{"id":32814,"date":"2024-02-23T11:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vca.gov.mt\/?post_type=etn&#038;p=32814"},"modified":"2024-04-15T11:16:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:16:43","slug":"simple-expressions-of-complex-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"etn","link":"https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/en\/events\/simple-expressions-of-complex-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Expressions of Complex Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a kaleidoscope of hues and ideas, the Valletta Cultural Agency unveils a collaborative art exhibition. Curated by <strong>Hannah Dowling<\/strong> and featuring around 30 pieces by Maltese and Malta-based artists, the collection echoes the spirit of abstract expressionism. Channeling the essence of Mark Rothko, the exhibition serves as a visual meditation on his powerful belief that art should encapsulate &#8220;<strong>the simple expression of complex thought<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exhibition opening hours:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday 12th \u2013 Sunday 21st of April 2024<br \/>\nMon \u2013 Sat 10:00am \u2013 6:00pm<br \/>\nSundays 10:00am \u2013 1:00pm<\/p>\n<p>Entrance is <strong>free<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y-IDgK_93z8?si=T8sW0iCl53hhf3b5\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33046\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33046\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-33046\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMGS-74-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"An image from the exhibition Simple Expressions of Complex Thoughts showing an Artwork by Lihong Bai\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMGS-74-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMGS-74-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMGS-74.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An image from the exhibition Simple Expressions of Complex Thoughts showing an Artwork by Lihong Bai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33048\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-33048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMGS-59-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"An image from the exhibition Simple Expressions of Complex Thoughts showing a still from a documentary by Chih-Hao Chuang\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMGS-59-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMGS-59-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMGS-59.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An image from the exhibition Simple Expressions of Complex Thoughts showing a still from a documentary by Chih-Hao Chuang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33050\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33050\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-33050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMGS-45-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"An image from the exhibition Simple Expressions of Complex Thoughts showing artworks by Antoine Farrugia \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMGS-45-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMGS-45-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMGS-45.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An image from the exhibition Simple Expressions of Complex Thoughts showing artworks by Antoine Farrugia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curated by Hannah Dowling and featuring around 40 pieces by Maltese and Malta-based artists, the collection echoes the spirit of abstract expressionism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":32809,"parent":0,"template":"","etn_category":[494],"etn_tags":[],"class_list":["post-32814","etn","type-etn","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","etn_category-visual-arts"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - 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