The painting of Zivo has a strong expressive and narrative power. Tales, bestiaries, and imagination emerge out of  each painting reflecting his poetic universe: man, nature, donkey, bird...
His painting tells about the fragility of the line that bypasses and disappears, about a sensible world that can be seen and felt.
Zivo received the very first award of painting FEMS (Fondation Edouard et Maurice Sandoz) in 1999.