Royal tennis art, in Monza the shop windows become mini ateliers: there is also a tribute to Sinner. “His elegance is a source of inspiration”
On display is a painting dedicated to the world's number 1. Paintings and installations embellish the living room windows
Paolo Monga and his painting dedicated to Jannik Sinner with Corrado Catania co-owner of Totem Immobiliare
Monza – With “Royal tennis art” le windows of the heart of Monza they become mini atelier, where clothes and accessories are combined with paintings and installations. An artistic path unfolds, like an “en plein air” museum, with a tennis theme that accompanies the visitor through the center to the Tennis Club on Via Boccaccio.
The artists have gone wild. Davide Romanò, at “L'Angolino casa” between Piazza Carrobiolo and Via Carlo Alberto, recalls the Monza Cathedral linked to a dance: “The idea of the white of the Cathedral recalls the elegance of tennis, born as an aristocratic sport”. More futuristic is the work of Akila Porage: at Clan in Piazza Carrobiolo she proposes a body in movement, with oil technique, charcoal and a gold leaf, to evoke the moment of victory.
He could not miss the reference to Jannik Sinner, the spearhead of world tennis. He thought about it Paolo Monga in the Totem Immobiliare showcase in via Carlo Alberto. Architect and painter, portraying the blue phenomenon in the hyperreal style that distinguishes him, giving the viewer the moment of effort in the athletic gesture. “I wanted to capture Sinner's elegance and light that recall the Renaissance figures of the 500th and 600th centuries - explains the artist -, ancient painting is my source of inspiration”. The works are all for sale. “We would like Jannik Sinner to learn about this dedicated to him - imagines Corrado Catania, co-owner of Totem -. It would be nice if he came to Monza and bought it. It would be a great moment of attraction for the city”.
To accompany the work free tennis balls, how free the game must be. The window display of Andros men's fashion in Via Italia is sure to make an impact. With “Equilibrio sospeso” Paolo Natale constructs a figurative image with new printing technologies and then a ball that seems to tear the window. “We are all tennis fans in the family - says Nicoletta Canali, owner of the shop -, one racket belonged to my father Genesio Canali, others to my daughter and the bag to my cousin. The “broken glass” effect symbolizes the sport exploding in the city.
We will participate in the ATP Challenger with a corner dedicated to tennis and Monza Football, a combination of the sports disciplines we love."
Shopkeepers, restaurateurs and bartenders expect a large influx of people in the historic centre to bring the city to life and enhance skills and professionalism. At Amerigo Concept store, Roberto Spadea imagines “The winning point”, in acrylic and resin, to tell that magical moment in which experience, concentration and sacrifice converge to reach the winning point. The racket emerges from the painting into the environment, as an everyday object that lives with the public. The mascot of the event is “Cupydo”, a mysterious but iconic character, who accompanies the widespread exhibition, in his yellow balaclava with a black costume dotted with tennis balls that become autographed gadgets.
For his work in via Carlo Alberto he focused on the partially scratched “scratch cards”, a symbol of hope that materializes only by breaking the case and destroying the work. “I represent hope and frustration,” he explains, “the two faces of gambling and gambling addiction.” At Castignoli, Carlo Olper represents physics and the force of gravity, fundamental in tennis and which regulate the universe, to make sport a universal language.