Inauguration of an exhibition of paintings by Longinos Nagila
Exhibition of paintings
Inauguration of an Exhibition of paintings
SILENT CONVERSATION
By
Longinos Nagila
Italian Institute of Culture – Michelangelo Hall
Monday, 25th November 2014 at 7.00pm
FREE ENTRY
Longinos has also successfully exhibited in various cities in Italy
SILENT CONVERSATION is a collection of portrait paintings that creat a dialogue between the viewer and the ‘paintings’, the paintings, which I consider thought provoking, command attention.
Though not quite detailed, the portraits silently hold the attention of the viewer. It is said that eyes are the windows to the soul, the main outstanding feature of the portraits are the eyes, they are dark and look directly into the eyes of the viewer, this creates an emotional disturbance.
The exhibition interrogates the relationship between the artist, the art and the viewer, between what the society considers as beauty and ugly, sad and happy, stereotypes and judgment.
The exhibition features 12 portraits of different sizes all produced in 2014.
LONGINOS NAGILA
My work embodies my interest in socio-economic situations in life, while at the same time provoking thoughts that are driven towards the judgment of these situations. I consider my paintings as a platform for conversation from within an individual or between two or more people. My main subject is human, with a keen interest in their emotions as expressed through their eyes.
My sources of Inspiration are endless. I am deeply interested in children and women as I see them both as vessels and sources of life. I have a keen interest on world religions and arts. I take time to look at and understand the different visual languages employed by artists from different parts of the world
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The exhibition runs till the 28th November.
Monday to Thursday from 10.00am to 6.00pm. / Fridays from 10am to 4pm
Italian Institute of Culture – 6th floor, Grenadier Tower (opposite Jacaranda Hotel in Westlands) Tel.: (020) 4451266 / 7 Mbl. 0733 624834