When God created the animals he brought them to man to see what he would call them but he realized that none of these were a convenient help for Adam, God then made man fall into a deep sleep and created woman from his rib. “Adam's sleep” is the continuation of the painting “The birth of Eve”, the moment following the creation of woman. The two figures, Adam and Eve are lying in a pulsating woodland landscape. Nature, having just rejoiced in the creation of Eve, has the opportunity to witness the birth of love between man and woman, and this develops a vibrant joy that spreads among the leaves, blades of grass, flowers up to to touch the sky. This work hails the imminent birth of pure love. Eve's heart begins to beat, her lungs fill with air and her eyes open contemplating God who invites her to turn around noticing Adam still sleeping, his features and the sweetness of his breathing make Eve's heart leap and she spontaneously takes Adam in his arms. Eve remains contemplating the man's face, letting a smile shine through while her hair comes to life for a moment, caressing Adam's face. We therefore find ourselves in front of a scene with multiple meanings, the birth of pure love, the importance of mutual support, even if in this case it is from Eva, while the figure of the man in the woman's arms is a a gesture that anticipates motherhood, the fruit of their union.

Michelangelo Valenti

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You can follow me also in my social media >web site > www.michelangelovalenti.com Michelangelo Valenti was born on 1990, is an Italian figurative painter and sculptor, lives and works in Artena (Rome), graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. As an artist he stands out in the contemporary revival of classical painting, Flemish and Italian art have influenced the choice to continue in the figurative style. Michelangelo's passion for art manifests itself from a very young age, at 10, he attended the atelier "La bottega dell'arte" by Ezio de Rubeis1 where he met various poison artists including prof. Roberto Guidi who encourages him to continue his artistic studies. He obtained his five-year diploma at the San Giuseppe Artistic High School in Grottaferrata (2008) then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome he graduated in painting, first and second level. In his three-year thesis he discusses: "Alchemy of Painting" (2013). In the two-year degree (2015) Michelangelo proposes to present a documentary dedicated to the works of Igor Mitoraj, a contemporary artist of world renown. The choice of the thesis on Igor Mitoraj stems from a friendship that is consolidated in the various meetings, and from here, Mitoraj's promise to be present at Michelangelo's graduation thesis. Unfortunately, on 6 October 2014 Mitoraj passed away, but the documentary dedicated to him was proposed with a new, very significant title, "The missed appointment". Both before and after graduation, Michelangelo met and frequented various artists, among them: Omero Bordo, called "The Last Etruscan", for whom he remodeled some of his frescoes at the "Hotel Bluebay Colle della Trinità" in Perugia. Omero himself gives indications to Michelangelo while he does the work, subsequently the young artist visits the ateliers of the painters Marcelo Bottaro and Giorgio Dante for a short period. In one of the many trips that Michelangelo makes to Belgium, to Antwerp, he has the opportunity to attend courses on Flemish art, which is why he continues to deepen the pictorial knowledge, methods and technique of the great masters of the past: Pieter Paulo Rubens, Antoon Van Dyck, Jan Van Eyck, Frans Hals, Rembrant, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo Merisi, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, John William Waterhouse, Canova, and precisely the study of these, led him to develop his own poetics. From 2013 to 2017, Michelangelo deepened his sculptural techniques with the artist Fulvio Merolli at the M’Arte laboratory where he also made friends with other artists such as: Alessia Forconi and Reinard Pfingst. To date he collaborates with the M’Arte laboratory.