天朝：第三个千年的公牛
Celestial Empire: The Bull of the Third Millennium
画于: 北京（中国）
Painted in: Beijing (China)
展览地点：第七届北京国际艺术展，北京（中国）2004年10月1日至5日; 第二届北京国际艺术双年展，北京（中国），2005年9月20日至10月20日；第十四届广州国际艺术展，2009年。
Exhibited at: The 7th Beijing International Art Exhibition, Beijing (China) 1 – 5 Oct. 2004; The 2nd Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing (China) 20 Sep – 20 Oct 2005; The 14th Guangzhou International Art Exhibition, 2009.
发表于：中国艺术，第80页；中国杂志，第87页；2004年第七届北京国际艺术博览会图录第34页.
Published in: Chinese Art, page 80; China Magazine, page 87; in the catalogue of The 7th Beijing International Art Exhibition, Beijing (China) 1 – 5 Oct. 2004, page 34.
评论:
自从邓小平向西方世界开放中国以来，中国对西方艺术表现出越来越浓厚的兴趣。马可的所有画作都引起了极大的关注，因为他强调讲述一个总是令人兴奋但同时又与众不同的故事。他创造了不同于中国当代艺术家和在中国展出的外国艺术家的独特色彩组合和独特技法。
这里，值得一提的是马可的代表作之一《天朝：第三个千年的公牛》，其中一头公牛代表了中国。公牛象征着权力和力量，描绘了中国经济的复苏和重回世界经济领先地位。 （萨布丽娜·法尔佐尼博士）
Comment:
After the historic opening of China to the Western world due to Deng Xiaoping, the country has shown itself increasingly inclined to learn about Western art. Add to this that each of Marco’s paintings arouses great interest, since he places a strong emphasis on the story, almost always a fascinating story, but at the same time alternative. Furthermore, we must also consider the unprecedented chromatic combination and the truly sui generis technique, which differs both from that of contemporary Chinese artists and from that of all foreign painters participating in exhibitions in China.
In this regard, it is necessary to mention a masterpiece by Marco, “Celestial Empire: The Bull of the Third Millennium”, in which China is symbilized by a bull, a sign of power and strength, a manifesto of China’s economic revenge, now back to occupy a primary role in the world economy. (Dr. Sabrina Falzone)
在中文版中，我的朋友张猛博士评论道:
在作者眼中中国的地形更像一头公牛,而不是一只鸡,它强大而有力。股市中牛市意味着股票的上涨。作者想以此来表达改革开放以来中国经济上的腾飞,政治上的强大。公牛的头(右上角)看似中国传统建筑的房檐。最右边的蹄子代表台湾,它紧紧地与大陆连接在一起。
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In the Chinese version, my friend Dr. Zhang Meng explaines:
Agli occhi dell'autore, la topografia della Cina assomiglia più a un toro che a un pollo; è forte e potente. Un mercato azionario in rialzo indica un rialzo dei titoli azionari. L'autore intende trasmettere la crescita economica e la forza politica della Cina dopo la riforma e l'apertura. La testa del toro (in alto a destra) ricorda la grondaia di un edificio tradizionale cinese. Lo zoccolo all'estrema destra rappresenta Taiwan, saldamente legata alla Cina continentale.
