Gabriel Buttigieg
Gabriel Buttigieg (b. 1993) is a visual artist based in Malta, who focuses primarily on drawing and painting. Buttigieg considers the world to be his native country and hence his artwork reflects various universal themes. He explores primordial, tribal, Mediterranean and, more recently, Grecian, myths and legends, conceptualising them in a contemporary context. He has held various exhibitions over the years, both locally and abroad. The raw and provocative images of the body, apparent in exhibitions such as ‘Paintings’ ‘16, ‘Nudes’’16, and ‘The Droplet’ series ‘17, have transitioned to the existential portrayals evident in ‘Saudade’ ‘18, and ‘The Beach’ ‘19’ (PL/MT). While the former exhibitions were held locally, the latter exhibition was also held in Poland. Also, on the international front, Buttigieg has recently launched a series of works, entitled ‘CloverMill’ series ‘21, which were exhibited in The Netherlands. Locally, the artist has also taken part in collective exhibitions, with the most recent being ‘Darkness at Noon’ ‘21 and ‘{v}’ ‘21. On the international front, collective exhibitions include ‘Dialogs2020 Contemporary Connection’‘21 in Italy, ‘Genesis’‘21, in the United Kingdom, and ‘Spring & Autumn Virtual Exhibition’‘20/21 in Cyprus. He has recently been featured in various international publications, namely ‘Wall Street International, American Edition’; Wall Street International, French Edition; ‘ArtDependence Magazine’ (Belgium); ‘ArtsTalk Magazine’ (Netherlands); and ‘Impeached Magazine’ (Switzerland). Gabriel Buttigieg has successfully read for a Bachelors in Psychology at the University of Malta, and he is currently reading for a Masters in Fine Arts by Research at the University of Malta.
