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Bio: Livio De Marchi was born in Venice where, though still a child, he
worked on ornamental sculpture in the Venetian tradition in the workshop
of a craftsman and meanwhile studied art
and drawing at the "Accademia di Belle Arti" in Venice. He displayed an
astounding skill in moulding materials, transforming them with wit and
panache and creating sculptures
with perfection of detail, spontaneity and essence. During his artistic
evolution he worked first in marble, then bronze, and eventually in
wood. However wood has always
been his favourite material because it affords him a vitality which
other materials do not.