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