galleria d'arte portofino 16034 PORTOFINO - ITALY Piazza Martiri Olivetta, 7 - 16034 Portofino Telefono 0185 269322 - Fax 0185 267 356 Partita IVA N° 033882101000 Bizas John John Bizas was born on Chios island/Greece in 1980. From early age he was interested in fine arts and soon got involved in doing sculpture. The material he prefers to use is mainly marble, which he works in a particular way. His passion for marble is what made him move to Italy in 2008 - where he still lives and works. He first stayed in Florence for seminars in art and then at Carrara where he got graduated in fine arts by the local academy - part of the Pisa University. In his sculptures the classic materials meets the contemporary art. The artist like to use the empty space as material in his work. Like this he let the light of the ambient surrounding the sculpture and the glance of the viewer to penetrate the form of the sculpture. His concept... the problems of our world (environmental disasters, war, decay of the society etc). JOHN BIZAS Curriculum Vitae Name: John (Ioannis) Bizas Nationality: Greek Birth: 1980 Languages: Greek (native), English, Italian Education: 2011 Fine Arts Accademy of Carrara/Italy 2008 Accademia d’Arte Florence/Italy course of studies 1999 Σ.Ε.Α.Π. Greek military school Public commissions: 2013 Participated at the project "Greek Marble Initiative" Thessaloniki/Greece [back]