Livio De Marchi’s Profile 

Livio De Marchi was born in Venezia where, still a child, he worked on ornamental sculpture in the Venetian tradition in the workshop of a crafting and in the meantime he studied art and drawing at the “Accademia di Belle Arti” in Venice. His activity starts there, displaying at once an astounding skill in moulding materials.

The material has been transformed by him with ironical sensitivity that brought him to create sculptures that keep perfection of detail as well spontaneity and essence. During his artistic evolution he worked first in marble, then bronze, and eventually in wood. But wood has always been his favourite material because it gives him a vitality which other materials do not.

After opening his own studio, Livio De Marchi allowed his fantasy to run free, declaring his way of being, his interior world. After a deep inner evolution his ironical ability to “see” life got the upper hand in letting him carve this kind of sculpture.

 

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Exhibitions (principal):

1987                          Tokyo, Gallery Hiro, Japan Art Fair

1988                           Dusseldorf, Carsach Flouse

1989,1991                  Zurigo, Jelmoli

1995                      Monaco, Gallerie Angelika Obermuller, Froluileiten, Austria

1996,1997,1998,1999,2003 Amsterdam, Galerie Lieve Hemel   

1998                             Heemstede, Cultureel Centrum Het Oude Slot, “Wagenpark”

1996,1997,1998,1999,2002,2003,2004  Art Fairs Kunstrai and/or Pan  Amsterdam ( c/o Galerie Lieve Hemel)

1999,2000,2001,2003 SOFA Chicago ( c/o Mostly Glass Gallery )

2000,2003Venezia San Marco, Galleria Pauly

2001 Palm Springs Art Fair CA, Ohio Craft Museum (c/o Mostly Glass Gallery )

2002 Palm Springs Art Fair CA, SOFA New York ( c/o Mostly Glass Gallery )

2004 Pesaro Palazzo Ducale sala la Laurana, Helsinki Gallery Taidesalonki, Assisi Palazzo PinacotecaComunale

2006 Venezia Hotel Ala, Paris Astarte Galerie


The large works:

1985           Floating Hat in origami style

1986           Floating woman’s Shoe, propelled by 16 oarsmen

1987           Floating Dove of Peace in origami style

1988           Floating Jaguar 1937, with motor, life size

1989           Fiat Topolino, model A, life size

1990           House of Books No.1, in Italy

1993           House of Books No.2, in Germany

1994           A Dream in Venezia, floating pumpkin coach with 4 horses, with motor

1994           House of Books No.3, in Japan

1995           Love for Venezia, floating vase with 12 flowers, 8m.high

1997           Floating Mercedes Seagull, with motor life size

1999           Floating Volkswagen Beetle convertible, with motor, life size

2000           Floating Ferrari F50, with motor, life size

 

Museum Collections:

Kunsthalle, Emden~ Germania

Riplay’s “ Believe it or not”, Florida, Wisconsin, USA, Tilandia

Museum of Art, Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art, Amsterdam

Hakone Glass Forest ( Venetian Museum) Japan, Craftsmanship Museum www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/DeMarchi.htm

Stiftung AutoMuseum Volkswagen, Wolfsburg, Germania

 

Special Feature Articles:

Interior Design, Capital, Casa Vogue, Madam Figaro, Vogue, Hauser, Decoration etc.

 

Broadcast documentaries:

Dutch TV ( Tros ), Swiss TV, German TV, Japanese TV, TV Capo d’Istria, BBC “Crusades” with Jones ( Monty Python), MTV, RAI etc.

 

Publications:   catalogues 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998,2000, 2003, 2005