Mark Mallia (20 April 1965 – 23 July 2024) was a Maltese self-taught outsider artist who worked with abstract and portrait paintings on a variety of mixed media and ceramic sculptures, who worked in Malta, Monaco, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Mark Mallia | |
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 Mallia during a live performance, c. 2015 | |
| Born | 20 April 1965 Pietà, Malta |
| Died | 23 July 2024 (aged 59) Msida, Malta |
| Known for | Painting, sculpture |
Biography
editMallia was born in Pietà, Malta, on 20 April 1965.[citation needed]
His signature style imparts an aggressive energy to his art, fed by his maniacal obsessions that metamorphose into mischief, audacity, insouciance, and mystery. Mallia was known for his maverick character which was useful in creating a diverse spectrum of works.[1]
Major exhibitions of his work have included various solos in Malta such as Open Closet,[2] Postcards from Beyond,[3] Black Canvas[4] and Zabach exhibitions,[5][6] together with collective exhibitions such as Forgotten Spaces,[7] at the Royal Windsor Racecourse UK,[8] at Art Basel Miami,[9][10] and at the Sporting Club in Monaco.
Mallia was also known for raising funds and awareness of ALS in Malta.[11][12]
Mallia collaborated with Angelo Dalli during 2018–2019 on exploring the new space between art and artificial intelligence using the Universal Machine Artist system, teaching AI the concepts of creativity of visual expression.[13]
Mallia died at Mater Dei Hospital in Malta, on 23 July 2024, two days after suffering an aneurysm. He was 59.[14]
References
edit- ^ Agius, Joe. "Psychological artworks". Times of Malta. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ Agius, Joe (29 July 2018). "Shoving skeletons into the limelight". Times of Malta. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "111 Art Gallery Exhibitions". 111art.gallery. 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Card games, dice games and gambling depicted in art from the 15th century to the 21st century". artdaily.com. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Agius, Joe. "Stylised sacrifice". Times of Malta. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Bohemian exhibition at Casa Ellul". Times of Malta. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ Schranz, Marija. "A creative brick in these walls". Times of Malta. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ Camilleri, Claude. "Mallia to exhibit at Windsor contemporary art fair and Aqua art Miami". Gallery Marcoux. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ Baker, Sasha. "Opium of the classes". Times of Malta. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ Camilleri, Claude. "Maltese artist set for Art Basel Miami". Gallery Marcoux. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Mark Mallia exhibition at Caffe Cordina raises funds for ALS Malta". Times of Malta. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Raising awareness of ALS". Times of Malta. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "A unique collaboration between human artist and artificial intelligence". Malta Blockchain Summit. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ Borg, Neville (23 July 2024). "Artist Mark Mallia dies aged 59". Times of Malta. Retrieved 23 July 2024.