Adriano Annino's 'Termoclino' at Casa Vuota in Rome

Adriano Annino (Naples, 1983) presents 'Termoclino' at Casa Vuota in Rome, a non-white-cube space with peeling wallpaper. The exhibition's title is a scientific term for the boundary between warm surface waters and cold deep ocean layers, while 'Guidarello' refers to a castrated sheep leading the flock. Annino's paintings explore human ambiguities between ego and social etiquette, unconscious and rationality, desire and castration. His thick, acidic-toned paint on dark backgrounds references Caravaggio, van Baburen, Géricault, and Otto Dix. Works include 'Loth e le sue figlie' with fiery scarlet clouds and 'Alla bellezza' with serpentine brushstrokes. Digital drawings made on a phone and printed as unique works, as well as graphite and pastel sketches, depict capital executions, carnal violence, herds, shepherds, and reinterpretations of Giulio Romano's erotic prints for Aretino's 'Sonetti lussuriosi'. The exhibition runs at Casa Vuota in Rome.