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self-portraits. The artist recorded his physiognomic progression and experiences through the painted self-portraits. As a result, the depicted self-representations mediate the spiritual, intellectual and artistic psyche of the artist. He presented himself to the viewer in a series of moods and intensive looks, sharing joyful and difficult moments from his personal life. Camilleri's self-portraits acted as a therapeutic antidote where he exposes his inner self as if in an act of confession. Camilleri in his self-portraits sheds all religious inhibitions and disregards any conservative criticism by depicting himself in the guise of the resurrected Christ exposing the stigmata. The artist further elaborates on the idea of self-definition by incorporating in his works readymade objects, things that he was acquainted with in his studio or in his house. He petrified these found-objects with resin, and eternalised them to be viewed as natura morta itself, becomes the work of art. Camilleri does not tamper with, interpret or modify his surroundings from their pure state of being; he simply immortalises them and shares them with the viewer as part of his memory, as an extension of the self.
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Spoerri’s famous breakthrough, known as his ‘snare pictures’ (tableaux piège), in which he fixed the remains of the ordinarily mundane, such as the constituents of a meal, crockery and glassware, in vertical tableaus. Camilleri evidently had embarked on such experimentation prior to the Swiss artist, as shown in Camilleri’s similarly themed work. Cassar states that he approached major art institutions with this claim and none of them negated its veracity. This adds another layer to the relevance of Camilleri as an artist of international importance.
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artist and art teacher who made a lasting impact on the development of
Maltese modern and contemporary art. He retains a special and unique place in Maltese Contemporary Art, mainly of a spirited father, loving teacher and as an artist who matured through the hardship of life. Camilleri's work is
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With over 80 documented self-portraits produced, during different stages of his artistic career, Camilleri ranks as Malta's most revered self-portraitist who defined himself and his art through the promulgation of his own image. Antoine
Camilleri's introspective nature is widely explored in his
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Camilleri experimented many forms of art, one of his experiments was the introduction of "objet trouve". Real food such as bread, cheese and wine were preserved forerever in his works concealed under a film of resin. Dr Joseph Paul Cassar contends that Camilleri anticipated New Realism
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The artist suffered from various health problems throughout his life, in 1972 he had a heart attack which forced him to stop teaching for a short period of time. Later, in 1978, he underwent major surgery which he memorialised in a work called
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