Domenico Ruccia Reimagines Paolo Uccello's Dragons at Renata Fabbri

Domenico Ruccia (Bari, 1986) presents new works at Renata Fabbri's project room SOTTO in Milan, reinterpreting Paolo Uccello's San Giorgio e il drago and Battaglia di San Romano. Curated by Lorenzo Madaro, the exhibition transforms the space into a contemporary camera picta reminiscent of Mantegna's Camera degli Sposi. Ruccia's oil paintings feature a cold, blue palette and misty landscapes with deer, pigs, horses, and legendary figures like knights and dragons rendered in a naïve style recalling video game graphics. Skeletons allude to medieval death motifs. Ruccia views Uccello as a 'madman' or 'genius' for his early experiments with geometric perspective, bridging Late Gothic fantasy and Renaissance naturalism. The works maintain a connection to the present while drawing on Western cultural heritage.