Dame Francoise Tempra

President of the Malta International Art Biennale, her Vice-Presidents and Dpty Vice-Presidents
request the pleasure of your visit at the

GIACOMO DE PASS
Retrospective exhibitions (1955-2005) 24 July-10 August

at the

Corinthia Palace Gallery
ATTARD-MALTA

and the pleasure of your visit at

Tempra Museum - Valletta.
National Fine Arts Museum - Valletta
Maritime Museum - Vittoriosa.
Cathedral Museum - Mdina.
Archeological Museum - Valletta.
Mediterranean Conference Center - Valletta
Rempec - Manoel Island
Wignacourt Museum - Tempra Collection - Rabat.

and

Crown Plaza Hotel - Sliema.
The Marina Hotel - Sliema

Dame Françoise Tempra
requests the pleasure of your compagnyat the showing of the french film by

Michel Claret

text by Didier Cazet and music by Arnaud Galand

"G.de PASS"
film award winer:
Italy: 2004 Grolla d'Oro
Germany: 2004 Tempra Academy
France: 2005 Paris. Centre Christianne Peugeot

on

tuesday 9th august at 8pm

at the
CORINTHIA PALACE HOTEL
Attard-Malta

Photographic Editor of the glossy magazine Atlantico , in Portugal Comm. Joao PESTANA, Dame Françoise TEMPRA (Life-Senator from 27April 2005-European Parliament-Brussels-Belgium- Senator of the St. Nicholas University, Moscow, ,former Imperial Academy of Russia founded in 1669), President of the Malta International (105 Nations) Art Biennale, Giacomo who is congratuling Manuel BARATA, President of the Madeira International Art Biennale ( who had flown in that very day to be present at the opening and to invite the artist to be Guest of Honour at the forthcoming Madeira International Art Biennale ( 5 continents participation) to be inaugurated on 2 September 2005, at the Electricity Museum in Madeira and at the Cultural Centres of Funchal, Camara de Lobos, Santa Cruz and S.Vicente), and Prof. Dr. Fr. Marius ZERAFA , former Director General of National Museums, Malta.

Comm. Joao PESTANA, photographe éditeur du Magasine Atlantico au Portugal, Dame Françoise TEMPRA ( Sénateur ad vitam de l'Université Saint-Nicolas de Moscou-Ancienne Académie Impériale créée en 1669, décerné au Parlement Europeen, Bruxelles, le 27 avril 2005) et Présidente de la Malta International (105 Nations) Art Biennale, Giacomo congratulant Manuel BARATA, Président de la Biennale Internationale de Madère,( qui arriva le jour même du Portugal, pour inviter l'artiste à participer, en tant qu'invité d'honneur, à la Biennale de Madère qui s'innaugurera le 2 septembre 2005, au Musée de l' Electricté , et aux Centres Culturels de Funchal, Camara de Lobos, Santa Cruz et S.Vicente ) et Prof .Dr. Fr. Marius ZERAFA, ancien Directeur Général des Musées Nationaux de Malte.

Her Excellency the Ambassador for Portugal in Malta, Antonio MONTEIRO, Her Excellency the Ambassador for Spain in Malta, Maria Rosa BOCETA with her two sisters from Spain, Giacomo, Dame Françoise TEMPRA, father Marius ZERAFA.
Son Exellence l'Ambassadeur du Portugal à Malte, Son Exellence l'Ambassadrice d'Espagne à Malte Maria Rosa BOCETA avec ses deux soeurs arrivées d'Espagne Giacomo, Dame Francoise TEMPRA, Father Marius ZERAFA.

The General Manager of The Corinthia Palace Nicholas BORG who delighted the artist by his lecture-presentation which included various illustrations of Giacomo de PASS latest works.
Giacomo de PASS as seen from the lens of Nicholas BORG : Giacomo de PASS an artist with a clear vision ; a man of deep values with a clear sense of psychology, an artist that blends the past and present and paves the future. Giacomo inspires the mind and leads the observer into a myth of philosophical trans.
Le Directeur Général du Corinthia Palace, Monsieur Nicholas BORG, qui anima une de ses conférences en s'inspirant des oeuvres de Giacomo.

Friends hip is always present around Giacomo! Guy LEMESRE sculpteur, Yves FERREIRA da SILVA, son épouse Fabienne, et leur fille Magalie... L'"Amité " au rendez-vous !

Giacomo , Jonathan PACE Events Manager Corinthia Palace and Patrick FILLETTI International Polo player and President of the Malta Polo Club with the equestrian bronze flying sculpture "Centaurisation"

Giacomo , Jonathan PACE, Directeur service évènementiel au Corinthia Palace et Patrick FILLETTI, joueur de Polo de rennomée internationnale Président du Polo Club National de Malte , grand amateur d'art, devant la sculpture equestre en bronze "Centaurisation".

