Sholto Blissett's Sublime Landscapes at Peres Projects Milan

Peres Projects presents 'Arboreal', the first solo exhibition of British artist Sholto Blissett (born 1996, Salisbury) at its Milan venue. The show features a new series of paintings that channel the Romantic sublime of Nicolas Poussin, Claude Lorrain, and J.M.W. Turner. Blissett's works depict imaginary yet plausible landscapes where architecture and nature coexist symbiotically, echoing the 18th-century Grand Tour capricci. Trees, moss, and vast northern spaces dominate the compositions, which lack human figures but center on humanity's relationship with nature, politics, and religion. The artist employs a varied painterly technique—gold leaf, mossy greens, and azures—with distinct brushwork for water, stone, and foliage. The sublime ambiguity raises environmental questions about political and social decisions' impact on nature. The exhibition runs at Peres Projects in Milan.