livio de marchi’s world of wood

I’m nursing a moving related injury – that’s why I wasn’t around yesterday.  Muscles and nerves and all of the other things that get tweaked when you move…in stages…for weeks.  I’m off to have it looked at – while I’m gone enjoy Livio De Marchi’s world.

Painter’s Bag, Walnut wood, 14 x 21 x 13″

Raincoat With Magazine, Walnut wood, 69″ x 22″

The Venetian artist began sculpting as a child, eventually studying at an art school in his hometown of Venice, first with marble, then bronze and finally wood, a medium that has allowed De Marchi to show his sense of humor and creativity with a degree of warmth and accessibility that was missing from the other materials he worked with.

Gloves

De Marchi in one of the rooms in the House of Books sculpted by the artist

Venice is a city that does not allow cars.  However, the master craftsman found a way around this when he sculpted a Ferrari car/boat to carry him across the canals.  The Ferrari is one of several full sized vehicles that De Marchi has sculpted and each one is an exact replica of the real thing down to the most minute detail. Watch De Marchi drive his carboat in the video below.

Mostly Glass has several images of De Marchi’s House of Books. Click on each thumbnail for a larger picture.

Watch DeMarchi at work in his studio in this video. Make sure you set the video to HQ for this one.

Another short clip of the artist at work.

Mostly Glass has a comprehensive listing of his work. Scroll down towards the bottom of the page for links to several pages of images.

Even more here.