Here’s a sneak peek of Ryan Falzon’s latest exhibition: CULTURE IS PAST, ART IS FUTURE. Launched during Valletta 2018 opening week, the exhibition comments on Malta’s “current approach towards culture being used as a tool for preservation and conservation, rather than as a step towards an evolved realization of current practices.”

CULTURE IS PAST, ART IS FUTURE is being held at Iniala 5 Galleries, Valletta, until 27.01.2018

Left: Toni MinTana, Acrylics & Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2017
Right: Jack the Hammer, Acrylics & Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2017

Jack the Hammer, Acrylics & Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2018

Escort bL-V*18, Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2017

Left:Culture Vulture, Acrylics & Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2018
Right: To Gentrify is to Fuck, Collage and Vinyl on Canvas, 2017

Left: To Gentrify is to Fuck, Collage and Vinyl on Canvas, 2017
Right: Push it to the Limit, Acetone Print on Paper, 2017

Culture Vulture, Acrylics & Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2017

Left: Insta Gramma, Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2017
Right: Bewl fit-Tazza, Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2017

Left: St. Paul Festa, Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2017
Middle: Spoilt for Pizza, Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2017
Right: 16 Yr Old Baby-face Bro at the Barber Shop, Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2017

Left: 16 Yr Old Baby-face Bro at the Barber Shop, Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2017
Right: Good Old Days at the Suq tal-Belt, Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2017

Left: To Curate is to Donate – To Donate is to Curate, Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2017
Right: Vintage Fashion is not for Everyone, Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2017

The World is Yours, Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2017

Valletta by Night, Acrylic & Oil Pastels on Canvas, 2017

No Invite for the Pseudo Artist, Acrylics & Oil Pastels on Canvas, 2017

PHOTO CREDITS: evecocks.com, Ryan Falzon, Maria galea