{"id":18649,"date":"2026-08-07T07:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T05:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/behold.mt\/?post_type=talba-bl-arti&#038;p=18649"},"modified":"2026-08-07T08:45:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T06:45:35","slug":"the-desire-to-reach-the-skies","status":"publish","type":"talba-bl-arti","link":"https:\/\/behold.mt\/en\/talba-bl-arti\/the-desire-to-reach-the-skies\/","title":{"rendered":"The desire to reach the skies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>L-Ewwel Riflessjoni dwar il-pittura tal-Madonna tal-Avjazzjoni ta\u2019 Emvin Cremona<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>L-ista\u0121un tas-sajf i\u0121ib mieg\u0127u \u0127afna safar u vaganzi iktar mis-soltu. U, g\u0127alina li ng\u0127ammru fi g\u017cira, fil-ma\u0121\u0121oranza tal-ka\u017ci dan ifisser li f\u2019xi \u0127in jew ie\u0127or se nirkbu ajruplan. G\u0127aldaqstant \u0127sibna li g\u0127al dan i\u017c-\u017cmien inpo\u0121\u0121u g\u0127all-kontemplazzjoni tag\u0127na l-pittura tal-Madonna tal-Avjazzjoni, xog\u0127ol l-artist \u010belebri Emvin Cremona (1919-1987).<\/p>\n\n<p>Ori\u0121inarjament, din il-pittura saret g\u0127all-ajruport l-antik fl-1965 u damet fl-ajruport l-antik sal-1992 meta \u0121iet ittrasferita g\u0127at-terminal il-\u0121did. Illum din il-pittura tifforma parti mill-Kollezzjoni fl-Mu\u017cew Nazzjonali tal-Arti tal-Komunit\u00e0 MU\u017bA, ta\u0127t ir-responsabbilt\u00e0 ta\u2019 Heritage Malta.<\/p>\n\n<p>Ix-xbieha tirrappre\u017centa l-Madonna bil-Bambin f\u2019idejha b\u0127ala figuri pjuttost etereali\u2014l-iktar fil-parti t\u2019isfel fejn, g\u0127ax-xejn g\u0127ax-xejn, jisparixxu r-ri\u0121lejn u jitfa\u010b\u010baw tliet puttini\u2014u fuq sfond li jkan\u0121i anke fi lbieshom fuq skala ka\u0127la smewwija u l-abjad tad-dawl u d-dija. Il-\u0127arsa tal-Madonna hija kemmxejn mix\u0127uta \u2019l isfel, filwaqt li l-Bambin qed i\u0127ares dritt b\u2019rasu mdawra lejn ix-xellug tat-tila, b\u0127al donnu qed i\u0127ares lejn xi \u0127a\u0121a bi drittu\u2014forsi allu\u017cjoni g\u0127all-bniedem li, b\u2019dan il-mezz ta\u2019 trasport, irnexxielu jil\u0127aq is-sema.<\/p>\n\n<p>Din ix-xewqa tal-bniedem li jtir u jil\u0127aq is-sema hija tant qawwija anke fil-kulturi tal-qedem, b\u0127alma naraw pere\u017cempju fil-le\u0121\u0121enda ta\u2019 Daedalus u Icharus li, biex ja\u0127arbu mill-\u0127abs, jag\u0127mlu \u0121wiena\u0127 mag\u0127mulin minn rix, \u0127jut, drappijiet u xemg\u0127a tan-na\u0127al\u2014\u0121rajja li tispi\u010b\u010ba b\u2019mod tra\u0121iku g\u0127ax Icharus ma jsegwix l-istruzzjonijiet ta\u2019 missieru.<\/p>\n\n<p>Forsi nistg\u0127u ng\u0127idu li l-bniedem jg\u0127ir b\u2019mod istintiv g\u0127at-tjur tal-ajru min\u0127abba f\u2019din ix-xewqa li jil\u0127aq is-sema. Mentri, \u0120es\u00f9 jistqarr:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u017bew\u0121 g\u0127asafar tal-bejt mhux b\u2019\u0127abba jinbieg\u0127u? U b\u2019danakollu anqas wie\u0127ed minnhom ma jaqa\u2019 fl-art ming\u0127ajr ir-rieda ta\u2019 missierkom. Intom imbag\u0127ad sa x-xag\u0127ar ta\u2019 raskom kollu hu mag\u0127dud. Mela xejn la tib\u017cg\u0127u; intom aqwa minn \u0127afna g\u0127asafar tal-bejt.<\/p><cite>Mattew 10, 29-31<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Il-bniedem hu aqwa mit-tjur tal-ajru. Is-sema qieg\u0127da minquxa fih meta \u0121ie ma\u0127luq xbieha ta\u2019 Alla. U t-triq lejn dan is-sema li safa\u2019 msakkar g\u0127alina min\u0127abba fid-dnub issa \u0121iet mill-\u0121did miftu\u0127a permezz ta\u2019 Dak li mill-og\u0127la smewwiet ni\u017cel fi \u0127dan ix-xebba Marija. U allura nistg\u0127u ng\u0127idu li, minkejja l-gravit\u00e0 li torbotna mal-art, ru\u0127na di\u0121\u00e0 tista\u2019 ttir u timra\u0127 lejn dak li hu \u2019l fuq mis-smewwiet u li fih tinsab il-milja tag\u0127na.<\/p>\n\n<p>Minn xiex hi mmotivata l-aspirazzjoni tieg\u0127ek li til\u0127aq is-sema? Mill-kburija tal-poplu ta\u2019 Babel li ried ja\u0127fen is-sema b\u2019idejh mhux b\u0127ala don imma b\u0127ala pri\u017ca (ara \u0120en 11, 1-9)? Jew mix-xewqa \u0121enwina g\u0127all-g\u0127aqda mat-traxxendentali, b\u0127as-sellum wieqaf fl-art bil-qu\u010b\u010bata tieg\u0127u fis-sema u bl-an\u0121li telg\u0127in u ni\u017clin mieg\u0127u li ra f\u2019\u0127olma \u0120akobb f\u2019Betel li mag\u0127ha \u0121iebet it-ti\u0121did tal-fedelt\u00e0 ta\u2019 Alla lejn il-weg\u0127da tieg\u0127u ma\u2019 Abraham (ara \u0120en 28, 10-22)?<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Ritratt b\u2019korte\u017cija ta\u2019 MU\u017bA \u2013 Heritage Malta<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14241,"template":"","rizors":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v16.4 (Yoast SEO v16.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The desire to reach the skies - Behold<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/behold.mt\/en\/talba-bl-arti\/the-desire-to-reach-the-skies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The desire to reach the skies - Behold\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"L-Ewwel Riflessjoni dwar il-pittura tal-Madonna tal-Avjazzjoni ta\u2019 Emvin Cremona L-ista\u0121un tas-sajf i\u0121ib mieg\u0127u \u0127afna safar u vaganzi iktar mis-soltu. 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