Patrick Dalli's nudes

Patrick Dalli, a realist painter and an analyst of the human body, displays his second personal exhibition of nudes. Husband of former Miss Malta and current Malta Labour Party front bencher Helena Dalli, Patrick Dalli exhibits 17 impressive pieces painted over the last two years. The exhibition, at the Gallerija Libertè of the General Workers Union’s premises in Valletta, reveals "a newly developed personal style that is essentially realist and primarily based on a conscientious analysis of the human body". From the GWU website:

The paintings on show in PATRICK DALLI – NUDES are not studies, they are not narratives, but they are finished pictures of his models. The artist’s intent is to capture the boredom and disinterest of his sitter who sits for the long pose, repeatedly taking up the same pose in numerous sessions. They are rarely doing things, just contemplating time passing by as the artist is at work. Their mouth is shut, their eyes fixed in silence. The models are integral part of the act of painting, they are working with the artist for its successful completion. There is, however, a detached intimacy between artist and model, such that the model’s name seems to go lost. In three NUDES, the models are looking straight into the painter’s eyes, establishing a contact with the spectator that animates the tour of the exhibition.

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