I had long shied away from the hazards and pitfalls of al fresco work. I had tried it once and got utterly bored on my own and therefore never bothered about it till one of my artist friends asked me to paint in Gozo. It was a disaster as it was one of the worst siroccos I have ever experienced and despite the merits of  'wet on wet' there are indeed limits to that! It must be said however that I was well and truly hooked and have been going out with an ever increasing circle of artists and painting in various locations. The style has to be fast and inventive and must capture the spirit of the place rather than the precise physiognomy and topography; we will leave that to the photographers! One of my greatest inspirations is the late lamented Giuseppe Arcidiacono who I admired tremendously and whose boldness I timidly try to emulate!   

                                

photo taken by Darren Zammit Lupi

 
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FOLKLORE FANTASIES IN WATERCOLOUR

SKY LIFE - JULY 08

Maltese ladies sipping tea in their overfurnished sitting rooms; crowded festa scenes reproduced in a typical detail; reminders of the gaudy festivities and noisy celebrations which happen every summer in our villages. Kenneth Kenneth Zammit Tabona perfectly captures Maltese culture on canvas. JO ANN VASSALLO words

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“WATER THROUGH WHICH THE DREAM FLOWS”

KENNETH ZAMMIT TABONA’S EXHIBITION

THE GALLERY – LIJA - 29th MARCH 2008 

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to this latest exhibition of Kenneth Zammit Tabona’s  works.  Kenneth and I have known each other for more years than either of us would care to remember or admit, and I felt very honoured and privileged when Kenneth asked me if I would open this exhibition.

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Impression: Malta

The Sunday Times - 17th February 2008 - By Charlene Vella 

One of Malta’s leading full-time artists, Kenneth Zammit Tabona, is presenting his latest ‘en plein air’ watercolours at B’art Gallery in Amery Street, Sliema. This small but interesting collection includes various landscapes and seascapes of Malta, Gozo and Comino, all of which have been painted within the last six months. Zammit Tabona and his painter friends frequently tour around the Maltese countryside, brush in hand, ready to capture whatever is before them or that which inspires them.

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Kenneth Zammit Tabona at B’Art

The Times Weekender - 16th February - By Astrid Vella

 Although Kenneth Zammit Tabona’s most recent exhibition spans the output of a relatively short space of time and is quite limited due to the size of the winebar venue, it covers an almost disarming variety of styles.

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IT'S BEEN CALLED LANDSCAPITIS

Sunday Times, 29th May 2005

A collection of 19 recent pen and ink gouaches by Kenneth Zammit Tabona is currently on display.......

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Exhibitions:

Kenneth Zammit Tabona ‘s four watercolours depicting Xlendi, Fawwara, Comino and Fomm ir-Rih were inspired by the symphony

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Exhibition in aid of Hospice Movement Malta

Saturday 22nd November at 11.30am

At the Chamber of Commerce Valletta

 

 

 

 

 

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GALLERY G Invitation 29th March 2008

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b`art gallery 39 Amery Street Sliema

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CERAMICS,  PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES

by 13 Maltese Artists

at Wignacourt Museum Rabat

on the 5th October

Painters in the Park Din l-Art Helwa - Vilhena Palace  -   July 2007
Al Fresco at Gallery G 9th December 2006
Art E Gallery - Gozo - July 2006
A Journey Into The Sacred- Hilton Hotel - April 2006
Din l-art Helwa Wignacourt Museum Rabat - April 2006
OPERART Exhibition  Manoel Theatre  March 2006
10 Watercolourists Exhibition at Villa Gourgion; GALLERY G  November 2005
2005 'Landscapitis' Corinthia Palace Hotel Balzan
2005 'Flotsam & Jetsam' Muska Gallery Balzan
  2005 'A Burst of Spring' Muska Gallery Balzan
2004 'An Inner World' Manoel Theatre Courtyard Valletta
2004 Deutsche Bank; Brandenberg Gate Berlin
2002 Chamber of Commerce Valletta
  1995 Melitensia Art Gallery Lija
  1992 Melitensia Art Gallery Lija
  1990 The National Museum of Fine Arts

Kenneth will never abandon what is now called his traditional paintings of people that are sometimes referred to as his 'indoor' style to distinguish it from his watercolour landscapes that are done on site and which are completely different. The Neapolitan Teapot is a case in point; a 76x56 cm giant pen and ink gouache the layout transcends all that about the artist and his aficionados know and love; the orange tree in the garden, the 'après Favray' portrait, the painted furniture and the baroque bureau/bookcase that are but a backdrop to his penchant for creating an atmospheric 'ritratto di famiglia' that are always inimitable.

 

 

 

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