Mike Tizzano
Michael Tizzano lives and works in his art studio in Westerville, Ohio. A former middle school art teacher, Tizzano retired in 2010 to pursue sculpting full time. Throughout his tenure as a teacher, he also worked as a freelance graphic designer. He completed post-graduate coursework in architecture, art history and bronze casting at The Ohio State University. Tizzano has created numerous commissioned public and private sculptures for clients, including ballet dancers for Dublin Dance Arts, Kayla Reading at Blendon Middle School media center, and The Chase for Westerville Parks and Recreation. A keen observer of his surroundings, Tizzano draws his inspiration from the world around him. Sculptures are three-dimensional works of art, so Tizzano creates a ¼-scale model, called a maquette, to have a sense of the final work. For Daily Chores, he used historic photos of the pump at the intersection of Bridge and High streets along with current photographs and sketches of local children to create the initial maquette that served as a model for the full-scale sculpture.
Purchased: 2012
Dedicated: 2014
Historic Dublin
1 North High Street (corner of Bridge and High streets)
Dublin, Ohio 43017
Franklin County
614-889-7444 (phone)
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Bronze
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