Sculptor, 78, Crafts Giant ‘Floating Artworks’ to Share Joy and Hope: ’Be True to Yourself’

Left: (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images); Right: Courtesy of Mieko Ban/Livio De Marchi

A 78-year-old Italian sculptor who always dreamed of building a boat is realizing that wish with a whimsical spin. His giant “floating artworks” are magical masterpieces that defy belief when they take to the water.

Sculptor Livio De Marchi of Venice, Italy, has been making art for the city in which he was born and raised for decades. In an interview with The Epoch Times, De Marchi said that his goal is to give a “message of irony and joy.”