Visit on art by Clayton Falzon

Visit on art.

Artist name: Alfie Gatt
Gallery visited: Alluring Vignettes
Location: Valletta
Held by: Malta Society of arts, Palazzo del la Salle, 219 Republic street Valletta.

Alfie Gatt is a practising artist who studied at MCAST, acquiring a National Diploma in Art and design, and an International Diploma in arts and crafts. He also worked as a designer and visual editor. His art is inspired by music, illustration, street art and nature.

The artworks exhibited in his gallery shows a very good visual image in the connection between art and the human figure. I particularly found the use of mixed media and the highly use of contrasting colours very effective. The message of Alfie’s work is also very inspiring by linking nature with us humans. Apart from his art pieces, I found the gallery and the way he also included visual imagery and videos of the process of his work which is very innovative and helping you understand the meaning of each and every art piece exhibited.
  
(So High   mix media on Fabriano watercolour paper 70cmx50cm)        

Brushworks, aquarelles, ink and pencil are an obvuise use in Alfie’s work which most of the time he also uses mixed media in his work, he also captures the different emotions humans share with the addition of natural theme’s. In alfie’s work I really find inspiering the use of droplets from scenes that shows continues movement and the blending of highly contrasting colours. I noticed all of his portraits are of women human faces and the only artworks of the male body are art works of himeself or ‘Self portraits’. This artist also shows a good example of the proportion of the human figure and adding the detail of natural elements that shape and form the human figure. I really like the realistic espect especially in the faces of his work that shows detail and mostly he gives importance to how realistic the eyes look and give a sense of emotion to his work so the eyes are a key object in his works. The smoothness of his work is also a vert attractive things which shows how good his technique is in blending colours and using mixed materials.

This artist message through his work shows us how important life is and being able to understand that is a very important thing in life his works shows being close to nature is also a very important thing which leaves us with a message in mind to respect all living things, our body is a natural gift and could not be gifted a better thing than having to feel all the emotions in life. This artist cleary wants us to know that thorugh his work and that is why I really love his work.
 
(Something in my heart  mix media on Fabriano watercolour paper 50cmx52cm)

(Madre Natura mix media on Fabriano watercolour paper 100cmx70cm)


(Eden I mix media on Fabriano watercolour paper 70cmx53cm)

   
(Kosmic Blues I mix media on Fabriano watercolour paper 60cmx52cm)


(Tainted Love mix media on Fabriano watercolour paper 78cmx50cm)

References:  http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-03-18/newspaper-lifestyleculture/Alluring-Vignettes-exhibition-by-Alfie-6736132376

Alluring Vignettes exhibition by Alfie - The Malta Independent . 2015. Alluring Vignettes exhibition by Alfie - The Malta Independent . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-03-18/newspaper-lifestyleculture/Alluring-Vignettes-exhibition-by-Alfie-6736132376. [Accessed 28 March 2015].