Mars, 2023

This sculpture, titled Mars, embodies the unwavering will and protective armor of the Roman god of war through a fiery energy rising in a vertical form. The dominant red texture serves as a direct link to the Red Planet—the symbol of Mars—and the fury of battle; this color represents life force, passion, and relentless resilience. As the sculpture’s verticality reaches toward the sky like a spear, signifying strategic intellect, the intricate recesses upon its body symbolize that war is not merely brute force, but also a complex internal struggle. At the summit, the eye detail, crowning the piece like a helmet, merges the ever-watchful gaze of the god Mars with contemporary concepts of awareness, transforming the work into a timeless totem of power and protective vigilance.