Olivier Zappelli's works range from the surrealistic to the fancifully photorealistic, in images replete with religious iconography and unwonted, colorful mutations of nature and the organic world. Winged humans, gargoyle-esque beasts, and intensely vivid forms of shells and sea-life are some of the subjects of Zappelli's paintings. These creatures and creations are perhaps relics of an unknown, occult chapter of hallowed history, or perhaps the inhabitants of a chimerical, futuristic world of altered nature and re-defined symbolisms. In spectacularly bright hues and mysterious iconographies, Zappelli presents a world of fantasy and discovery, enchanting scenes depicting the strange and the sacrosanct. Zappelli was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he studied painting and drawing for many years. After the completion of his studies, he traveled extensively throughout Haiti, India and Norway, exploring the art and religion of those diverse parts of the world. He has participated in exhibitions in Switzerland and in Italy.

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