Ismaele Nones Exhibition at Tommaso Calabro Gallery in Venice Explores Historical Painting

Artist Ismaele Nones, born in Trento in 1992, is presenting an exhibition at the Venetian venue of the Tommaso Calabro gallery. The show features his technically accomplished acrylic paintings on canvas, which incorporate Byzantine figuration, 14th-century perspective, and pop art elements. His work references 20th-century figurative artists like Fabrizio Clerici, Stanislao Lepri, René Magritte, Giorgio De Chirico, and Alekos Fassianos, aligning with the gallery's surreal-classicist focus. The exhibition includes specific works such as 'I’m fine, I’m just dying' (2024), 'Untitled' (2025), and 'Bacio' (2024). The review notes his paintings create a spatiotemporal shift through idealized atmospheres and architectural references, while also discussing the potential limitations of his citational approach to art historical traditions.