Author: Francesco Mazzi
Title: The Ice Dandelion (Cold Stone)
Publication: Winter 2023
Location: Japan
Genre: Figurative
Material used: Oil painting on canvas panel of 30x30x6.3cm, marble dust, 24K gold, silver

textured / structuring pastes. Frame made with Yoshino cedar tree wood and stones. The finish was performed with Italian paints, the colors were created in aged steel shades, the frame band measures about 6 cm, the frame size about 43x43cm.

Inspiration behind the work: The resilience of the dandelions and the symbolism of butterflies.
Characteristics of the work: Sea water green, ice blue together with platinum and gold are the background choreography for minimalist shower heads characterized by strong sculptural reliefs.
Comments from the artist: Strength, hope and trust, and again, life, rebirth and purity; the dandelion  represented in its most precious form with platinum and gold, an important and adult palette that makes the work similar to a jewel.

Art enriches life and its ultimate function is to make people happier.
`` Be inspired by myths and legends to create objects with their own memory and strength ''
Francesco Mazzi