| Marco
Bronzini’s love of his native Provence and his passion
for classical music and Italian Opera are reflected in the vivid
colors and the sensuous lines of his paintings. In
1973, at age 16, Bronzini began a three year period of study
under the watchful eye of the British sculptor and Royal Academician
John Skeaping, (1901-1980). While in residence at Skeaping’s
home in Provence he studied painting, sculpture, (stone carving
and clay modeling), and encountered artists such as Henry
Moore, a lifelong friend of Skeaping, and Barbara Hepworth,
Skeaping’s first wife. In 1975 he was awarded a four-year
scholarship to the Royal Academy of Arts in London, which gave him the opportunity to receive instruction from renowned British
Artists, Peter Greenham, Robert Buhler and Ruskin Spear and
visiting artist David Hockney. He fulfilled his military commitment
in France in 1978, as was compulsory, and completed his final
year at the Academy in 1980.
Bronzini has lived and worked
in Germany, England, Scotland, France and the United States.
His paintings are found in many private collections including:
The Paul Mellon collections, The Astor family, The Marks (Marks
& Spencer) family, The Guinness and The Bulmer families.
He is fondly mentioned in John Skeaping’s auto-biography
“Drawn from Life”.
His work is contained
in the permanent collections of the Cornell Museum of Fine
Arts, Orlando, Florida, and the Morse Museum of American Art,
Winter Park, Florida.
Selected Exhibitions |
• The
Essex Gallery
Far Hills, New Jersey
• Royal Academy of
Arts
London, England
• The Rotary Club
Beaucaire, France
• The Center Street
Gallery
Winter Park, Florida
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• Gilpin
Gallery
Alexandria, Virginia
• Curzon Gallery
Boca Raton, Florida
• The Naples Art
Gallery
Naples, Florida
• The Hurlbutt Gallery
Greenwich, Connecticut |