Maximilian

 

 

 

Biography

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Massimiliano Esposito, aka Maximilian, was born in Milan, Italy, in 1969.

 

His first artworks (1988/1992) represent fantastic and mythological characters inspired by traditional European fairy tales.

 

In 1992 Maximilian tried his hand at “trompe-l’oeil” mural art, creating a series of wall paintings in private apartments and public places. Paintings on large surfaces allow the artist to express his interest in scenographic perspectives and theatrical effects.

 

This phase reaches its peak in 1994, when Maximilian moves to New York (USA) and paints the interior of a restaurant called “Trompe-l’oeil”.

 

Back in Italy, in 1995 the artist began a new path in his professional life by dedicating himself to the practice of yoga, a discipline of which he also became a teacher until 2012.

 

In that year, in fact, Maximilian moved to Paris, a city where he rediscovered his passion for figurative art by participating in public exhibitions in France, Italy and the United Kingdom.

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Art exhibitions

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• "Empowerment, Violence and Gender Equality", Virtual Art Exhibition; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFUGw7tgUTo&list=LL&index=1  . Juin, 2021.

• "Movement" (Virtual Art Exhibition) Tebbs Contemporary Art Gallery;  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6z9ebp028w . March/April, 2021.

• "All of the Light", Treat Gallery New York (Online Art Exhibition); https://treatgallery.org/lights . USA, February, 2021

• "Immemory on Covid-19", International Online Art Exhibition; http://covid-immemory.com/ . December, 2020.

• "Artoze International art Exhibition/August 2020" (Virtual Art Exhibition, go to minute 6.28): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEtUfKNAKk&feature=youtu.be  . EAU, 2020.

• "ArtBasel Artweeks/Artbox Project Miami" (Virtual Art Exhibition). Miami, USA, 2019.

• "Trame dell'immaginario"; Palazzo Marliani Cicogna. Busto Arsizio, Italy, 2019

• "Artist of the Year 2019"; The Mall Galleries. London, UK, 2019.

• "Biancoscuro Art Contest"; Monaco/Monte-Carlo, 2018

• "La Forma dello Spazio"; Archivio Lazzaro by Corsi. Milano, Italy, 2018.

• "Artisti Europei"; Galleria Immagini. Cremona, Italy, 2018.

• "DDessin"; Atelier Richelieu. Paris, France, 2017.

• "Les Chambres du petit garçon"; Galerie KO21 (personal art exhibition). Paris, France, 2017.

• "Les Ateliers de Menilmontant" (personal art exhibition). Paris, France, 2016.

• "Summer Art Expo Rome". Roma, Italy, 2016.

• "DDessin"; Atelier Richelieu. Paris, France, 2016 ( http://slash-paris.com/evenements/ddessin )

• "Salon d'Art Contemporain"; Espace Pierre Cardin. Paris, France, 2015.

• "Salon des Arts Visuels". Paris, France, 2015.

• "Vue d'en haut"; Galerie Numéro 1. Paris, France, 2015.

• "Onirique Reverie"; Galerie Numéro 1. Paris, France, 2015.

• "Les Toiles de Juin"; Galerie Thuillier. Paris, France, 2014.

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Publications

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•  Visual Art Journal/ Vhttps://visualartjournal.com/2025/04/19/issue-23-april-2025/2025

• Inspirational Art Magazine/ 2025

• Inspirational Art Magazine n.70/ 2023

• "Cu46 Project /  https://cu46now.com/maximilianvr , 2021.

• "Nonamecollectivegallery" / https://fr.calameo.com/read/006574650f35dbea797bd . July, 2021.

• "Not Real Art"/ https://notrealart.com/artist-maximilian-paints-shocking-allegories/ 2021.

• "Circle Quarterly Art Review"/ https://issuu.com/circlefoundationforthearts/docs/cqar6_magazine_by_cfa_press?   .  fr=sMmQ0ODM3OTY4MjM / 2021. 

• "Bluebee Magazine" (pag. 76) https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/65367897/bluebee-magazine-volume-6-amaryllis / 2021.

• "Tebbs"/  https://www.tebbsgallery.com/post/featured-artist-of-the-week-maximilian / 2021

• "Paginedearte"/ https://youtu.be/eBEenr4hKjY  / 2021.

• "Placeholderzine"/ https://placeholderzine.wordpress.com/2020/12/30/placeholder-artist-feature-maximilian/ 2020.

• "Immemory on Covid-19 / https://covid-immemory.com/la-nouvelle-normalite / 2020.

• "Artist Of The Month / https://www.artjobs.com/op/artists/france/34359/maximilian-1 / 2020

• "Cosy"/ https://medium.com/cosy/i-lived-my-high-school-life-as-a-shy-person-3c0acc2dbeb0 / 2020.

• "RuinMag"/ https://ruinmag.wixsite.com/home/post/emotions-desires-and-fears / 2020.

• "VisioMag" "Psychedelia"/ https://pub.lucidpress.com/d72fdaca-f6d6-4668-a231-bcc5011a0591/#h1Ob3.R1XKdM  / 2020

• "The Star Collective"/ https://online.fliphtml5.com/robyc/szhc/#p=61 / 2020..

• "Calm Down Magazine"/ https://calmdownmagazine.wixsite.com/website/post/les-chambres-du-petit-gar%C3%A7on-artwork-by-maximilian / 2020.

• "Wonders Magazine"/ https://issuu.com/wonderszine/docs/issue_01 / 2020.  

• "Re-Collective Magazine Profile"/ https://recollectivemagazine.wixsite.com/webzine/post/the-garden-of-memories-artwork-by-maximilian / 2020..

• "Diafano"/  https://www.yumpu.com/pt/document/read/63000031/vol2-iss2. / 2020.

• "Diafano"/ https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/62963720/diafano-magazine-vol1-iss2 .2019.

• "More&More"/ https://madmagz.com/fr/magazine/764266?utm_source=m3&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fuop#/page/1 / 2016.

• "DDessin Paris Art Fair",  https://slash-paris.com/evenements/ddessin / 2016.

• "Galerie Numero 1"/ https://www.galerienumero1.com/artistes/ca-nousplait/massimiliano-esposito/ 2015.    

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