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The Artistic Gesture
Your lines are crisp, your compositions very structured. What draws you to this graphic clarity at a time when so many artists embrace ambiguity and blur? Amo la chiarezza. I love clarity. My relationship to detail is intimate, almost sacred. And there is a personal reason: when I was a child, my mother lost one of her bright blue eyes to cancer and had it replaced with a glass eye. at le a deep imprint on me. e open blue eye became my artistic symbol — a reminder to stay awake, to see the world with innocence and intensity, like a child. I also connect this to my spiritual third eye, which guides me beyond what the physical eye can capture. Clarity is emotional, almost spiritual.
sun, and paint until daylight fades. Natural light gives my colors strength and luminosity. Emotionally, light is love — amore.
If you had to de ne the energy of your work, would it be “rising,” “explosive,” “contained,” “erotic”… or something else entirely?
When you start a piece, is it rst an image, a rhythm, a color… or an emotion that triggers the gesture?
My work is energizing. It transmits positive vibrations, beauty, light, love. It can be erotic or sensual, playful or intense — but it always brings a pulse of joy.
Emotion always comes rst. It triggers the vision in my mind. Once I begin painting, I feel rhythm, like music. I listen to everything from classical to rock while I work. e colors come to me as I move. When a work is commissioned, collectors sometimes tell me which style they want, which characters from their life, which symbols matter to them — but the emotional spark remains the origin of everything.
The Creative Process
What does a day in your Bavarian studio look like? Is it routine, or a kind of organized chaos?
The Intimate and the Symbolic
Mostly routine — and I love that. I wake early, drink espresso, and “download” the images that came to me during the night. My dreams feel like a computer o ering multiple pathways for future paintings. Once the idea becomes clear, I go straight to the canvas.
What part of your childhood still, consciously or not, nds its way into your work today?
All of it. e creativity I had as a child is still alive. I experienced a lot of violence growing up; painting bright, joyful worlds helped me survive fear and sadness. I painted what I wished life could be. at vision still guides me. I even created my own icon — the Magic Bunny — who pops into my paintings saying “I love it.” He represents humor, productivity, magic, irony — and above all, love.
Do you work on several pieces simultaneously, or are you monogamous in your creation?
I always work on several pieces. While one canvas dries, I move to another. I take breaks to play electric guitar, or to work in my Bavarian garden — my personal “Giverny.” Aer a heart illness a decade ago, nature became essential to my life. I went plant-based, cut alcohol, tobacco and sugar, and created a vegan cookbook — MAGIC FOOD — with my lover and muse, Franziska.
Color, Light, Energy — Your Aesthetic
How much space do you give to doubt, to accidents, to imperfection?
You o en speak about light — a kind of emotional light. What is your intimate relationship with it?
I never doubt. I trust my hand and my spiritual guidance completely. If something unexpected appears, I welcome it — there’s always a reason. Gianni Agnelli said: “ ere must always be one note out of tune.” I agree. Imperfection is a doorway to discovery.
Light is life. Without it, nothing grows. Darkness only brings more darkness. I admire Caravaggio for the way he made light almost divine. I tattooed a smiling sun with my Bergonzoli Eye on my foot to remind myself of that daily. I wake early, greet the morning
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