Mark di Suvero

Mark di Suvero ( born as Marco Polo di Suvero; born September 18, 1933, Shanghai, China) is an American sculptor.

Life

Suvero was born to Italian parents. After his immigration to the United States, he studied from 1953 to 1957 in San Francisco at City College and at the University of California at Santa Barbara and Berkeley locations. In 1957 he moved to New York. After an accident in 1960 Suvero suffered from paralysis. Nevertheless, found in the same year his first solo exhibition in New York. In 1968 he participated in the documenta 4 in Kassel in the Sculpture Department. Since 1969 he teaches at the University of California. In 1973 he became a professor at the International University of Art in Venice.

Mark di Suvero lives and works in Petaluma (California ), New York and Chalon -sur -Saône, France.

About Suvero work

Mark di Suvero artistic work consists of large sculptures. He used steel beams and colors. He has no classical training as a blacksmith or engineer. Nevertheless, he created his sculptures themselves, which supports him a team of employees.

Works ( Germany )

  • Lobotchevsky, 1987-1988, Rotebühlplatz, Stuttgart ( 48 ° 46 '30 " N, 9 ° 10' 16" O48.7750419.171181 )
  • L' Allume 1992, the House of Parliament, Bonn (50 ° 43 ' 13 " N, 7 ° 7' 29" O50.7201877.124823 )
  • New Star, 1992, Sculpture Collection Viersen Viersen (51 ° 15 '32 "N, 6 ° 23 ' 30" O51.2589846.391573 )
  • Spring Rain, 1992, Technoseum, Mannheim, Germany (49 ° 28 ' 37 " N, 8 ° 29 ' 48" O49.4769968.496715 )
  • Galileo, 1996, Daimler Art Collection, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin (52 ° 30 ' 24 "N, 13 ° 22' 21" O52.50658713.372425 )
  • Racine you Naos, 1996, Cologne Sculpture Park, Cologne ( 50 ° 57 ' 21 " N, 6 ° 58' 15" O50.955836.970927 )

Gallery

New Star (1987 ) - Viersen

Lobotchevsky (1988 ) - Rotebühlplatz, Stuttgart

L' Allume (1992 ) - Bonn

Spring Rain (1992 ) - Technoseum, Mannheim

Galileo (1996 ) - Potsdamer Platz, Berlin

Literature and sources

  • Jörg Damm, Oliver Zybok include: course correction - Architecture and Change in Bonn. Art photo book German / English, museum edition. Hatje Cantz Publishers. Ostfildern- Ruit 2002. ISBN 978-3-7757-1269-9
  • Exhibition catalog for Documenta IV: IV documentation. International Exhibition; Catalogue: Volume 1: ( painting and sculpture ); Volume 2: (graphics / objects ); Kassel 1968
  • Kimpel, Harald / stem, Karin: documenta IV International Exhibition 1968 - A photographic reconstruction ( Series of the documenta - Archives); Bremen 2007, ISBN 978-3-86108-524-9
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