An artist of international significance, Matteo Massagrande (1959) is a representative of the realist, philosophical trend in contemporary Italian painting. With interiors that evoke memories of ages past, complex systems of spaces and perspectives, and a distinctive handling of light, he establishes a connection between the respective thinking modes and painterly approaches of the classical past and our own age. The natural environment that appears in the backgrounds of the interiors embodies the harmony of man and nature, while the erstwhile hustle and bustle of the stately or simple homes that were once filled with life is almost palpable behind the motionless quiet.
