Mauro’s trademark – the blue eye – is not only highly recognizable, but also testifies to the artist’s positive worldview. During his childhood in Italy, his mother lost one eye to cancer and since lived with a glass eye. Transforming sadness and pain into fantasy and joy became Mauro’s mission. In his works, Bergonzoli elevates the open eye to an art object and, with the Magic Bunny, gives his pictures a pinch of humor and irony.