Giacomo et Joyce Guillaumier (journaliste et chef de programme PBS: Studio de la radio et de la télévision Nationales de Malte), lors d'un interview...

Fr. ZERAFA with his full size copy of Angelico's "Annunciation" and his friend Giacomo
Giacomo devant une des fresques peinte par son ami Fr. Marius ZERAFA qui est une "parfaite" copie de "l'annonciation" d' Angelico.

Fr. Marius J. ZERAFA O.P., S.Th.I., & Lic., Dr. Sc. Soc., B.A. Hons. (Lond.), A.R.Hist.S. (Lond) Born Malta 1929. At 16 joined Dominicain Order. Studiet at Oxford, Rome, London, Paris and Florence.
Degrees in philosophy, Social Sciences, Art History.
Associate of Royal Historical Society (London), Member of Académia Tiberna (Rome) Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Taught in various schools and colleges, including Government School of Art and Universities. Lectured at foreign Universities and museums.
Joined Museums Dept 1970 and became Director 1981.Resigned at age 61 but still lecturing at university and other cultural centres.
At present Professor of Sacred Art at Angelicum University, Rome.

Le collectionneur Bernard STORACE ravi de la dédicace que lui signe Giacomo sur son dernier livre paru : "La Comèdie Humaine".

L'amitié est toujours au rendez-vous... Sandrine, Chevalier Adrian BUSIETTA Grand Maître de l'Ordre de Malte, Giacomo, Marilyn HODGSON poète, sculpteur, photographe et Robin son mari.

Joe ABDILLA, General Manager of the Marina Hotel in Sliéma, where various bibliographic volumes on Giacomo de PASS and some of his original works (sculpture & gouaches) as well as lithographs, are exhibited.
Monsieur Joe ABDILLA, Directeur du Marina Hotel à Sliéma, est heureux de présenter la bibliographie et certaines oeuvres de Giacomo qui ornent les espaces d'acceuil.
Ci dessus, Dame Françoise Tempra, Harold, Laurence Zerafa, Giacomo et Joe Abdilla.

Giacomo congratulates Panagiotis TROCHOPOULOS, Greek "virtuoso" classic pianist , with Dame Françoise TEMPRA and Maestro Alan CHIRCOP, Principal of the EURO ACADEMY of MUSIC &ARTS at St Aloysius College, Sixth Form Complex, Birkirkara who organised the évent at the Casino Maltese, in Valletta.
Giacomo de PASS félicite Panagiotis TROCHOPOULOS, pianiste virtiose classique de nationalité Greque, en présence de Dame Françoise TEMPRA et Alan CHIRCOP.

Giacomo et Dame Françoise TEMPRA presenting the "Malta International (105 Nations)Art Biennale" President Distinction Award to Marc GALEA, guitar (Principal of the EURO INSTITUTE of Music and Arts ,631 Hamrun High Street- Hamrun) after the jazz concert at Villa Tempra, as 2005 Malta Biennale Parallel event.

