Amor con amor si paga

2024

Travertine marble
120 x 120 x 120 cm
unique piece

This oversized sumo sculpture, carved from travertine marble, captures the power of the wrestler in dynamic form. Surrounding the figure, delicate pink butterflies symbolize balance and transformation, highlighting the contrast between strength and fragility in the art of sumo. His breath flows evenly, his half-open lips allowing a natural exchange of air between inside and outside. His opulent and powerful form finds balance with the elements, while the material that shapes him becomes light, rising toward the sky. He becomes a welcoming figure, a space where a swarm of butterflies gently rests upon him, suspended in the vast blue expanse. Carved from travertine marble, his figure holds the timeless strength and beauty of the earth itself.