Andrea oliva - Sculpture, agguato - 12 cm - Earthenware
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Terracotta patinated sculpture titled “agguato” by Andrea Oliva, Italia, in excellent condition, 24 cm wide, 12 cm high, 16 cm deep, signed by hand, unique edition.
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Sculpture made in patinated terracotta by a contemporary artist, signed, depicts a predator in an attacking position with jaws wide open and muscles tense, ready to strike; the sculpture is in excellent condition, it will be carefully packed and shipped by courier.
Biography
ANDREA OLIVA Born in Milan on February 15, 1973.
At 15 he enrolled in a classical high school, which he attended for a year, then decided to follow his instinct, left the ginnasio and enrolled in the Caravaggio Art High School where he graduated in 1992 and subsequently at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, simultaneously attending the studios of already established artists and beginning a long period of collaboration with some of them, from whom he learned the specific techniques of sculpture. He also worked for a period at the historic plaster cast gallery "Fumagalli e Dossi" where he learned the techniques of forming and molding. He began a steady series of solo exhibitions, the first in 1994, and group shows; he participates in sculpture symposia and competitions, becomes also an artist member of the Museo della Permanente in Milan, he also dedicates himself to painting and to writing poems, some of which have been published in specialist magazines.
On commission he creates the plaques of "doctorate in chemical sciences and in industrial chemistry" for the University of Milan in 2004 and for the University of Insubria (Varese–Como) in 2005.
He has created several public monuments; one of the most important is a sepulchral monument located in the Cimitero Maggiore in Milan.
Sculpture made in patinated terracotta by a contemporary artist, signed, depicts a predator in an attacking position with jaws wide open and muscles tense, ready to strike; the sculpture is in excellent condition, it will be carefully packed and shipped by courier.
Biography
ANDREA OLIVA Born in Milan on February 15, 1973.
At 15 he enrolled in a classical high school, which he attended for a year, then decided to follow his instinct, left the ginnasio and enrolled in the Caravaggio Art High School where he graduated in 1992 and subsequently at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, simultaneously attending the studios of already established artists and beginning a long period of collaboration with some of them, from whom he learned the specific techniques of sculpture. He also worked for a period at the historic plaster cast gallery "Fumagalli e Dossi" where he learned the techniques of forming and molding. He began a steady series of solo exhibitions, the first in 1994, and group shows; he participates in sculpture symposia and competitions, becomes also an artist member of the Museo della Permanente in Milan, he also dedicates himself to painting and to writing poems, some of which have been published in specialist magazines.
On commission he creates the plaques of "doctorate in chemical sciences and in industrial chemistry" for the University of Milan in 2004 and for the University of Insubria (Varese–Como) in 2005.
He has created several public monuments; one of the most important is a sepulchral monument located in the Cimitero Maggiore in Milan.
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