PHILIP AGIUS (b.1964)

PHILIP AGIUS was born in 1964 and hails from Zebbug Malta.

He studied painting technique under Alfred Chircop and Anthony Calleja. His works have been delivered to illustrious industry clients like Philip Morris, Golden Tulip, and Novartis, amongst others. He has also carried out picture illustrations for several Maltese books. Agius has been teacher of Art at St. Michael school for fifteen years, besides providing private tuition.

 Artistic discipline and conformity, somewhat sacrificed by Agius in his work for the sake of the genuine self, manifest themselves clearly in his teaching philosophy towards art students with regard to basic technique. But even here, his approach is adaptive as per the specific attributes of each individual student. Agius states adamantly that he “does not teach art to others, but merely assists to bring out the artistry in them”.

Typically, Agius works in concentrated bursts of energy, while the underlying emotions are still running high and true. Once completed, a painting is promptly forgotten, and his mind drifts on to new emotions and motivations.

His other artistic interests are wide-ranging and include sculpture, by both moulding and carving, manually and mechanically, and a great nature lover.

email: marksarfilip@gmail.com