Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Canvas
- Other details : Unmounted artwork. Mounting and/or framing available on request.
- Dimensions : 108.3x40.6in
About this artwork
The work pays homage to the strength and courage of women and girls all over the world who humbly and peacefully struggle against injustice and abuse of power, violence and repression. A large oil on canvas; a female figure (the artist's model who often posed for him for the creation of various works, a Greek friend, Sofia Stampouli), who in the work is bent but not kneeling, and suffering but not defeated. In the bent feet and in the well-finished…
and powerful hands, in the tired but tenacious face one feels the rebirth, the resilience and the human impulse of revenge and greatness. A bright and floral figure ready to expand in the dark and bring clarity, sweetness and truth.
Davide Cocozza
Italy
Credentials
- Experienced Artist
- Prizewinner
- Works on commission
« Love, feed, live. »
Davide Cocozza (b. 1982, Bari, Italy) is a contemporary artist, art therapist and educator based in Monopoli. His practice spans painting, performance and installation, combining traditional techniques with sustainable materials such as biochar and recycled pigments. Defining his vision as ethical-humanitarian art, he addresses ecology, animal rights and social justice through symbolic imagery and visionary animals. Key collaborations with Franco Summa, master of urban color, Victor Perez, acclaimed filmmaker and digital artist, and Cesare Manzo, influential gallerist, shaped his multidisciplinary path. Today he works with Velia Littera at Pavart Gallery in Rome, with whom he has developed projects like Like a Zoo (Rome, 2024) and international shows such as Bio360 Expo (Nantes, 2025). His works are part of collections including the Princess Diana Museum (USA) and the University of Tokyo. For Cocozza, art is not neutral: it is awareness, compassion and transformation.