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Il Guardiano del Tempio

Sculpture's name:
Il Guardiano del Tempio
Year:
1998/99
Artist:
Luca Marcionelli
Material:
Granite of Castione and Peccia
Dimensions:
84x60x360 cm

Sculpture by Luca Marcionelli, a monolithic totem 4 meters high laid on September 10, 2006 on Alpe Foppa. Guardiano del Tempio means “guardian of the temple”.

Biography

Luca Marcionelli is originally from Bironico, was born in Bellinzona, where he resides, in 1953. After the obligatory schools he works in a quarry in Cresciano and he then decides to enroll the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan where he receives the certificate in sculpture in 1977. In 1976 he takes over the laboratory of the sculptor Pierino Sulmoni in Arbedo.