In conversation with Cynthia Corbett and artist Deborah Azzopardi
IN CONVERSATION: CYNTHIA CORBETT GALLERY & BRITISH POP ART ICON DEBORAH AZZOPARDI
CYNTHIA CORBETT GALLERY, DEBORAH AZZOPARDI
THURSDAY 21 JANUARY
4:30PM - 5:30PM GMT
Free
CYNTHIA CORBETT
DEBORAH AZZOPARDI
Join Cynthia Corbett, founder and director of Cynthia Corbett Gallery will be talking to Deborah Azzopardi about her practice, her prolific career and her artistic response to the planetary shifts we have all been experiencing.
PANELLISTS:
CYNTHIA CORBETT: Cynthia Corbett Gallery is an international contemporary art gallery established in 2004 represents contemporary artists and is a regular exhibitor at major international contemporary art fairs. In 2009 the Gallery launched the Young Masters Art Prize: a unique not-for-profit competition open to international and UK-based artists. The Prize was founded by Cynthia Corbett to celebrate artistic skill and innovation, with awareness of the Old Masters and art of the past. @cynthiacorbettgallery
DEBORAH AZZOPARDI: Deborah Azzopardi has become world-renowned for her distinctive pop art images which she has been producing for the past 35 years. While her colours serve as the initial bait to gain the viewer’s attention, it is her subject matter that hooks you and keeps you captivated. The viewer is allowed to ponder, without preconceptions, the moments her paintings represent. To possess a piece of Deborah Azzopardi’s work is to embrace the qualities that make us human and to be captivated by her palette of colours. @deborahazzopardi
ACCESS TO THE SESSION:
The session will take place live at the date and time stated above.
You will receive an email 24 hours before the talk with detailed instructions of how to access the talk.
Folk Art: A look at our cultural heritage, our communities and our identity, and how we choose to express this knowledge and pass it on as inspiration.
According to UNESCO: Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration.
Culture and its heritage reflect and shape values, beliefs, and aspirations, thereby defining a people’s national identity. It is important to preserve our cultural heritage, because it keeps our integrity as a people. Folk Art is rooted in traditions that come from community and culture. Artists working in the Folk tradition today are telling stories, they are passing on inherited legacies, symbols, characters. The objects may be decorative when once they would have been utilitarian, but the passing on of knowledge remains the same.
Meet some of the artists involved in this years’ Platform showcase, Abe Odedina, Carol McNichol, Cecilia Charlton, Denise de Cordova and Frances Priest.
