Massimiliano Milano illustrates stories that live within him giving them shape and colour. He was born in 1973 in a wonderful island and lives in the Emilia province surrounded by green countryside and the sound of animals.
These are a great source of inspiration for him, with their funny expressions, curious eyes, their moves, so much so that very often the real protagonists of his paintings are cows, whales, elephants, and giraffes.
The human figure, however, emerges strongly in his recent works and reveals a nascent interest in the definition of anatomical forms, although these often have decorative and stylized features.
He graduated from the Art School of Bologna and later on he got a degree in Art History at the University of Arts in Parma.
He does not aspire to call himself a painter, but in any case he tries to give an artistic taste to what he illustrates. Looking at his works is a bit like finding out about him, it is an invitation to get to know him better and remove layer by layer a skin within which it is increasingly difficult for him to contain himself.
Fantasia, Equilibrio e l'Attesa, Musical ispirato alle opere di Max Milano, messo in scena dalla Compagnia TTM, Teatro del Baraccano, Bologna, 2024
Arte allo Specchio, Medina Arte Eventi e Design, Roma, 2024
Torre della Botonta, Country House, Perugia, 2023
LOK - Lofficina Olfattiva Kosmetica, Cesena, 2023
Area Contesa Arte Galleria Via Margutta, Roma, 2023
Poliambulatorio Agresti, Bologna, 2021
Teatro Fontana, Milano, 2021
La SBERLA BISTROT, "Sberla@Colori", Bologna, 2021
Bar Alba, "L'Alba degli elefanti", Conselice, Ravenna, 2021
ViaDonMinzoniDiciottoArte Atelier, "Open Day Garden Art" con presentazione libro #Marenile, Conselice, Ravenna, 2021
Biennale Internazionale del Tirreno, Cava dè Tirreni, Salerno, 2020 (annullata)
VIVO Taste Lab, Golf Club, "VIVO a Colori", Castenaso, Bologna, 2020
Palazzo Fantuzzi - Evento collaterale Arte Fiera, Mostra collettiva "Arte a Palazzo", Bologna, 2020
Art Mall Gallery, Milano Fashion Week - Evento Internazionale, Milano, 2019
Giffoni Film Festival, "VisionAria", Giffoni Val di Piana, Salerno, 2019
Palazzo Fantuzzi, "XXVI Edizione di Arte a Palazzo", Bologna, 2019
International Exhibition in Paris, L'Espace de Thorigny, Paris, 2019
ViaDonMinzoniDiciottoArte Atelier, "Arte in Giardino" II Ed, Conselice, Ravenna, 2019
Art Hotel Commercianti - Art Hotels, Bologna, 2019
64 Giorni d'arte, Conselice, Ravenna, 2018
ViaDonMinzoniDiciottoArte Atelier, "Arte in Giardino" I Ed, Conselice, Ravenna, 2018
Terme S. Petronio - Antalgik, Bologna, 2018
Comune di Castel Guelfo di Bologna, Bologna, 2016