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Born 1939 Galatina. Known for: Painting.
Marrocco was born in 1939 in Galatina (Lecce), an art city in the Salento area of Italy. Perceiving his inborn artistic bent, his parents apprenticed him at a very early age first to a tin-smith's... Read full biography
Marrocco was born in 1939 in Galatina (Lecce), an art city in the Salento area of Italy. Perceiving his inborn artistic bent, his parents apprenticed him at a very early age first to a tin-smith's workshop and soon afterward to that of a master stone-cutter who, amongst other work, built sepulchral... Read full biography
Marrocco was born in 1939 in Galatina (Lecce), an art city in the Salento area of Italy. Perceiving his inborn artistic bent, his parents apprenticed him at a very early age first to a tin-smith's workshop and soon afterward to that of a master stone-cutter who, amongst other work, built sepulchral chapels for nobles. Marrocco's notable skill in handling materials and his extraordinary prowess in drawing, almost necessarily influenced his choice of studies. The young man therefore attended... Read full biography
Marrocco was born in 1939 in Galatina (Lecce), an art city in the Salento area of Italy. Perceiving his inborn artistic bent, his parents apprenticed him at a very early age first to a tin-smith's workshop and soon afterward to that of a master stone-cutter who, amongst other work, built sepulchral chapels for nobles. Marrocco's notable skill in handling materials and his extraordinary prowess in drawing, almost necessarily influenced his choice of studies. The young man therefore attended Gioacchino Toma, the State Institute of Art in Galatina, where he created his first sculptures and his first works, showing a strong inclination towards an informal use of materials. Encouragement arrived with commissions like that obtained in 1960, when... Read full biography
Marrocco was born in 1939 in Galatina (Lecce), an art city in the Salento area of Italy. Perceiving his inborn artistic bent, his parents apprenticed him at a very early age first to a tin-smith's workshop and soon afterward to that of a master stone-cutter who, amongst other work, built sepulchral chapels for nobles. Marrocco's notable skill in handling materials and his extraordinary prowess in drawing, almost necessarily influenced his choice of studies. The young man therefore attended Gioacchino Toma, the State Institute of Art in Galatina, where he created his first sculptures and his first works, showing a strong inclination towards an informal use of materials. Encouragement arrived with commissions like that obtained in 1960, when Ettore e Achille, a large cement sculpture of his, was bought during the opening of a new Vittorio Andretta shop in Lecce, designed... Read full biography
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Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Assemblage
- •Cardboard
- •Enamel Paint
- •Ink
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Resin
- •Watercolor/Watercolour