My Life in Russia: Marco Bravura, famous Italian mosaic artist bringing beauty to Russian province

Being born in Ravenna, the capital of Byzantine mosaics, Marco Bravura, tomorrow’s great mosaic artist, was destined for this kind of creativity from the very beginning. He started to study the art of mosaics there and then continued his education in the art academy in Venice, where he resided for 20 years. His works are on display all over the world, including the Venice Biennale and porch European, US and Middle East exhibitions. After years of traveling and working all around the world, Marco found himself in Russia, after Russian Maecenas, Ismail Akhmetov, who wanted to restore the modern art of mosaics in Russia, had invited him. And after living here for 12 years, Marco and his wife Daniela have invested a lot into making the small town of Tarusa in the Kaluga region a real center for art and culture, restoring art school for children, a private culture house for concerts and modern art expos, as well as bringing the art of Italian mosaics to Russian culture and everyday life. Together with this fam