Dystopia Rising

2017 – 2023

Watch the Artist Talk here

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.

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