Livio De Marchi Livio De Marchi was born in Venice where, still a child, he worked on ornamental sculpture in the Venetian tradition in the workshop of a craftsman 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, transforming them with wit and panache and creating sculptures with perfection of detail, spontaneity and essense. 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. Since opening his own studio, Livio De Marchi has allowed his fantasy to take wing, declaring his way of being, his interior world. After a deep inner evolution, his ironical ability to "see" life got the upper hand, letting him carve his own, unique sculpture. His artworks have been shown in cities all over the world including Milan, Florence, London, Paris, Düsseldorf, Zürich, New York, Los Angeles, San Fancisco and Tokyo. His artworks have been acclaimed in several magazines such as "Interior Design", "Capital", "Casa Vogue", "Madame Figaro", "Vogue", "Hauser", "Decoration", and so on. Furthermore his works have been the subject of many television features in several foreign countries. In 1985, continuing his activity as a sculptor, Livio De Marchi created an enormous paper hat in wood in the Japanese Origami style. In 1986 a gigantic floating woman's shoe, saw the light of day. In 1987 he carved, again following the tradition of Origami, a dove of peace which stands alongside the paper hat in the Central Park in Himeji (Japan) as a monument. In the same year the Kunsthalle Museum in Emden (Germany) acquired a big pot with brushes - "Flowers of the Artist". At Kimihiro Fujii's Gallery Hiro in Tokyo there was a personal show. In 1988 he realized a floating lifesize 1937 Jaguar, sculptured in wood. The Carsch House in Düsseldorf (Germany) organized a personal show of Livio De Marchi. In 1989 he carved la lifesize Fiat Topolino mod. A. The Jelmoli company in Zürich organized a personal show dedicated to him. In 1990, he created the "House of Books". It is in S. Anna - Tambre D'Alpago (BL) Italy. It has already achieved worldwide fame. In 1991 the Jelmoli company organized another show for him in Zürich. In 1993 Dutch Television ( Tros ) made a special documentary about him. Ripley's American Museum in S. Augustine - Florida negotiated the "Fiat Topolino" and the floating "1937 Jaguar". The museum of art in Muskegon - Michigan (U.S.A.) purchased a big pot of brushes to put on display in the museum. Livio De Marchi carried out the "House of Books n. 2" in Germany - Bergneustadt (between Frankfurt and Köln) for a private collection. In 1994 his fantasy took flight again and he realized a floating work of art with the title "a dream in Venice": a huge pumpkin drawn by 4 horses, which rear