Catania’s depictions of myths and fables enchant and repel, often in equal measure. Always on the threshold of figurative painting , his style confounds expectations and evades categorization. At times meticulous, at others seemingly agitated, his technique is indebted to a profound love for the great masters of art, from the cave artists of Lascaux to the contemporary graphic novel artists.
With his uncanny ability to locate the point at which the beautiful and the grotesque are held in perfect balance, he continues to produce intensely subversive and idiosyncratic portraits of legendary beings in unconventional settings. His works are windows to alternative worlds seen through a glass darkly.
Born in 1969, Anthony Catania hails from Valletta and now he lives and works in the area of the Old Church of Birkirkara. In 1986, Catania began studying art techniques with Mro Pawlu Grech. In 1999 he pursued further the study of art with Dr Saviour Catania whose deep love for aesthetics has inspired him ever since . Anthony Catania's personal exhibitions, 'Selve Oscure', 'The Cave of Centaurs', 'The Piper’s Requiem' and 'Spectre-Bark', were held at the prestigious Malta Museum of Fine Arts, the Malta Maritime Museum and Heritage Malta. All shows were praised by connoisseurs and critics alike. Some works from these shows can be viewed in the Exhibitions section.
Catania's current exhibition, entitled 'Last Light', is being held at the National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta, Malta from the 22nd of October till the 20th of November 2011. You can preview some exhibits from this show in the Gallery section. Thank you.