Marco Marella

Marco Marella, a self-taught Italian artist and illustrator, lives and works in Venice, where he finds endless inspiration for his works. His art has appeared in many magazines and newspapers, on dozens of book covers and on countless commercial products.

Marco Marella

Marco Marella is an established creative artist with 30 years of experience in surface design, pattern making and illustration, with a wide portfolio of clients worldwide. His work has won multiple awards from American Illustration and the Italian and British illustrators' associations.

He was born and happily lives in Venice, Italy, where the very origin of modern illustration can be traced. In his intertwined colours, lights and shapes he finds peace, joy and inexhaustible inspiration.

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This artist

Fascinates us by

How he imbues his roots and traditions in each of his illustrations. He has a very special versatility in which he manages to maintain his personal style. Simply Marco Marella.

References

He has always felt identified with and rooted in his generation of Italian illustrators' associations, where he acknowledges that they have fed off each other.

Technique

Marco's technique, although he started with painting and printmaking studies, is currently focused on digital illustration, using textures and patterns in a masterful way.

A curiosity

Did you know that Marco started out as a boatman and became an officer in the Italian army? But in 1988 he started his career as an illustrator and since then he has been involved in all kinds of illustration work, both in Italy and abroad.

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