Roots collective Secondary School

exhibition

by

Gozo

College

Boys

The Gozo Ministry Exhibition Hall is bursting $roduce a collective exhibition entitled Roots%

ith energy! colours and creativity as

students "ro# the Gozo College Boys Secondary School! have co#e together to The exhibition has been organsed by the Schools &rt Teachers ' Christo$her Saliba! Martin &ttard and (aul Grech% These young students ranging "ro# t elve)year)olds to "i"teen) year)olds teenage $ers$ective o" li"e ere driven to exhibit their ith adolescence% or*s and +, art or*s% or*s the lac* o" inhibition that co#es ith a ith enthusias# and

The use o" #ixed #edia is $ro#inent! and as visitors to the exhibition enter the hall they are #et by a s irl o" colours! "ro# both scul$tural "ra#ed by the students the#selves% There is still the s#ell o" "resh $aint "ro# the art $ieces! the a$$lication o" colours is "resh! young and at ti#es na-ve% .riting about the exhibition Car#en Sciberras Sultana said tha!t /loo*ing at these $ro#ising young artists or*s is li*e loo*ing through a lens into the or*s! #ore than others! $ro#ote "uture o" each and every student% So#e Most $aintings are #ore or less the sa#e size! on $a$er or canvas and have been

ho #ay so#eday be recognised "or their artistic s*ills%0

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/There is a diversity o" genres and styles $resented! varying "ro# $ortraits and abstract or*s to Gozitan landsca$e inter$retations hich ca$ture and de$ict the ell best angles o" the island% & landsca$e $ainting is easily #issed "or a rando# collage% ,i""erent #aterials and cuttings "ro# $hotos and $ictures a#alga#ate both local and international reno ned artists can also be students art or*s%0 Techni1ues vary "ro# in* and $encil! to airbrush! The "e atercolour! acrylic and $astels% ith the students o n $ainting to create a very uni1ue landsca$e% 2n"luences by itnessed in these

airbrush art or*s are very strong and eye)catching "or their #astering o" or*s% These or*s in $articular! create a

details! though one #ight un3ustly not a$$reciate the# enough "or not being as "ree and ex$ressive as other gestural shar$ contrast ith the #eticulous yet unrestricted dri$$ing o" $aints on various

sur"aces% This is re#iniscent o" &bstract Ex$ressionis# and the techni1ue develo$ed by one o" its #ain ex$onents ' 4ac*son (olloc*% Car#en said that a#ong the scul$tures exhibited! visitors can see s#all and delicate creations in terracotta% 5ther #ore $ro#inent scul$tures are #ostly ex$eri#ental in conce$t% /They loo* very so$histicated des$ite being structured by #aterials the#%0 .ooden $ieces hich see# to have been $ic*ed u$ rando#ly "ro# a car$enters or*sho$ are $ut together in a very balanced #anner% (ositive and negative s$aces create and "or# interesting sha$es and let the vie ers i#agination to roa# in a "antasy $ieces o" orld% The colours used a$$ear as i" they have been a$$lied be"ore the ood ere asse#bled together% 6et! li*e a 3igsa $uzzle they are "itted in hich the students have collected and recycled by $utting the# together the vie er to al* around to create interesting "ree)standing scul$tures that allo

$lace to generate a #agical co#bination o" vibrant and varied sha$es% 2t is sur$rising ho "lourishing young artists in the $rocess o" learning can together $roduce an exhibition o" such a good level! Car#en said% Their &rt teachers! &ttard Martin! Grech (aul and Christo$her Saliba! are behind all this and have been o" huge su$$ort to the#% /7o boost their con"idence and i#$rove their learning%0 Roots as inaugurated by the Education Minister! Evarist Bartolo! in the $resence o" the Gozo Minister ,r% &nton Re"alo! the Gozo College (rinci$al 8ictor Galea and the school head#aster ,r% 9ran* &bela% onder! this hel$s students to

The exhibition re#ains o$en to the $ublic until the +:rd o" 9ebruary! oening hours are .ee*days ;%:<a#)=%:<$#%