The “Rock in Progress” exhibition continues, featuring original works, high-quality prints (Fine Art Gicléé), examples of prints from the Rock Icons and Stories series, and a series of interactive panels featuring drawings of the musicians with a QR code linking to a significant song on YouTube. Also on display are two drawings that served as visual inspiration for the concept of the work: a family tree and a labyrinth.

Newspaper article about the exhibition. Il piccolo di Trieste, July 3, 2026

Live Music and much more

Themed acoustic concerts will take place during the exhibition.

Blues: from the roots to the branches (Franco De Colle, guitar, Giorgia De Colle, vocals) July 7

Nude Note, The new Marco Petitto project, in duo with Laura Fogagnolo July 14

Jam Session Finale. A Gathering of Friends July 29

Artist at work

In August, I’ll be at the gallery drawing artwork (spin-offs for artists who have been overlooked for their caliber (Uriah Heep, Miles Davis, Link Wray, to name a few). So, check back here for updates.

This image, created with artificial intelligence, was used to promote my presence in the gallery during opening hours, intent on drawing. From here, as a joke, I created a humorous story that tells the story of my and my work’s genesis, always accompanied by images, always created with artificial intelligence.

For those interested, here’s the link.

This image, created with artificial intelligence, was used to promote my presence in the gallery during opening hours, intent on drawing. From there, as a joke, I created a humorous story that tells the story of my and my work’s genesis, always accompanied by images, always created with artificial intelligence. The character next to me is Livio Comisso, a great artist, friend, and multifaceted mind, practically the person who discovered me.

A story of colonialism and redemption

It’s 1874, and an expedition of noble Bisiacchis is leading a safari in uncharted regions of sub-Saharan Ruritania. On the evening of October 10th, a sudden storm disperses the group. Shipbuilding magnate F.C. takes refuge with some faithful porters in a cave. What he discovers inside will change history and influence events over a century later.

The following morning, he returns to base camp and, with barely concealed boastfulness, shows his companions the trophy (Photo 1). Upon returning home, he discovers that the creature, which expresses itself only through grunts and squeaks, has no particular ability other than obsessively tracing marks on any surface with any means at its disposal. After approximately two years, due to an unexpected bankruptcy, F.C. He sells almost all his possessions, and the creature, after a quick tour of provincial circuses and sanatoriums, somehow ends up in America and in 1888 is exhibited at the Barnum Circus. It’s known why it’s mentioned in the posters of that year.

In 1894, an illustrator creates a series of plates after a visit, and in one of them the creature is portrayed. What’s noticeable is that from rudimentary signs, he has moved on to a more complex and evolved design. From then on, no news until…

October 2021. A descendant of F.C., rummaging through an old trunk found in his parents’ house, uncovers a series of old photos, including one showing his ancestor posing next to the trophy. L.C. is horrified. He can’t accept that one of his ancestors was guilty of something so despicable. He wants to make amends somehow. He feels that at the very least, giving a dignified burial to that poor creature, who must have lain in some mass grave for decades, would be the least he can do, even if only posthumously. He begins his investigation and soon discovers that, incredibly, the creature is still alive and appears never to have aged. After the circus closed in 2017, it lived on the streets, drawing on the sidewalks and scaring passersby. It continued to express itself only in grunts and incomprehensible noises. L.C. decided he had to do something. He took the creature back to the junk shop, and with patience and effort, he managed to overcome its revulsion for water and give it a more acceptable appearance.

Unfortunately, he never managed to teach it to speak a more structured language, but today, the creature has a vocabulary of approximately 600 words, allowing it to communicate fluently with Australian Aboriginal people—but only with them. It also displays a tendency to wander off and get lost, panicking and, as a result, sometimes exhibiting aggressive behavior.

For this reason, during its various public appearances, it is necessary to keep it within special facilities, primarily for its safety. L.C. also discovered, when he accidentally left a guitar unattended, that despite having never seen one or heard music (other than circus music), the creature, out of nowhere, could play Neil Young songs, unfortunately always making plaintive noises. But the most extraordinary and moving thing was the transformation that occurred when L.C. had the creature pick up rapidographs instead of the cigarette butts it usually used. Within a few days of being in a trance-like state, drawing line after line, the creature began to display uncommon drawing skills. While this story may not seem true, in addition to the photos, I can assure you that it is.

You can see the creature in action for yourself at Via Ciotti 25 at the Galleria d’Arte La Fortezza, Gradisca d’Isonzo, Gorizia, every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, and also from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Saturdays and Sundays.
Visitors are asked not to throw peanuts, pull their hair or beards, or make any sudden, frightening sounds.