Author: Francesco Mazzi

Successful self-taught artist who has always been passionate about art, residing in Japan where since February 2020 he opened his art company MAZZI FINE ARTS, created the MF logo and registered an international patent 3D FRAME PUSH UP to present his works `` out of the frame '' `

Title: The Shape of Beauty

Dating: Autumn 2019

Location: Japan / Italy

Genre: Figurative

Material used: Oil painting on canvas of 45x45cm thickness 6.3cm (frame 56x56cm)

hot glue, plaster, material / structuring pastes, 24k gold, platinum, resin-based paints

Inspiration behind the Opera: The beauty of the Japanese woman and the cherry branches, the harmony of nature and the Ikebana culture

Characteristics of the work: Reliefs in bronze, platinum and silver form a curved branch, as if dramatically resting on a stone or antique iron, special 24k gold powders characterize the petals, notes of rust appear and give an accent of elegance

Artist's comments: Resilient, full of grace but extremely strong, a perfect duality between Japanese femininity and her nature

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