Original artwork description:

Painting in figurative expressionist style inspired by the 510th anniversary of the death of the famous Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci (February 22, 1512) through the recurrence in which in his memory was launched on February 22, 1931 the famous ship of the same name, universally known as the most beautiful in the world, which since then plies the seas everywhere training naval officers. It was built together with its twin, the Cristoforo Colombo, expressly as a school ship and its motto is: "Not he who begins but he who perseveres". The work represents the moment in which the transit of the sailing ship Amerigo Vespucci inspires, with its undisputed charm, poignant notes of the cello, which closes a concert accompanying with equal elegance the proud journey of the magical vessel. "Journeys are those by sea with ships, not trains. The horizon must be empty and must detach the sky from the water. There must be nothing around and above must weigh the immense, then it is travel." (Erri De Luca)

Materials used:

acrylic and ink on cardboard

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