Andrea Oliva - Fuoco di ghiaccio

sculpture created by a contemporary artist in Carrara marble and hand-chiseled bronze, the title "Fire of Ice" tells of a paradox, something magical and apparently impossible... and yet... two opposite and incompatible elements meet; indeed, one is born from the other, modifying and creating unimaginable shapes and concepts. It will be carefully packaged and shipped by courier.

Biography

Andrea Oliva was born in Milan on 15/02/1973.
He attended the classical lyceum, then decided to follow his instinct, left the ginnasio and enrolled at the Caravaggio Art Lyceum where he graduated in 1992 and subsequently at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts; he plays in several musical groups, drums and guitar, and simultaneously attends the ateliers of already established artists and begins a long period of collaboration with some of them, from whom he learns the specific techniques of sculpture. He also worked for a period at the historic plaster workshop "Fumagalli e Dossi". He begins a steady series of solo exhibitions, the first in 1994, and also participates in group shows, sculpture symposiums, and competitions; he becomes a member artist 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 journals.
He carried out commissions for plaques reading "PhD 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 Greater Cemetery of Milan.