PAINTING
MOVA
 
DETAILS
Spray and pencil on canvas
70 x 50 x 4 cm
2025
 
BIOGRAPHY OF THE ARTIST
Valentino Massimo is a 20-year-old Italo-Swiss artist whose work bridges cultures, generations, and disciplines. Splitting his time between Switzerland and Italy, Valentino brings a distinctive European sensibility to his creative practice, one rooted in experimentation, identity, and the power of urban expression.
After completing a year of studies at the Istituto Marangoni in Milan, Valentino’s work has already reached international audiences. In 2023, he exhibited at the Physics Library of ETH Zurich, blending artistic intuition with scientific atmosphere. In September 2024, he took part in Meeting of Styles in Chicago, one of the most influential street art gatherings in the world. Later that year, in November 2024, his pieces were showcased at the Marlè Fashion Show in Milan, where art met haute couture.
After organizing a community-based project forcing on Gen Z in Winterthur in this summer, which was supported by the Kultur Komitee / Stefanini Stiftung, Valentino continues to introduce young people to graffiti art, free of charge. He does this as an active member of the association ‘Kunst für Alle’ which was founded for this purpose, emphasizing his growing role as a young cultural connector.
In July 2025, Valentino began his military service in Switzerland, where he is being trained as a military protection dog handler. It is another chapter in his evolving journey, where discipline and creativity continue to shape his unique artistic narrative.