Glowing Paintings by Francesco Pirazzi Meditate on the Enigmas of Absence

Glowing Paintings by Francesco Pirazzi Meditate on the Enigmas of Absence

“For me, paintings represent an attempt (sometimes more successful, sometimes less so) to grasp a ‘something’ that for some reason deeply moves me, agitates me,” says Turin-based artist Francesco Pirazzi. In atmospheric, dreamlike paintings, deceptively simple architecture, trees, walkways, and other features of the landscape glow amid uncanny lighting. “What drives my research is the feeling that something in reality is slightly off, that befor…