Christopher Saliba is a graduate B. Educ. Art honours from the University of Malta. There he studied under noted artists Harry Alden and Anton Aguis. In 1997, he was granted a four-year scholarship to the Accademia di Belle Arti "Pietro Vannucci" in Perugia, where he studied at the Cattedra di Pittura under internationally renowned artist and academy professor Sauro Cardinali. In June 2001, he presented his dissertation, La Poetica del Sublime, and graduated with distinction. Christopher Saliba studied painting, sculpture and etching in depth. His favourite mediums are oils and acrylics. He achieved distinguished results in the fields of Aesthetics, Anatomy, History of Art and Psychology of Perception. The period he spent in Italy enabled Christopher Saliba to imbibe the current trends in art. He took part in collective exhibitions and produced various installations and video art. He was able to travel a lot, and was profoundly influenced by the art of the region. The distance from home enabled Christopher Saliba to appreciate more the unique values and the richness of his native culture. After all, art has no cultural, geographic confines or barriers. The artist lives and works in his studio at Villa San Blas, San Blas Road, Nadur, Gozo. He exhibited several times in different countries like Italy, England and Malta.

The Artist in Perugia

Christopher Saliba discussing his work with his Professor Sauro Cardinali at the Accademia di Belle Arti, Pietro Vannucci, Perugia

Some of the works done during the fourth year of studies, 2000-2001

The work was exposed in Estasi, a collective exhibition held at the Fabbricato d'Italia, Perugia, in March 2000

Untitled installation for Caratteri, 1999

The place where the work for Caratteri 1999 was displayed. The picture also shows the work presented by Roberta Fenci, titled 3 Veicoli per il corpo

Untitled installation for Caratteri della Memoria, 2000. Particulars of the installation; the medium used was clay on a wooden panel (3 x 2m).

An image taken from a video art produced in 2001, titled Voglia di Assoluto, performed as one of a series of activities organised by the Cattedra di Pittura 1 at the Accademia di Belle Arti.

In May 2001, a 3-minute Body Art Performance, titled Il Mito di Prometeo, was performed by Christopher Saliba and Valerio Niccacci at the Accademia di Belle Arti, Perugia. This performance formed part of a series of manifestations under the name of Gener-Azioni. The photo was taken by Hyoung Hui Kim.

The progression of movements that characterised the Body Art Performance, Il Mito di Prometeo.

TOP OF PAGE