We are very lucky to have it in our neighborhood! I seen about a year ago an exposition with some of the artist that lived and worked in Ticino. Vela and others where stunning! But I never been there and we certainly have to!
Probably the people who commissioned some of the work where a litlle egomaniac, but if it wasn't for them we probably couldn't appreciate this amount of great works! That's the path a lot of great artist had to choice: peopole with a lot of money decided for them what to do. Anyway Vela could give to his statue a lot of personality!