Luigi Costa (XX-XXI) - Il custode della notte stellata

Luigi Costa, 40 × 30 cm – “The Keeper of the Starry Night”

A black cat with green eyes stands at the center of a flowering meadow, beneath a night sky threaded with stars, spirals and lunar glimmers. Its figure, solid and frontal, constitutes the calm center of a composition swept by a continual chromatic movement. The dark coat lights up with blue and turquoise reflections, which describe its volume and visually bind it to the celestial vault.

Around the animal grow daisies, small bell-shaped flowers, and long blades of grass, painted with fine and rhythmic marks. The sky comes alive through a dense weave of white and yellow dots, alternating with circular shapes whose outlines are blue. A large crescent of golden moon dominates the upper right, surrounded by color rings that amplify its luminosity. Deep blues, purples and greens meet orange and yellow accents, giving life to a fantastical scene, in which the cat assumes the role of a silent guardian of a natural and fairy-tale universe.