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Villi Bossi (born 8 November 1939) is an Italian sculptor. Born at Muggia, near Trieste, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Genoa under the scholarship of Lodovico Caraventa. He attended the "Free School of Figure" directed by Nino Perizi at the Revoltella Museum in Trieste. From 1964 on, he held several exhibits, both exclusive ones and not, showing up his ability with various materials, including different types of wood and, in particular, sandstone and marble. In 1995 a large sculpture in Laas marble of his was placed in a park of Dresden (Germany).

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  • Villi Bossi (born 8 November 1939) is an Italian sculptor. Born at Muggia, near Trieste, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Genoa under the scholarship of Lodovico Caraventa. He attended the "Free School of Figure" directed by Nino Perizi at the Revoltella Museum in Trieste. From 1964 on, he held several exhibits, both exclusive ones and not, showing up his ability with various materials, including different types of wood and, in particular, sandstone and marble. In 1995 a large sculpture in Laas marble of his was placed in a park of Dresden (Germany). In 2004, Villi Bossi sculpted a large "Venetian Lyon" for the Assicurazioni Generali, which is also the logo of this major insurance company, placed in the neighbourhood of Padua, starting from a large block of stone, sized 8 cubic meters.He took part to several International Symposia of Sculpture: Prilep (Macedonia, 1976, 1982), Lipica (Slovenia, 1980), Jockgrim (Germany, 1989), Kandel (Germany, 1993), Germersheim (Germany, 1997), Pirmasens (Germany, 1998), Portorose (Slovenia, 1999), Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2006).Between 1964 and 2015, he held 35 personal exhibits in Austria and in various Italian cities.His work was reviewed by Giulio Montenero, Enzo Santese, Marianna Accerboni and Boris Petkovski, among others. Bossi lives and works at the medieval Castle of Muggia. (en)
  • Villi Bossi (Muggia, 8 novembre 1939) è uno scultore italiano. Studia all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Genova sotto la guida di Lodovico Caraventa.Frequenta la Scuola Libera di Figura diretta da Nino Perizi, presso il Museo Revoltella di Trieste. Dal 1964 espone in mostre personali, di gruppo e collettive, distinguendosi per la versatilità dell'impiego di materiali diversi, dando una marcata preferenza all'uso di legno e, soprattutto, alla pietra. Risiede e lavora nel medievale Castello di Muggia. Nel 1986 esegue per la Camera di Commercio di Trieste una grande scultura in pietra di Repen per onorare lo scambio commerciale Trieste-Salonicco (Fiera di Salonicco, in Grecia).Nel 1995 una grande scultura di marmo di Lasa viene collocata in un parco di Dresda (Germania).Nel 1999 esegue, assieme allo scultore Erik Lovko, una grande scultura in pietra d'Istria (Kirmaniak) per segnalare l'abolizione del confine tra lo Stato italiano e sloveno (Rabuiese).Nel 2004, Villi Bossi esegue per le Assicurazioni Generali un "Leone Marciano" da un monoblocco di pietra Canfanaro d'Istria di 8 metri cubi, a Bastione del Portello (Padova).Nel 2012 scolpisce un busto marmoreo per la famiglia Pacorini, e nel 2013 produce la scultura in pietra "Onda" per l'Assessorato alla Cultura della Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia, a Trieste. Partecipa a numerosi Simposi Internazionali di Scultura: Prilep (Macedonia, 1976, 1982), Lipizza (Slovenia, 1980), Jockgrim (Germania, 1989), Kandel (Germania, 1993), Germersheim (Germania, 1997), Pirmasens (Germania, 1998), Portorose (Slovenia, 1999), Mostar (Erzegovina, 2006).Dal 1964 al 2012, ha tenuto 30 mostre personali in Austria ed in varie città italiane, ed ha partecipato a 40 simposi internazionali di scultura. Le sue opere sono state recensite, tra gli altri, da Giulio Montenero, Enzo Santese, Marianna Accerboni e Boris Petkovski. (it)
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  • Villi Bossi (Muggia, 8 novembre 1939) è uno scultore italiano. Studia all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Genova sotto la guida di Lodovico Caraventa.Frequenta la Scuola Libera di Figura diretta da Nino Perizi, presso il Museo Revoltella di Trieste. Dal 1964 espone in mostre personali, di gruppo e collettive, distinguendosi per la versatilità dell'impiego di materiali diversi, dando una marcata preferenza all'uso di legno e, soprattutto, alla pietra. Risiede e lavora nel medievale Castello di Muggia. (it)
  • Villi Bossi (born 8 November 1939) is an Italian sculptor. Born at Muggia, near Trieste, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Genoa under the scholarship of Lodovico Caraventa. He attended the "Free School of Figure" directed by Nino Perizi at the Revoltella Museum in Trieste. From 1964 on, he held several exhibits, both exclusive ones and not, showing up his ability with various materials, including different types of wood and, in particular, sandstone and marble. In 1995 a large sculpture in Laas marble of his was placed in a park of Dresden (Germany). (en)
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