Thomas Braida's Paintings of Nightmares at Centro Arti Visive Pescheria
Thomas Braida (born 1982 in Gorizia, lives in Turin) presents an exhibition at Centro Arti Visive Pescheria in Pesaro, curated by Marcello Smarrelli and supported by Rome-based gallery Monitor. The show features Braida's figurative, material-rich paintings that subvert common imagery—St. George becomes executioner, the dragon victim, and a Cheshire Cat menaces an Alice-like figure. Works like "Pantera di Marghera" allegorize human destructiveness against the industrial port of the Venetian lagoon. The exhibition's title references Al Stewart's 1970s hit "Year of the Cat," offering a glimmer of hope amid the cynical, sarcastic vision. Braida's palette is strident, his brushwork pasty and disturbing, creating a sublime yet unsettling experience. The venue is noted as a key contemporary art hub on the Adriatic coast, in a region hungry for cultural presence.
Key facts
- Thomas Braida was born in 1982 in Gorizia and lives in Turin.
- The exhibition is held at Centro Arti Visive Pescheria in Pesaro.
- Curated by Marcello Smarrelli with support from Rome-based gallery Monitor.
- Braida's work subverts common imagery, e.g., St. George as executioner, dragon as victim.
- The painting 'Pantera di Marghera' allegorizes human destructiveness against the industrial port of the Venetian lagoon.
- The exhibition title references Al Stewart's song 'Year of the Cat' (1970s).
- Braida's style is figurative, material-rich, with strident colors and pasty brushwork.
- The venue is a key contemporary art hub on the Adriatic coast.
Entities
Artists
- Thomas Braida
Institutions
- Centro Arti Visive Pescheria
- Monitor
Locations
- Pesaro
- Italy
- Gorizia
- Turin
- Rome
- Venetian lagoon
- Adriatic coast