Leonardo Anker Vandal
Vandal is a conscientious, multidisciplinary artist. The artist transforms his experiences of personal trauma in his early life into a highly personal and poetic visual language. The process of making art for Vandal is a form of catharsis and the often autumnal colours of his works create a sense of deep and therapeutic serenity. Nostalgia and melancholy permeate the experience of his work which explores solely the unseen and subconscious. Vandal defines his work as ‘a medley of silence’ and an attempt to bring dreams into a form of reality, creating a direct conversation with what the viewer is experiencing. Vandal’s paintings draw the viewer into an inner world, one begun by the artist but left for the viewer, suspended in a moment in time.
‘Painting is a window into the artist’s soul. My paintings are driven from an emotional and very personal state of being. Everything is taken from my past thoughts and feelings, I only paint interpretations’
Vandal’s ideology is based on the poet Keats’ term ‘negative capability’. He expresses complex ideas using every medium he finds relevant within his reach. He is often drawn to unusual mediums for their symbolic potency. Natural materials such as reeds, earth and tree roots reference both time and the patterns of life, death and decay.
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Adagio I150cm x 120cm (59" x 47")
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Adagio II150cm x 120cm (59" x 47")
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Adagio III155cm x 130cm (61" x 51")
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Adagio IV140cm x 125cm (55" x 49")
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Adagio V180cm x 140cm (71" x 55")
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Adagio VI150cm x 120cm (59" x 47")
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Adagio VII180cm x 150cm (71" x 59")
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Adagio VIII180cm x 150cm (71" x 59")
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Adagio, Shades of Autumn150cm x 120cm (59" x 47")
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Lieder155cm x 130cm (61" x 51")
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Pocket Painting150cm x 120cm (59" x 47")
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Songs of a Wayfarer I150cm x 120cm (59" x 47")
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 |
‘Solitary Wanderer Op. II, ‘ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen’. At Numeroventi Firenze, Italy |
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2019 |
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‘The Wind Amongst The Reeds’, With Tableau In Copenhagen, Denmark |
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‘De Profundis - Variation I’, With Sage Culture Gallery. Los Angeles, Us |
2017 |
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‘Performance, Coyote - Lo Stato Dell'arte’, 57th Biennale Di Venezia. Palazzo Zenobio. Venice, Italy |
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‘Negative Capability’, At Palazzo Monti, Brescia. Italy |
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2014 |
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‘The Narcissist’, With Gallery Etage Project, In Copenhagen. Denmark |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 |
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Orizzonti Del Corpo, Fondazione Palazzo Magnani In Collaboration With Aterballetto, Groupshow Curated By Marina Dacci, Palazzo Da Mosto, Reggio Emilia, Italy |
2021 |
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‘Under A Dome’, Two Person Show At Cadogan Gallery Curated By Martino Di Napoli Rampolla. London, Uk |
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Gallery Bubble ‘n’ Squek (Gallery Anna Marra & Gallery Nosco & Gallery Montoro12. Hétérotopie Curated By Edoardo Monti. Bruxelles, Belgium |
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2020 |
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Palazzo Monti Show At Mana Contemporary, New York, Us |
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Art Drive In Generali, At Assicurazion I Genrali, Curated By Massimo Minini And Edoardo Monti, Brescia, Italy |
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Banners At Palazzo Monti, Brescia. Italy |
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2019 |
Ark Jornal / Dansk Industri At Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen. Denmark |
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UNDER A DOME | OPENHOUSE MAGAZINE
Sheila Lam, Openhouse Magazine , August 23, 2021 -
LEONARDO ANKER VANDAL | ARTODAY ITALY
Artoday Italy , December 19, 2020 -
LEONARDO ANKER VANDAL | WALL STREET INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE
Wall Street International Magazine , April 19, 2019 -
LEONARDO ANKER VANDAL | ANNIVERSARY MAGAZINE
Anniversary Magazine , February 26, 2019 -
LEONARDO ANKER VANDAL | ANNIVERSARY MAGAZINE
Eve Laliberté, Anniversary Magazine , June 29, 2018 -
LEONARDO ANKER VANDAL | ANOTHER MAGAZINE | MENTION
Thea Hawlin , AnOther Magazine , October 24, 2017 -
LEONARDO ANKER VANDAL | WALLPAPER
Ellen Himelfarb, Wallpaper , July 14, 2017