The latest collection of work from Italian artist El Gato Chimney, "De Rerum Natura", invites the viewer into a fantastic world filled with symbolism and chimera creatures. These beasts depict the vices and virtues that encompass us while simultaneously leaving a degree of ambiguity of their moral intent as they appear both amiable and wicked. Hidden details are found in clouds or hovering over his subjects providing clues to our imagination. Clues that are keys to unlocking the meaning of El Gato's world rooted in alchemy, occultism, and folklore. El Gato Chimney's "De Rerum Natura" is on view through April 30th at Stephen Romano Gallery
Images via the gallery