A four-session course entitled ‘The meaning and power of art’ will be held in May at the Birkikara Oratory of the Missionary Society of St Paul (MSSP). It is aimed at introducing participants to the foundational themes of art while offering tools of understanding and appreciating works of art. The MSSP believes art is an inescapably human experience, both in its creative process and in its perception by the viewer. The MSSP community at the oratory is seeking to delve into this subject as part of its vision of providing spaces of formation and engagement with society. The four sessions of the course will discuss various topics, including: What is art and why does humanity engage in this activity? How do we appreciate a work of art while looking at the formal and thematic elements? What does it entail to create a work of art? And finally, how does art reflect the cultural context into which it is created? At one of the four sessions, Vince Briffa will share an artist’s perspective of the creative process behind a work of art. Briffa is a multimedia artist, curator and researcher. His cross-disciplinary and transmediatic work consists of gallery and site-specific artwork,...
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