He pioneered important developments in the style of sculpting in wood , parallel to those driven by Domenico Piola in marble sculpture and Filippo Parodi in painting . He pioneered important developments in wood sculpting , in parallel with those driven by Domenico Piola in the marble sculpture and Filippo Parodi in painting . He has pioneered important developments in wood sculpting , in parallel with those driven by Filippo Parodi in the marble sculpture and Domenico Piola in painting .