FRAGMENTS
Andrew Borg
February 2023
Andrew Borg’s paintings are inspired by his personal visits to Malta and Sicily’s coast and countryside, several of which were exhibited in his solo exhibition, ‘Fragments’. The selection of paintings executed in oil on canvas or panel presents landscapes taken from what can be largely called unlikely views, often painted from a particular vantage point that is a hallmark of Borg’s unique compositions. This is what makes the paintings very much recognisable as being by Andrew Borg, as is the square 60 x 60 cm format of canvas that he tends to favour. From broad vistas captured during the day or night to a zoomed in subject matter executed with a varied palette, the paintings also portray a variety of moods and atmospheres. The colours range from purple, blue and earthy tones. Striking orange hues feature in a raging fire, a sunrise, a sunset, as well as a blood moon that he observed in Sicily. In this exhibition, one could also notice that the tendency is for Borg to transition towards abstraction. Fragments is synchronous with Andrew Borg’s life as of the last few months which see him living between two homes on two Central Mediterranean islands that have very much in common and yet which offer completely different experiences: Malta and Sicily. To Borg, Sicily offers an escape, a hideaway. It offers stillness, quiet, peace, clean air, more green, less cars, less chaos. This has not only broadened his horizons but also broadened his mind-frame. Sicily in particular resonates more with Borg’s current state of mind.
https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/spotlight-mellieha.1029602
