Dystopia Rising

2017 – 2023

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A series of ‘traditional’ Medieval-Christian and Byzantine paintings, drawings, and artifacts with new-age contemporary themes. This series started as an artistic exploration of my own Christian-Italian heritage (my father moved to Canada at 6 years-old from Turin, Italy) and involved several research trips to Italy, Turkey, Berlin, Armenia, Georgia, Greece, and the Vatican City. Presented in the aesthetic of old-world European religious art, this body of work explores a range of contemporary issues such as COVID-19, Trumpism, mass shootings and gun culture, environmental pollution, social media, biotechnology, and our technological evolution, through the lens of Medieval, Byzantine-stylized paintings.
Special thanks to the City of Ottawa for an Artist Production Grant to help make this work. Series completed.

Cancel Culture 2023, medieval manuscript, mixed media on chaga tea stained paper, 10 × 8 in
Dystopia Rising Artist Talk
Dystopia Rising Exhibit during COVID-19 lockdown
The Saints Go Marching 2023, oil on canvas, 28 × 34 in
Saint Francis fears the stigma of witnessing a UFO 2023, oil, gold leaf, on birchwood, 34 × 26 in
In God We Trust 2023, oil on birchwood, 33 × 26 in
Salvator Mundi 2023, oil on birchwood, 32 × 24 in
St Marcus of Zibi (Patron Saint of Science, Climate Change, and Dental Hygene) 2023, oil on birchwood, 33 × 26 in
COVID-19 wreaks havoc in long-term care homes 2023, oil on birchwood, 24 × 32 in, SOLD
The Casualties of Covid-19 2023, oil on birchwood, 26 × 33 in, SOLD
St Karlos Contemplates the Consequences of Capitalism 2023, oil, gold leaf, on birchwood, 44 × 32 in
Joseph and Mario’s Adoption of the Magi 2023, oil, gold leaf, on birchwood, 24 × 21 in
Madonna and Child 2023, oil on birchwood, 22 × 23 in
The Cruci-fiction Relic (detail) 2023, Mixed media, 48 × 28 in
The Cruci-fiction Relic 2023, Mixed media, 48 × 28 in
Madonna and Child (Selfie baby) 2023, oil on birchwood, 22 × 18 in
Witnesses to The Great Obsolescences 2023, oil on birchwood, 20 × 24 in
[Enter Your Name Here] beheads a tyrant 2023, oil on birchwood, 32 × 26 in, SOLD
The School of Athens Mass Shooting 2023, oil on birchwood, 25 × 40 in
Time Travelers, Medieval Manuscripts 2023, mixed media on archival chaga tea-stained paper, 11 × 14 in, SOLD
Covid-19 burial site, Medieval Manuscripts 2023, mixed media on archival chaga tea-stained paper, 12 × 9 in, SOLD
In God We Trust (study), Medieval Manuscripts 2023, mixed media on archival chaga tea-stained paper, 12 × 9 in
The Saints Go Marching (study), Medieval Manuscripts 2023, mixed media on archival chaga tea-stained paper, 8 × 10 in
Salvator Mundi (study), Medieval Manuscripts 2023, mixed media on archival chaga tea-stained paper, 10 × 8 in, SOLD
Covid-19 wreaks havoc on long-term care homes (study) , Medieval Manuscripts 2023, mixed media on archival chaga tea-stained paper, 8 × 10 in
The Casualties of Coivid-19 (study), Medieval Manuscripts 2023, mixed media on archival chaga tea-stained paper, 8 × 10 in
Joseph and Marios adoption of the magi (study), Medieval Manuscripts 2023, mixed media on archival chaga tea-stained paper, 8 × 10 in
Jesus and his Crown of Christmas Lights 2023, mixed media on archival chaga tea-stained paper, 8 × 10 in
Mother and child (study), Medieval Manuscript 2023, mixed media on archival chaga tea-stained paper, 8 × 10 in
Canadian Protesters, Medieval Manuscripts 2023, mixed media on archival chaga tea-stained paper, 8 × 10 in
Protesters for Women’s Rights, Medieval Manuscript 2023, mixed media on archival chaga tea-stained paper, 8 × 10 in
The Protesters, Medieval Manuscript 2023, mixed media on archival chaga tea-stained paper, 8 × 10 in
The Artist, Medieval Manuscript 2023, mixed media on archival chaga tea-stained paper, 8 × 10 in
St Marcus of Zibi (study), Patron saint of Science, Climate Change, and Dental Hygene 2023, medieval manuscript, mixed media on chaga tea stained paper, 8 × 10 in, SOLD
St Marcus of Zibi’s holy water finger dipping dishes 2023, Mixed media, 3 × 2 in, SOLD
St Marcus of Zibi’s tooth-brush & floss 2023, Mixed media, 3 × 8 in, SOLD
St Marcus of Zibi holy water finger-dipping dish 2023, Mixed media, 3 × 1 in, SOLD
St Marcus of Zibi candles 2023, Mixed media, 8 × 3 in, SOLD
St Marcus of Zibi relic 2023, Mixed media, 2 × 3 in, SOLD
St Marcus of Zibi artifact 2023, Mixed media, 3 × 2 in, SOLD