THE WORLD WAS NOT CREATED ONCE, BUT EVERY TIME AN ORIGINAL ARTIST ARRIVED (MARCEL PROUST). AN APHORISM THAT PERFECTLY FITS MICHELE CEA'S PRODUCTION. THE EXPERIENCE OF ENCOUNTERING HIS WORKS IS NEVER TRIVIAL. IT DOESN'T STOP WITH MERE OBSERVATION OR SIMPLE EMOTIONAL INVOLVEMENT. ENCOUNTERING WHAT MICHELE HAS CREATED BECOMES A WAY OF RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMETHING INTIMATE. IT'S AS THOUGH FLIPPING THE PAGES OF A BOOK HE HAS READ, OPENING A DRAWER IN HIS DESK IN HIS ARTIST'S ROOM, OR PURSUING ONE'SSELF AMONG THE MANY MATERIALS HE USES. YOU ARE CAPTURED BY HIS INSTINCTIVE WILL TO NEVER STOP, TO BE A VOLCANO OF IDEAS, AN ENGINE THAT STARTS TO LAUNCH ITSELF IN A RACE BEYOND THE CLASSICAL LIMITS OF EXISTENCE. FROM THE MATTER, WITH ENERGETIC VIGOR, A TECHNIQUE AND A GESTURE ARE RELEASED THAT OVER TIME BECOME UNMISTAKABLE SIGNATURES OF HIS BEING. IT IS AN ENCOUNTER—CLASH WITH REALITY, WITH THE PERSONALITY OF THE YOUNG ARTIST, A RECEPTION OF EMOTIONS THAT COME FROM EVERY PLACE, CONCRETE AND METAPHYSICAL, HE VISITS. THE SHINING IS TRIGGERED ,THE SPARK THAT LEAVES NO ONE INDIFFERENT AND GENERATES A MAGNETISM THAT INVADES AND PENETRATES. He shakes off the dust accumulated in everyday life from the soul and catapults one into the dimension of authentic art, where aesthetic and academic considerations are completely ignored. Michele's desire to break free from the social conventions that lead to conformity is realized on the four-dimensional surface of his works, as the artisan's action blends with the meditation of a virtuous philosopher. Thus, the conventional point of view is shattered, and space is literally shattered, changing as an integral part of the work. The doors of the heart and soul are knocked down to reveal themselves without fear to the world. IT'S A STRUGGLE THAT WEARS OUT. THIS IS FOUND IN THE ROUGH AND COARSE MATERIALS THAT INTERTWINE, IN THE LACES AND CANVASES THAT ABSORB COLOR AND COMMUNICATE THE STORM AND RUSH OF ROMANTIC MEMORY. IN THIS WAY, MICHELE'S INVESTIGATION IS CURRENT AND UNFORGETTABLE. IT NEVER HAS A CERTAIN OR DEFINED CONCLUSION, JUST AS HIS WORKS NEVER HAVE A DETERMINED END. THEIR BEAT NEVER STOPS PULSING. EVERY TIME YOU STAND IN FRONT OF ONE OF HIS PAINTINGS, NEW LIFEBLOW BEGINS TO FLOW, EVERY TIME DIFFERENT. IT COULD BE DEFINED AS A SORT OF "UNFINISHED." It is an attempt not to interrupt the direct and disruptive communication that the artist creates with the viewer. A method renewed from the past that allows his works to be changeable. Changeable like the soul the moment one begins to paint and sculpt. Changeable like those of us who look at them.

MICHELE'S WORKS ARE A MIRROR OF PASSIONS AND FEARS. THEY SEND LIGHT INTO THE DARKNESS OF THE HEART. THEY SEEK ANSWERS. AND THEY CONTAIN A GREAT TRUTH: THE CHOICE TO BE AN UNCOMPROMISING ARTIST, TO BE SOMETIMES UNCOMFORTABLE IN HIS WAY OF PLACING HIMSELF IN THE WORLD AND COMMUNICATE WITH IT. TO BE, PRECISELY, ORIGINAL. HE HAS SPREAD HIS WINGS TO FLY HIGH, BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE VISIBLE FRAME.