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Hidden Paradise
CESCHIN, Livio
Paradiso Nascosti (original Italian title) Etching and drypoint on wove paper.Edition of 40.
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Livio CESCHIN
Born in Pieve di Soligo (Italy) in 1962, Livio Ceschin still lives nearby in Montebelluna, a city an hour’s drive from Venice. Initially trained in that city’s Istituto Statale d'Arte, from which he graduated in 1982, Ceschin refocused his attention to intaglio in 1991. He enrolled in etching classes at the Accademia Raffaello in Urbino in 1992. His encounter with Paolo Fraternali, who taught that class, was formative. Initial exercises in copying old masters gave way to his first depictions of the landscape. Ceschin quickly developed a personal mixed media technique, made of etching zinc plates which are enhanced with drypoint, thus lending them a softness uncharacteristic of pure etching.
Over the years Ceschin collaborated with poets and other writers, illustrating books and juxtaposing his images with text. He is however mostly dedicated to creating elaborate and detailed landscape intaglio prints, some of which are as large as 40 inches across. Most of his prints are midsized, and have a distinct quality reminiscent of ink drawings. The uneven edges of his plates enhance this effect. Livio Ceschin’s work has been widely exhibited in Europe, including with solo exhibitions at the Rembrandt House in 2014 and at the National Institute for Graphics in Rome the year prior. His work can be found in the collections of many of the most important prints departments in Italy, France and beyond. His work is yet to be discovered by a wider public in the United States. Mesh is thrilled to be part of that effort.