An unconventional artist who became notorious for turning the Trevi Fountain in Rome into a surreal pool of blood two weeks ago, mounted another protest action, this time using more than a million multi-colored plastic balls which he released from the top of Rome's famous Spanish Steps.

"This was an artistic gesture to demonstrate the problems we have in Italy and to do so, I used art," Graziano Cecchini said of his latest stunt. "Both the Left and the Right are telling us so many lies and I and the Italians have had enough. They have broken our balls and hence this live art display."

Cecchini, who admitted he was paid $27,700 by an anonymous sponsor for the his stunt, is now facing charges.

Two weeks ago, he turned the Trevi Fountain to a pool of blood by pouring several containers of dye into its waters.