La Sfinge, 2018
Medium

Oil Paint


Dimensions

90.0 x 71.0 cm


Year Created

2018

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Large > 80cm
Portrait orientation

About this artwork

Immersed in a mountain landscape, the myth of Hesiod revives. "The Sphinx", a monster in Greek mythology, guarded the entrance to the city of Thebes by offering visitors a riddle that had to be answered correctly, under penalty of death. The work places the Sphinx as the absolute protagonist of the scene, enigmatic and monstrously fascinating with the body of a lion and a woman, this monster equipped with bat wings and a pronounced anatomy suggests its danger. On a rocky hill the Sphinx's rest is disturbed by an unexpected noise which leads her to get up to understand who or what is approaching, while her feminine features and gold and precious stone ornaments distract our sight and her gaze enigmatic exudes cruelty. Her eyes are caught by something, perhaps it is a passer-by or it is Oedipus himself, the one who will be able to answer her riddle.

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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.

Curriculum Vitae

Born in 1990 in Viale Roma, Velletri, RM, Italia. Currently residing in Artena, RM, Italia.

Education
2015 · Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma

Painting , II level

2013 · Accademia di Belle Arti

Painting , I level

Bibliography
Apr 1, 2009

L’immagine contemporanea di Roma

Jan 10, 2011

LegA’mi

Selected Press
May 20, 2020

Hebdo Al-Haram

Honors and Awards
May 7, 2018

Arte e omosessualità

Jan 1, 2003

Il palladio

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2+ Degrees
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