Nicola Rotiroti's Anti-Narrative Paintings at KOU Gallery
Nicola Rotiroti (born 1973 in Catanzaro, lives in Rome) presents a solo exhibition titled 'Tratto da una storia vera' at KOU Gallery in Rome. Despite the title, the show is deliberately anti-narrative, offering a sarcastic take on the current storytelling trend. The exhibition features hyperrealistic, romantic landscape paintings viewed from close range, blending lyricism with psychedelic and pop influences. A standout work, 'Mai pace,' depicts an impenetrable nature scene interrupted by an oblong monochrome patch that appears both as a real tear and a floating numinous apparition.
Key facts
- Nicola Rotiroti was born in 1973 in Catanzaro and lives in Rome.
- The exhibition is titled 'Tratto da una storia vera' (Based on a True Story).
- The show is held at KOU Gallery in Rome.
- The paintings are hyperrealistic landscapes viewed from close up.
- The style incorporates psychedelic and pop elements.
- A key painting is 'Mai pace' (Never Peace).
- The work features an oblong monochrome patch interrupting a detailed nature scene.
- The exhibition is described as anti-narrative and ironic toward storytelling rhetoric.
Entities
Artists
- Nicola Rotiroti
Institutions
- KOU Gallery
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Catanzaro