A tribute to Sculptor Ġanni Bonnici
Sculptor Ġanni Bonnici passed away, aged 86, in August. The Times of Malta described Bonnici as “a pioneer in the use of ceramics in Malta”. Bonnici also created monuments, as well as medals and coins, in bronze. He set up the Malta School of Arts and Crafts at Tarġa Gap in 1974, leading it until … Continued
Sculptor Ġanni Bonnici passed away, aged 86, in August. The Times of Malta described Bonnici as “a pioneer in the use of ceramics in Malta”. Bonnici also created monuments, as well as medals and coins, in bronze. He set up the Malta School of Arts and Crafts at Tarġa Gap in 1974, leading it until his retirement in 1992.
Bonnici’s best-known public work is the Independence Monument in Floriana, inaugurated in 1989 and measuring over eight metres high.
