
COMIC BOOKS AND THE RENAISSANCE
Simone Bianchi’s deep roots in Italian art are evident in the pictorial nature of his works, which have no boundaries between painting and comic-book art.
His work embodies the history of painting and reinterprets it in a contemporary tone, such as in his reworking of Raffaello’s The Marriage of the Virgin (Lo Sposalizio 3.0) inspired by the “Black Lives Matter” movement. It is the most representative work in the Amazing Talent exhibition, created especially for the event.
Like Raffaello, who brought his modernity into art with this painting, Simone also wanted his work to be a mirror of the age, breaking the mould and taking on highly contemporary topics such as interculturalism and the international movement against racism.
Its goals are those of the great classics: to be both contemporary and timeless simultaneously. And Simone managed wonderfully, with his references to renaissance perspective and classical symbolism, as well as Norse mythology. Simone’s version of the painting perfectly represents the revolutions of our own time and the paradigm changes of the digital age.
