Images of Solid R. Sammut Hall Floriana / National Library Victoria Malta
2005 Unita: 2005 - Marsascala Malta (Sharing a common stand with Zell Osborne)
2005 Santo Spirito - Rabat Malta. (Sharing a common stand with Zell Osborne)
2006 Unita 2006 - Marsascala June Fest - Marsascala Malta
2006 In Vinculis - June Expo Birzebbuga Malta
2006 International Trade Fair Exhibition at Naxxar Malta
2006 Arts in the Environments - July August Freedom Square. Valletta Malta
2006 5th National Exhibition Nov/Dec - Naxxar Malta
2007 Unita: 2007 - Marsascala June Fest - Marsascala Malta
2007 6th National Exhibition - June/July - Naxxar Malta
2007 Rotta tal-Arti - September - Mdina Malta
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