Art: When trees tell a story
British photographer Stuart Franklin showcases a decade of paintings at the Malta Postal Museum
A new exhibition of oil paintings and etchings, Characters in Search of an Author, is now open at the Malta Postal Museum and Arts Hub, in Valletta. It presents the work of Stuart Franklin, who is best known for photographing some of the most important news events of the 21st century.
Since the 1970s, alongside photography and writing assignments, the British professor has also drawn and painted. In 2016 he set up a studio in Gozo − a far cry from the challenging places he visited as a photographer − where he has been able to dedicate himself to painting and studying the anatomy of colour.
As Franklin celebrates his 70th birthday, it is these works, painted over the last 10 years, that are on show.
Read more about the exhibition on Times2.