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or Marco Tomesani, the drive to create art in his life was born deep in his blood and is something he has been passionate about from a very young age. The passion and instinct is what drove him to attend Liceo Artistico e Accademia delle Belle Arti (Art High School and the Academy Of Fine Arts in Rome). In 1985 he ended his education in the arts, though without finalizing his training, no one wanted to hire him. So, creating his own solution, he became a freelance artist and the next year opened a small atelier where he worked as a photographer and illustrator
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December ‘18 - CYCLE SOURCE MAGAZINE
Article By: Amelia “Killer” Rose for a local advertising company. Initially, his decision to pursue art as a full-time career was a difficult one, as it tends to be for most young artists. Whether or not to stay in the ordinary and mundane, always wishing
for something more, or reach out and fill the world with extraordinary color and life,
constantly seeking the next adventure. Inevitably, Marco chose the path of light and color after realizing that it was what he had been doing all his life. Alongside his love of art growing up was his love of motorcycles. Like many of the young boys that grew up with him, Marco had a deep love of motorcycles and was always fascinated with them. At the start, motorcycles were mainly the partner of many adventures in his youth from off-road adventures to wild travels. Eventually, he realized that he was able to combine the two and began painting helmets and motorcycles for friends (which he still does now for commissions), and then worked his way
