85 Man dwells poetically, 2006
Marble layers, grass; 1,50m x 2,20m x 1,00 m
GRAZIANO
POMPILI
was born in 1943 in Fiume. He pursued his artistic studies in Faenza (Clay and
Ceramics). In Bologna he focussed on the art of etching. Since 1970 long sojourns
in Carrara, working in marble, and Pietrasanta where there are famous foundries
for bronze-casting. As a teacher he worked in Reggio Emilia (ceramics) and Bologna
(sculpture). At the Academy of Brera (Milan) he applied himself to sacral art.
Besides numerous exhibitions Pompili’s large-sized sculptures have to
be mentioned which have been erected in public spaces: a stone column of 6 metres
height in Porterose (Slovenia) or a fountain made of marble and grass in Sant’Ilario
d’Enza.
