COLOUR BLOCKING

Antoine Farrugia
June 2022

Antoine Farrugia (b. 1969) is a sculptor who was born, lives and works in Mqabba and exhibited a collection of coloured limestone sculptures for the very first time. Mqabba, a town in the southern region of Malta, is one of Malta’s most important localities for its limestone quarries. Farrugia works in a variety of media but his forte lies in working in local limestone. This collection of sculptures with block colours was created in 2017, each executed out of one piece of stone. These sculptures are striking for the vivid palette with which they have been finished, sprayed on a surface that is polished and highly reflective in most cases, but textured in others. This leaves the viewer questioning what the material actually is, for the way Farrugia manipulates the limestone is particular. These sculptures in purple, red, green, pink and more, brighten any environment they are in and are particularly suitable for The Phoenicia Malta’s spa which is bathed in light and has a play of light and shadows that changes how these organic sculptures appear to guests.

https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/sensuality-maltese-stone.966358

https://artzid.com/event/colour-blocking-an-exhibition-of-coloured-limestone-by-antoine-farrugia/