Existential City 03

30x40cm

Year: 2023

Technique: Mixed media and plexiglass on canvas (collage, oil pastels, acrylics, graphite).

Existential City 05

30x40cm

Year: 2023

Technique: Mixed media and plexiglass on canvas (collage, oil pastels, acrylics, graphite)

Existential City 09

30x40cm

Year: 2023

Technique: Mixed media and plexiglass on canvas (collage, oil pastels, acrylics, graphite)

Existential City 16

30x40cm

Year: 2023

Technique: Mixed media and plexiglass on canvas (collage, oil pastels, acrylics, graphite)

Existential City 18

30x40cm

Year: 2023

Technique: Mixed media and plexiglass on canvas (collage, oil pastels, acrylics, graphite)

Golden City

30x40cm

Year: 2023

Technique: Mixed media and plexiglass on canvas (collage, oil pastels, acrylics, graphite)

Curatorial Text

Massimo Garanzini, a passionate Milanese artist, is a master at capturing the essence of architecture, rhythm, and urban life in his compositions. His artistic approach is a celebration of the synergy between his personal experience and the metropolis that surrounds him.

Massimo has built a career dedicated to strategic consulting, using art as his primary tool to connect his original ideas with his relationships.

The city of Milan, with its intersecting lines, ever-changing color palettes, and a myriad of individual stories, serves as his constant muse. Garanzini incorporates this multitude of stimuli into his collage works, playing with overlays, vibrant color channels, and skillful fusion of the abstract and figurative.

His art testifies to the life pulsing through the streets, the invisible layers of intertwining narratives, and the sensory impressions that accumulate over time. The sounds of the city, the movements of cars, the shapes of trees, and the voices of people resonate in his creations, revealing a deep connection to the environment that inspires him.

The concept of city living is not just the backdrop of his art but also an active collaborator in his creative expression. Garanzini becomes both a keen observer and a co-creator of the city, transforming his unique perception into compositions filled with identity. His work dances in the delicate dichotomy between perceiving the world around him and the ability to alter that reality through his expressive gaze.

In the hands of Massimo Garanzini, the act of observing and experiencing the city transforms into a visual symphony, where every stroke, shape, and color are notes in a score that celebrates the interaction between the individual and their urban environment. His works bear witness to the intrinsic beauty found in everyday simplicity and the magic that can be revealed through a unique artistic vision.

A city is a vessel of ideas, a flow of thought. The series “Existential City” resonates with these intellectual echoes, urging us to contemplate the duality of urban existence – chaos and order, old and new, tradition and innovation.

The series oscillates between vibrant tones, complementary and soft colors, echoing the ever-changing nuances of the city. Just as the urban landscape transforms under different lighting conditions, these pieces shift in meaning and mood as one navigates through space.

The artist’s creative process demonstrates how abstract forms can morph into recognizable structures, mirroring the blend of heritage and avant-garde design of the city.

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Artistic Statement

Massimo Garanzini is an italian artist, born in 1971 and living in Milan. He graduated from the Art School in 1990 and then got the degree in Philosophy in 1996.

His career is characterized by communication consultancy for large international companies in primary Italian and Global PR firms. In parallel Massimo has continued and developed his personal path and passion for painting.

The series of the collages “existential cities” was created for the first time in 2010.

The inspiration of existential cities comes from Van Gogh’s masterpiece “Starry night” where all of reality becomes an expression of the artist’s experience and passion.

The evolving scenario of new buildings and architectures in Milan and the international experience of the Artist gave him additional stimuli and input for his artworks.

Massimo exhibited at the Cisetti Gallery in Milan in 2014. After the Corona pandemic Massimo resumed his work in 2022 and returned on the artistic scene in 2023, with a new multi-material approach, new colors and artwork dimensions on the main theme of the “existential cities”.

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