Viamigo

Throughout these recent years, artist Christopher Saliba has built a reputation as one of the most authentic talents emerging from the sister island of Malta. He received his artistic training at the University of Malta and the Accademia di Belle Arti "Pietro Vannucci" in Perugia, Italy. Saliba is perhaps best known for his landscape paintings. However, his interests go beyond representational motifs. Painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, installations and video art are all valid means which Saliba makes use of to express his thoughts and emotions. His approach to art is versatile and painting is just one medium in his repertoire of artistic creations. What is common to all his works is his ideology about man and his relation with the natural environment. Through his work, Christopher Saliba reveals the spiritual nature of the human being as well as the primordial link between mankind and the natural environment. Whatever the theme or content of his works, the intent is always to represent the essence of spiritual energy that comes from deep inside. Forms and colours establish a direct relationship with his inner emotions, revealing the relative state of mind.