For his second personal exhibition Mario Agius is showing a series of sculptures inspired by various themes. ‘Love in Diversity’ is a showcase of both wood and stone sculpture in which Agius is expressing his love for capturing figurative and semi abstracted forms. Besides exploiting a variety of materials, Mario makes use of their particular features to enhance his expressionist renderings.

Many of his sculptures are inspired from mother and child, family and lovers themes and even human suffering and diversity. His expressionistic and almost primitive approach to the media is visible especially in his wood and weathered limestone sculptures.

Mario Agius( b.1956) has manifested a fond inclination to sculpture and design from his early years. He began his artistic studies under the late Mons. Michelangelo Apap and furthered his studies in wood sculpture under the famous Maltese artist Anton Agius. The artist has a number of sculptures in private collections both locally and abroad including in London, Switzerland, Germany and Australia. His finest wood sculptures adorn churches all around the Maltese Islands.

In 1989 he furthered studies in Cheltenham, England at the White Knight Gallery under the tuition of the international artist Ian Norbury. Mario has been actively taking part in various collective exhibitions both locally and away from Malta including those organized by the Members of the British Woodcarvers Association. Next July Mario will be exhibiting in Germany after being invited by the Marzi Art International Galerie of Hamburg.

This solo exhibition illustrates works created by the artist to amalgamate together his past studies, past experiences and his inner feeling towards art. Thus this exhibition serves as a manifesto of the artist’s inner soul. ‘Love in Diversity’ will be open for public viewing as from the 17th February till the 14th March, at art..e Gallery, one, Library Street, Victoria Gozo (Adjacent to St. Augustine Square).

Opening Hours are from Monday to Saturday from 9.30 till 12.15 while on Fridays it opens from 9.30 till 12.15 and 17.00 till 19.00. The artist can be contacted on 99472831 or by visiting his website www.marioagius.com.

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