Collection: Michael Maselli Artist Biography and Art Gallery Collection

Michael Maselli is a master at recording visual moments in time and immortalizing them on canvas. His impressionistic style and aggressive brushwork combined with his impasto strokes give the viewer a sense of strength and power in his evocative, figurative paintings. Often using grey background tones, the artist accents each painting with a primary accent color cleverly placed on the canvas bringing his paintings to life. Currently he is collaborating with fellow artist Vincent Silvano under their pseudonym Michael Vincent. Michael Maselli studied the art of figurative painting with world renowned contemporary painters from the U.S., China, South America and Russia. He possess an incredible repertoire of techniques including acrylic, oil, and pastels. Michael Maselli's paintings are currently collected worldwide.

The artwork of Michael Vincent is a unique collaboration between painters Michael Maselli and Vincent Silvano. Together, the artists achieve a remarkable and impressive quality of work, merging and enhancing two unique styles. Collaboration has always existed among artists in some form. Art history has many examples of famous collaboration - from Rembrandt with fellow Dutch artist Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp; to Gauguin and Van Gogh (where the artists painted together and inspired each other’s work). Famous artists of the Renaissance and other eras had “studios” where much of the actual work was done by teams of large apprentice artists. In recent years, there were a few amazing collaborations, including Jean Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol and Francesco Clemente’s joint painting efforts. Many art critics still believe the first impressionist painting of the Seine was a collaboration between Monet and the old man that he would frequently visit in England (British master Joseph Mallord William Turner).

In the past decade Vincent Silvano has received tremendous recognition for his life size murals. He studied at the Cal Art Institute and Art Students League. Michael Maselli has been actively involved in tandem painting and drawing sessions with several well-known contemporary artists over the past 15 years, but considers himself a self taught artist. Maselli and Silvano share a similar aesthetic vision and affection for figurative painting. While their individual styles vary (Vincent Silvano leans toward a refined, classical technique, while Michael Maselli paints in an exuberant abstract-impressionistic style), together they merge beautifully. They are highly skilled in their use of “Chiaroscuro”, an Italian term describing contrast between light and dark, to achieve a sense of three dimensional, especially in regards to the human figure. Their paintings are heavily textured and modeled after the old masters. Each painting begins with a drawing in pastel pencils, and is slowly built up. The result is luminous and captivating, fusing modern impressionism and classical technique. This unusual partnership between the artists is based on mutual trust and appreciation, a perfect and unselfish balance.