ERIC ATTARD

Eric Attard was born in 1992 in Malta. Exposed to philosophy at an early age, he pursued formal studies in the field at the University of Malta, where he deepened his exploration. These years were formative both for the critical and creative aspects, which later on started to lend themselves to his practice in visual art. His artistic work often grapples with themes of post-human existence, the constructs of mythology, and the nature of the sublime, often as a response to the realities of excess.

Attard began his artistic journey in 2008 at the School of Art (Valletta), where he studied fine art as a teenager. In the years that followed, he became mostly self-taught. His passion for exploring the intersection of philosophy and visual art continues to guide his practice today, oftentimes as a visual escape from the mundane or bleak. Drawing inspiration from both philosophical concepts, Renaissance aesthetic sensibilities, and natural phenomena, his work often gravitates towards magical realism.

He has participated in numerous collective exhibitions, and Hedymeles is his first solo exhibition.