Artwork - Mercedes-Benz

Original Mercedes-Benz mechanical part, with the raised brand from a vintage car, the piece has been embedded and set into a Carrara marble block hand-carved by a contemporary artist (biography attached). The total weight is about 2/3 kg. It will be carefully packed and shipped by courier.

Biography

Andrea Oliva was born in Milan on 15/02/1973.
He attended a classical high school, then followed his instinct, left the gymnasium and enrolled at the Caravaggio Art High School where he graduated in 1992 and subsequently at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts. He played in several musical groups (drums and guitar). Simultaneously, he attended the studios of already established artists and began 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-modeling workshop "Fumagalli e Dossi". He began a steady series of solo exhibitions, the first in 1994, and group shows; he participated in sculpture symposia and competitions, becoming an artist member of the Museo della Permanente in Milan. He also pursues painting and poetry, some of which have been published in specialist journals.
He produced on commission the plaques for the doctoral degrees 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 being a funerary monument located in the Cimitero Maggiore di Milano.