Set the scene.
Pasmore moved to Malta in 1966, purchasing a farmhouse where he continued making art. He lived until 1998: the island became a long-term working home.
Here’s the twist.
His work included paintings and constructed pieces. Two large works in travertine stone in the Central Bank collection, Science and Faith and Faith and Reason, date to 1993.
Why it still matters.
Their titles place big questions beside physical stone. Before reading an explanation, look at a work’s shape, gaps and scale: abstract art can begin with observation.
🧠 One to think about +
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