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Eduardo Kobra paints Ayrton Senna mural in Imola for 25th anniversary

artist · 2026-05-04

Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra has created a permanent mural of Ayrton Senna in Imola, Italy, marking 25 years since the Formula 1 driver's death. The mural is painted on the facade of the MAICC (Museo Multimediale Autodromo di Imola Checco Costa), which until November 30 hosts the exhibition 'Ayrton Magico, l'anima oltre i limiti'. Kobra, known for his colorful large-scale works addressing pollution, global warming, deforestation, and war, used brushes, airbrush, and spray paint. This is his fourth time in Italy, following murals of Dante Alighieri in Ravenna and Michelangelo's David in Carrara. The occasion was the RestArt Urban Festival, a street art and urban regeneration festival organized by the Associazione Culturale NOIGIOVANI, held at the Autodromo di Imola the previous weekend.

Key facts

  • Eduardo Kobra painted a mural of Ayrton Senna in Imola, Italy.
  • The mural marks 25 years since Senna's death on May 1, 1994.
  • The mural is on the facade of MAICC (Museo Multimediale Autodromo di Imola Checco Costa).
  • MAICC hosts the exhibition 'Ayrton Magico, l'anima oltre i limiti' until November 30.
  • Kobra used brushes, airbrush, and spray paint.
  • Kobra's recurring themes include pollution, global warming, deforestation, and war.
  • This is Kobra's fourth time in Italy; previous murals include Dante Alighieri in Ravenna and Michelangelo's David in Carrara.
  • The mural was created for the RestArt Urban Festival, organized by Associazione Culturale NOIGIOVANI.

Entities

Artists

  • Eduardo Kobra
  • Ayrton Senna
  • Dante Alighieri
  • Michelangelo

Institutions

  • MAICC (Museo Multimediale Autodromo di Imola Checco Costa)
  • Associazione Culturale NOIGIOVANI
  • RestArt Urban Festival

Locations

  • Imola
  • Italy
  • Ravenna
  • Carrara
  • Autodromo di Imola

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