MAURIZIO

This artwork features an octopus, a ladybug, and a borage flower.

Octopuses are well known to have blue blood, and the octopus represents Maurizio’s love for ocean hunting.

Borage flowers pay tribute to his mother, who used their natural blue pigment in her cooking.

The ladybug is a classic symbol of protection and good luck.

Together, these personal symbols carry wishes of luck and hope in his journey against a type of cancer that travels through the blood.

Oil on canvas

30.5 x 30.5 cm