Testa di Moro VI
As I stroll through the streets of Ortigia, ceramic vases, shaped like human heads, seem to greet me from the balconies. Some greet with flowers, others with peppers and basil. Ornaments flood the city’s historic center, bursting with shapes and colors. But a dark story hides behind them: Myths tell that in the 1100s, when […]
Orlando Il Furioso V
Walking down the street, I saw you.Costumed puppets do their job.Where the “Pupi,” the village theater,persists, never fading away. Day after day,the epic poem of the paladin “Orlando Furioso”is recited by those who only know how to smile. After the unrequited love of the pagan princess Angelica,Orlando Furioso destroys everything in his path. On the […]
I Guardiani IV
On the canvas,as if frozen in time, they seem to await a spell to set them free. Like rusty bells, waiting to ring again,treasures locked away, sand and wind, The Guardians.
Archimede III
Archimedes, born in Syracuse in 287 BC, was a Greek physicist, engineer, inventor, astronomer, philosopher, and mathematician. History tells us that he was killed by a Roman soldier, during the siege of Syracuse, despite orders not to harm him. On the canvas, I play, if only to remember him.
Perseo e Medusa II
According to Greek mythology, the hero Perseus, half man and half god,the son of Zeus and Danaë, was given the task of beheading the fearsome Gorgon, Medusa.Medusa, one of the three Gorgon sisters, had snakes for hair and the powerto turn anyone who met her gaze into stone. With the help of the gods, Perseus […]
Il Ciclope Polifemo I
Greek mythology tells that during one of his voyages, Odysseus was returning home with his men when they became trapped in the cave of Polyphemus, on the island of the Cyclopes, modern-day Sicily. To escape and prevent the giant ogre from continuing to devour his men, Odysseus cleverly got the Cyclops drunk on wine, causing […]
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