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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Das Wandern, Wandering, 2023tea, mordente and acrylic spray on cotton canvas, iron framed160cm x 240cm (63" x 94")
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Pillars of the damned, 2023tea, mordente, charcoal and acrylic spray on Belgian linen canvas200cm x 350cm (138" x 79")
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Der Wanderer (D489) The Wanderer, 2023tea, mordente and acrylic spray on Belgian linen canvas, iron framed240cm x 160cm (94" x 63")
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I want to carve it deep in every tree, 2020 - 2023tea, mordente and acrylic spray on Belgian linen canvas, iron framed160cm x 140cm (63" x 55")
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Wanders nachlied, Wanderer's Nightsong, 2023tea, mordente and acrylic spray on Belgian linen canvas, iron framed160cm x 240cm (63" x 94")
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I’m weeping with my flowers, 2018 - 2023tea, mordente, dried flowers and acrylic spray on Belgian linen canvas, iron framed150cm x 120cm (59" x 47")
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Whitered Flowers, 2018 - 2023tea, mordente, charcoal and acrylic spray on cotton canvas200cm x 250cm (79" x 98")
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Mine, all mine, 2023tea, mordente and acrylic spray on Belgian linen canvas, iron framed150cm x 120cm (59" x 47")
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Not all who wander are lost, 2023tea, mordente, charcoal and acrylic spray on cotton canvas on wood panel280cm x 210cm (110" x 83")
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Somewhere, 2023tea, mordente and acrylic spray on Belgian linen canvas160cm x 130cm (63" x 51")
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The moon weeps in sympathy, 2023tea, mordente and acrylic spray on Belgian linen canvas, iron framed155cm x 230cm (61" x 91")
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Where you leading me here, 2023tea, mordente and acrylic spray on primed cotton canvas on wood panel210cm x 280cm (83" x 110")
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Through The Walls
Group Exhibition 17 Jan - 4 Mar 2023 London -
Leonardo Anker Vandal and Lorenzo Brinati
Under a Dome 1 - 18 Sep 2021 LondonCadogan Contemporary are delighted to announce a joint exhibition of works by artists Leonardo Anker Vandal and Leonardo Brinati. Both artists express a desire to bring an internal world into...Read more
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 |
‘Solitary Wanderer Op. II, ‘Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen’. Numeroventi, Firenze, Italy |
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2019 |
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‘The Wind Amongst The Reeds’, With Tableau. 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. Copenhagen, Denmark |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 |
'Through The Walls', Cadogan Gallery, London, UK |
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2022 |
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Orizzonti Del Corpo, Fondazione Palazzo Magnani In Collaboration With Aterballetto. 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 |
Residencies
2021 |
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Numeroventi, Firenze, Italy |
2017/18 |
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Palazzo Monti, Brescia, Italy |
Collections
Fondazione Palazzo Magnani
Palazzo Monti
Prizes
2021 Ducato prize nominee
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LEONARDO ANKER VANDAL | HARPER'S BAZAAR ITALY | MENTION
Agnese Torres, Harper's Bazaar Italy, August 28, 2023 -
LEONARDO ANKER VANDAL | ELLE SWEDEN | MENTION
Linnéa Ruiz Mutikainen, Elle Sweden, June 15, 2023 -
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 Magazine, July 14, 2017