Nicola de Maria * (born in Foglianise in 1954) Ascolta il suono e la musica del regno dei fiori, 2003-2004, titled and inscribed on the reverse, oil on canvas, 100 x 130 cm, framed This work is accompanied by a photo certificate signed by the artist Provenance: Galleria Cardi, Milan Vecchiato Art Galleries, Padua European private collection Literature: Naples, Costellazione Transavanguardia, Museo MADRE, curated by Achille Bonito Oliva, 19 December 2011–30 January 2012 "The artist is the one who writes a poem with fingers smeared with colour, while a dog and a cat, locked in the heart’s lair, are painting and poetry fighting for the triumph of art". Nicola De Maria