Marco Polo Levi-Schiff di Suvero

Back in GR and up with the pups at 5:30 am to take a Blip of Christmas lights. But I got side-tracked by this early light sculpture by Marco Polo Levi-Schiff di Suvero.

Working in construction, he was injured in an elevator accident, and told he would never walk again. While in rehabilitation, he learned to work with an arc welder. His early works were large outdoor pieces that incorporated wooden timbers from demolition buildings, then H-beams and heavy steel plates. Di Suvero pioneered the use of a crane as a sculptor's working tool.

Di Suvero's distinctive, large bold pieces can be found all over the world. There are 3 in Grand Rapids. He lives in New York City where has a fabrication facility on the edge of the East River. He also has a studio on a river barge in Chalon-sur-Saône France. He is walking again.