Wow! Yuh, you know them Italians- they live for art (and food and wine and women). They left the world conquering to others for La Dolce Vita.
Giuseppi Zorzini On Sep 27, 8:32 pm, "Edward Forrest Frank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ENTS, > > Part of our mission statement for the ENTS organization reads: "celebration > of trees and forests of the eastern North America and around the world, > through art, poetry, music, mythology, science, medicine, wood crafts, > and..." Well we don't talk too much about woodcrafts. A friend of mine sent > me one of those internet messages that are forwarded to everyone and their > brother. It featured some remarkable wood sculptures. These prompted me to > search out the name of the artist and his website. > > His website reads: "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." > > Here are two examples of his work: > > I have posted the entire set of the photos sent to me all 28 at this > webpage:http://www.expeditioninstitute.com/italianwood/italianwood.htm > > This page also includes a link to the artists website and a link to a YouTube > video of him driving this car. I also found another artist in wood from > Italy worth checking out and his info is at the bottom of the same page. > > Ed Frank > > Join me in the Eastern Native Tree Society athttp://www.nativetreesociety.org > and in the Primal Forests - Ancient Trees Community at: > http://primalforests.ning.com/ > > iwood01.jpg > 56KViewDownload > > iwood23.jpg > 28KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
