Josef Kalleya: Sculptor 1898-1998 – His Art, Dreams & Visions

Josef Kalleya: Sculptor 1898-1998 – His Art, Dreams & Visions

Josef Kalleya (1898-1998) was a sculptor and a pioneer of modern artistic expression, a visionary artist, an alchemist, and as a theologian in his own right. The author bases his writing not on anecdotal accounts, but on primary sources such as the art itself; Kalleya’s writings; interviews with Kalleya; photographs Kalleya kept of his works; and other archival documents. He links Kalleya to other artists both local and foreign as well as differentiates him from them. Indeed, this is a definitive, comprehensive study and new critical perspectives on the life and work of Kalleya. This book represents a cohesive narrative framework for remembering and understanding Kalleya more broadly since most of his creations have been lost, destroyed, or remained only on the level of ideas as unrealised projects.

By: Joseph Cassar

Format: hardback

No of pages: 200