Abstract Paintings by Alfred Chircop
Date when visited the Exhibition: 8th April, 2013
Alfred Chircop studied at the Malta School of Art, the Accademia Pietro Vannucci in Perugia, Bath Academy of Art at Corsham UK and also in the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome. Chircop's work has made a gradually remark in the past years, either he painted figurative or abstract, he has showed his talent of Art in the multiples of techniques and media he showed in his drawings, paintings, watercolours etching and aquatints, linocuts, pen, wash and monoprints. Chircop, since 1960 he has showed multiple one-man exhibitions all over Malta and also abroad. Chircop has also participated in many collective exhibitions in Malta and also abroad, in which people from local and foreign critics had highly acclaimed. As a successful artist, Alfred Chircop has also taught at various levels in Art schools, exercising huge ability in stimulating successful awareness and also creativity at Primary, Secondary, sixth form and also at the faculty of Architecture in Malta in which Chircop spent his last few years as a career teacher at the Senior Lecturer, teaching visual education and design. Chircop at the year 1990 was awarded with the Gold Medal Premio Citta di Valletta and also in 1995 Chircop won the 1st Prize in the Painting section and also 1st Prize in the Watercolour section in the 1st Malta International Biennale. Chircop in the year 1998 was also honoured with the National Order of Merit, M.O.M. in acknowledging his payment to Art in Malta.
On the day of when Malta joined the E.U. in 2004, Chircop had been invited by
the Europe Council in order to represent Malta with the One-Man exhibition with his paintings, which this exhibition then traveled to Paris, which he entered as a guest artist in which he represented Malta. At the same time of year he participated in the Salon International of the City of La Rochelle in France where Chircop was awarded the Grand Prix and the Grand Medal of the Cityof La Rochelle, in which Chircop was the only artist who was very honoured. Chircop was awarded the award of the Prix Groupama at the Salon International de Nantes. Chircop had also exhibition in Frechen Town Hall in Germany, in Bremen, and also at Kurfursterdam 131, Berlin. Chircop in 2005, also had a one-man exhibition in Berlin at the so called Palace Hotel in the Centre of the city. Chircop represented Malta in the Hope and Optimism Portfolio, which was a Global Art project in which his workwas at the Heynits Castle Art Centre, Namibia. Other works of Chircop are also found in private and public collection areas all over Malta and also abroad.
Some of the paintings that were exhibited:
Date when visited the Exhibition: 8th April, 2013
On the day of when Malta joined the E.U. in 2004, Chircop had been invited bythe Europe Council in order to represent Malta with the One-Man exhibition with his paintings, which this exhibition then traveled to Paris, which he entered as a guest artist in which he represented Malta. At the same time of year he participated in the Salon International of the City of La Rochelle in France where Chircop was awarded the Grand Prix and the Grand Medal of the Cityof La Rochelle, in which Chircop was the only artist who was very honoured. Chircop was awarded the award of the Prix Groupama at the Salon International de Nantes. Chircop had also exhibition in Frechen Town Hall in Germany, in Bremen, and also at Kurfursterdam 131, Berlin. Chircop in 2005, also had a one-man exhibition in Berlin at the so called Palace Hotel in the Centre of the city. Chircop represented Malta in the Hope and Optimism Portfolio, which was a Global Art project in which his workwas at the Heynits Castle Art Centre, Namibia. Other works of Chircop are also found in private and public collection areas all over Malta and also abroad.
Some of the paintings that were exhibited:
References:
- Photo(s) taken at the exhibition.
- Alfred Chircop. 2013. Alfred Chircop. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.alfredchircop.com/about.html. [Accessed 09 April 2013].
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