Paintings by Nicola Verlato

Nicola Verlato is an Italian-born artist who currently lives in Brooklyn. In his own words: “I don’t care about reality itself; I’m interested in the way we perceive it and manipulate it through models and representations” -Interview for ArtPulse

Born 1965 in Verona, Italy
Lives and works in New York City

Nicola Verlato attempts to realize the “unreal” in his use of mythical references. Utilizing witches to explore the depths of sexuality, mysticism and power, the paintings are composed as conceptual cinematic storyboards and tell a story from multiple points of view. Invoking, at times, sexually explicit subject matter, the artist, who looks to a wide range of popular culture sources for visual inspiration including high-tech “first-person shooter” video gaming, renders a seemingly post-apocalyptic view of American society.