Giacomo de Pass,
The Man who re-invented Life:
An Artist for Posterity by Dame Francoise Tempra.
Through the years, I witnessed with interest the awards and recognitions presented to Giacomo de Pass by cultural institutions and nations on four continents.
I marvel no more !
I held the priviledge of meeting , at the opening of the DE PASS Exhibition I curated , in 1990 in Le Touquet Museum, under the patronage of the Mayor Leonce Deprez ,the former President of the Academy Goncourt, Herve Bazin who wrote that Giacomo de Pass ‘ works held “….a permanent presence of death to exalt life , and to allow the artist to live beyond and after death. I recognize in this talented artist the very urge that incites me to write…” and added :”Very brotherly, indeed.”
In 1999, I curated , at the Palais de L’UNESCO ,in Beirut, Lebanon ,in the context of the Malta International (105 Nations )Art Biennale ,an “Homage to UNESCO: to Education, Science and Culture”.I was presented by a golden medal from the Ministry of Culture of Lebanon which praised ,in particular the Education part, represented by the Lithographic-Poetry impressive joint-volume Bazin-De Pass “A la Poursuite d’Iris”.
Bazin also wrote about De Pass ’ pictorial “…sayings, silences …” and I hear with surprise and delight Michele Tarabot stating that the artist is winning the fight about “silencing silence”! ,just as I can hear De Pass-collector , Jackie Ellman exclaiming
Enthusiastically “I can hear the horse neighing !!” at the August 2005 exhibitions ,in Malta : Mediterranean Conference Centre (built 1574), Wignacourt Museum (built 1612), Maritime Museum , National Fine Arts Museum, Cathedral Museum, Tempra Museum for Contemporary Art, United Nations Agency REMPEC, Corinthia Palace Gallery.
Enthusiasm shared by Manuel Barata , President of the 2005 Madeira International Art Biennale who came from Portugal , with the Editor of the glossy Review
“Atlantico” to praise the works at one of the Giacomo de Pass ‘ openings, on 25th July and confirm the artist as guest of Honour of the Portuguese “Bienal”.
This seems , also, to repeat Traudl von Koenig ‘ statement about the artist turning us into “witnesses “ and emotional participants within his works.
Just as Patrice de la Perriere implies ,again, with his Giacomo de Pass as “Master of Ceremony” : the artist involves us, unavoidably and passionately for “he does not paint:
he catches fire and burns us, he does not sculpt : he produces flesh!” and “his art alone will take him into eternity !”
And how so! Within the strength of “ this inner spiritual glow”as writes Jean-Marie Alexandre which could render him “immortal ” according to Didier Cazet, text writer of the Michel Claret Film “G.DE PASS “,(Awards :Italy- GROLLA D’ORO November 2004- Germany TEMPRA ACADEMY August 2004- France CENTRE CULTUREL CHRITIANE PEUGEOT July 2005).
Immortal ,definitely ,in my opinion !
I sat , so often, in the ateliers of Salvador Dali ,in Port LLegat in Spain, Henry Moore in the U.K. and Victor Pasmore in Malta , to witness the friendly simplicity and yet passion for art and creation of these now great “Immortals” , just as I have done in Giacomo de Pass estate ,near Cannes.
And throughout the years, I have marvelled at the ever-renewed inspirational energy ,
investigating the soul , spirit and emotional facets of Man with yet, unseen and ever-more passionate strength in draughtsmanship, iconographic and textural innovations ,
sculptural multi-faceted achievements which emphatically cover most historical art movements from Neo-Cubism with Minimalist art, Neo-Expressionism , Neo- Impressionism , Neo-Surrealism , etc...yet remaining , all , quite unique, unseen and innovative in the flurry of themes that powerfully reveal and re-invents “Life” in
Man’s eternal portrayal ! This was so eloquently proved in his half-century
(1955-2005) retrospective exhibition, in the eleven magnificent halls of the Cultural Centre in Reims , former College des Jesuites , last June.
Indeed, Giacomo de Pass, an artist whose “oeuvre” already “at home” in 28 museums and public buildings worldwide , will remain for eternity .
Giacomo de Pass is most definitely ,an ARTIST for POSTERITY.

GIACOMO DE PASS WORKS are in the collections of 30 Museums and Public Buildings worldwide.

Dame Françoise TEMPRA

Senator St NICHOLAS UNIVERSITY-Moscow(Russia:2005
*Art Historian: some 60 Art books & catalogues
*Member FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION-LONDON (U..K. -since 1975)
*International President GROLLA D’ORO Int.Art Competition (Italy –since 1975)
*President TEMPRA ACADEMY (France,Germany,Greece,Italy,Malta,U.K.,USA-since 1985)
*British Delegate of the BIENAL del DEPORTE en las Bellas Artes-MADRID (Spain- 1986-1990)
*President MALTA INT.(105 Nations)ART BIENNALE (Malta –Since 1995)
*International Delegate CENTRE CULTUREL CHRISTIANE PEUGEOT-PARIS(France-Since 1996)
*Member NATIONAL PRESS CLUB –
*Vice-President (Founder)MADEIRA International ART BIENNALE (2005)
WASHINGTON DC-(U.S.A. -Since 1996)
*CURATOR of MUSEUMS and PUBLIC BUILDINGS Art Collections in FRANCE-GERMANY-GREECE-ITALY -LIBYA and MALTA

and

Mina Tempra
Vice-President Malta Art Biennale (France/Italy/UK) - Vice-President Tempra Academy (France/Italy/UK)

request the pleasure of your visit at the

2005 Malta International (105 Nations) Art Biennale
parallel cultural event entitled

The Eloquence of the Nude Figure: From Matisse to Quintanilla and De Pass

with

Ronald Burns (USA), Anthony Calleja (Malta), Gabriel Caruana (Malta) , Drago Cherina (Australia), Achille Costi (Italy), Romano Costi (Italy), Antonio Fuertes (Spain) , Mariano Fuertes (Spain), Ran Gazit (France/Israel), Joe Genovese (Malta), Josephine Grixti (Malta), Daniela Guevska (Bulgaria),Georg Gurashpischwili (Giorgia), Camille Hilaire (France), Frank Hill (UK), Michael Korber (USA), Milena Kunz Bijno (Italy/ Germany), Guy Lemesre (France), Rita Lemesre (Malta), Jutta Lutz (Germany), Ventceslav Metchev “Vency”(Bulgaria), Dominique Philippe (France), Jamila Rizgalla (Libya/Germany), Liliana Rousseva (Bulgaria), Christian Sabas (France), R.O.Schabbach (Germany) , Giovanni Trevisan (Italy) , Anja Venalainen (Finland), Marie Anne Zammit (Malta).

at the

GALLERY

CORINTHIA PALACE HOTEL –Attard-MALTA

18 August-30 September 2005