Winged Atlas (2026) by Michele Massarenti

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Michele Massarenti, ‘Winged Atlas’, 2026

Galleria Leòn

Main section | Pad 12 - I2

Michele Massarenti

Winged Atlas

2026

Nomination

MZ Costruzioni Prize

Available

€3,200.00

Oil on canvas

70 × 50 cm (27.3 × 19.5 in), 0.7 kg (1.543 lb)

Winged Atlas

In a light leap, Atlas lifts the world like a glossy surface wrapped in his powerful arms. The image, crossed by red banners reminiscent of folk festivities, conveys an ascensional joy: the weight of the world does not press down, but rises.

The work is part of the body of paintings in which Michele Massarenti engages with myth and classical antiquity, understood as a symbolic compass for navigating contemporary complexity and reconnecting with the deepest dimension of the human. Futurist‑inspired influences shape an imaginary suspended between a return to the roots and a forward thrust toward an elsewhere yet to be explored.

MICHELE MASSARENTI (Bologna, 1998), engineer and designer, approached painting as a self‑taught artist, experimenting with watercolors and tempera before adopting oil as his primary medium in 2018. Alongside his pictorial research, he created illustrations for the books of writer Rebecca Majolino, including "La memoria perduta di Harmonizer" (2020).

Massarenti develops his practice from an imaginary that intertwines classicism, myth, and dream through a futurist‑inspired style, focusing his work on the metamorphosis of the human figure and on the reactivation of myth in contemporary forms.

In 2025 he took part in the group exhibition "Art Sound Loud", hosted by Tiro Production in Bologna. In 2026, during ART CITY Bologna, he inaugurated his first solo exhibition, "Ideale e miraggio" at Galleria Leòn (30 January – 28 February 2026).

He is currently engaged in new exhibition projects, including his participation in the group show "Urban Jungle", curated by Elisabetta Eliotropio, at Galerie Mana in Vienna (8 – 18 October 2026).

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Main section | Pad 12 - I2

Michele Massarenti

Winged Atlas

2026

Nomination

MZ Costruzioni Prize

Available

€3,200.00

Oil on canvas

70 × 50 cm (27.3 × 19.5 in), 0.7 kg (1.543 lb)

Winged Atlas

He is currently engaged in new exhibition projects, including his participation in the group show "Urban Jungle", curated by Elisabetta Eliotropio, at Galerie Mana in Vienna (8 – 18 October 2026).

Michele Massarenti

Winged Atlas

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