The Mystic Rose and the magic of the Empty Chair

Devakrishna Giollo Marco was born in Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland in 1953. In 1970 he studied at the Architect School STS of Trevano. He then joined in 1971 in Lugano the School of Art CSIA, where he got trained with some of the best contemporary artists and teachers. 1973 he won the second prize for sculpture at the Villa Saroli Exhibition, followed by the Bariffi Prize for his 3.15 m. sculpture, exhibited at the Congress House of Lugano. Marco travelled all over the world, from Oregon to California, from New York to Sydney and from Singapore to Hong Kong, exhibiting a variety of new styles of work in many countries. In 2000 he returned to Europe. He now lives in Switzerland, works in his ateliers in Switzerland. In 2003 and 2004 he won the second price of the Landfall Art Center recycling art competition in Alberoni, Lido di Venezia in Italy. In 1998 he created this comic book in dedication to Osho.