Maltese art in the European Parliament
Maltese works of art are being exhibited in the European Parliament in Brussels. The initiative was launched last year by MEP Simon Busuttil. It provides a gateway for artists to exhibit their works in Busuttil’s office at the European Parliament...
Maltese works of art are being exhibited in the European Parliament in Brussels.
The initiative was launched last year by MEP Simon Busuttil. It provides a gateway for artists to exhibit their works in Busuttil’s office at the European Parliament and will be viewed by various foreign guests and dignitaries who regularly attend meetings in his office.
‘Maltese Art in the European Parliament’ sees a different painting by prominent Maltese artists exhibited every three months.
The painting is accompanied by a brief write-up as well as booklets provided by the artists, which can be distributed to whoever expresses interest in the painting.
The artist and exhibition are given exposure through the local media which is notified each time a new painting is displayed.
The painting being exhibited under this initiative for the next three months was submitted by Sharon Borg Cesareo and is entitled Dancing Flowers.
The painting is an example of Borg Cesareo’s floral landscape works in oil on canvas.
Apart from being drawn to flowers because of their vibrant colours and their outstanding beauty, Borg Cesareo was always intrigued by the movement of flowers in the wind and how these top heavy beauties make their stems sway as if wanting to dance.
Borg Cesareo used a painting knife to texture the flowers against a smooth brush painted background helping them to give the Dancing Flowers the protruding impression they deserve.
Borg Cesareo née Vella De Lucca, born in 1981, studied fine art for eight years under the tutorship of artist Mathew Cassar. During the same period, she read for a diploma in Higher Education in Interior Design and went on to pursue her career in the industry.
Borg Cesareo coupled her love for interior design and art with restoration and hand painting of old pieces of furniture, a line which she still follows today.
Borg Cesareo is a full- time artist as well as a full time mother.
She said: “My daughter is my main inspiration, her joy for life reflects itself in me and in my paintings through the use of vibrant colours”.
More of Borg Cesareo’s work can be viewed on www.sharobcesareo.com.
Maltese artists who wish to participate in this initiative may contact the office of Simon Busuttil on info@sbusuttilmep.eu.