A conversation with Gregorio Zanardi

Visual artist born in 2000 in Argentina. He has been drawing for as long as he can remember. At 18, he began selling his first paintings and hand-intervened clothing. At 21, he entered the NFT space and decided to fully dedicate himself to visual art. Deeply influenced by his painter uncle, his work often revolves around expressive faces imbued with nostalgia and introspection — frequently portraying elderly figures and the recurring motif of the cigarette. For him, the cigarette is a symbolic element, a shifting sign that can evoke everything from desire to profound contemplation. Today, he explores both digital and physical mediums, creating art with Procreate while continuing to paint with oil and acrylic — blending traditional techniques with contemporary approaches.

Instinct and the Abyss. Gregorio Zanardi and the Animal Body of Existence

There is a thin threshold, often invisible, where the human dissolves into its opposite