Maximilian

 

 

 

Biography

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Maximilian (Massimiliano Esposito) was born in Milan, Italy, on December 17, 1969.

His early artworks represent dreamscapes populated with fantastic and mythological characters inspired by traditional European fables.

In 1992, he discovered mural art and completed a series of commissions for private apartments and institutions in Milan which allowed him to express his talent for theatrical effects and perspectives.

This phase reached its peak in 1994 when, aged 24, he headed to New York City. In the Big Apple, he came across a restaurant called "Trompe-l’oeil". Intrigued by the name of the establishment, he introduced himself to the owner, who promptly hired him to repaint the walls and ceiling of the restaurant.

Later that year, he returned to Italy to begin a new chapter of his professional life, becoming a devoted practitioner of yoga, which he taught in Milan until 2012.

 

Most recently, he has felt the urge to return to his artistic roots. Having moved to Paris to broaden his horizons, he devoted himself first to photography, then rediscovered the pleasure of drawing, illustration and painting.

Since 2013, he was worked at a prolific pace, completing several murals and a series of illustrations, many of them in black and white.

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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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Articles and publications

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

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

• "Nonamecollectivegallery" (pagg 36/38) https://fr.calameo.com/read/006574650f35dbea797bd . July, 2021.

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

• "Circle Quarterly Art Review"/ (pag 78); https://issuu.com/circlefoundationforthearts/docs/cqar6_magazine_by_cfa_press?   .  fr=sMmQ0ODM3OTY4MjM. Juin, 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 . February, 2021...

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

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

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

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

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

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

• "Diafano"/ (pages 16/25); http://online.anyflip.com/poiys/zfow/mobile/index.html . 2020.

• "Opus Zine"/ https://opuszine.wixsite.com/home, 2020.

• "VisioMag"/ "Psychedelia" (pages 72/75); https://pub.lucidpress.com/d72fdaca-f6d6-4668-a231-bcc5011a0591/#h1Ob3.R1XKdM  .2020

• "The Star Collective"/ https://online.fliphtml5.com/robyc/szhc/#p=61 ("Secret Diary", pages 60/61). June, 2020..

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

• "Wonders Magazine"/ (pag.43);  https://issuu.com/wonderszine/docs/issue_01 . June, 2020.  

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

• "Diafano"/ (page 62); https://www.yumpu.com/pt/document/read/63000031/vol2-iss2.  January, 2020.

• "Diafano"/ (pages 54/59); https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/62963720/diafano-magazine-vol1-iss2 . December, 2019.

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

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

• "Galerie Numero 1", French Art Gallery Website, https://www.galerienumero1.com/artistes/ca-nous-plait/massimiliano-esposito/ . 2015.   

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