Andrea Clanetti
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Andrea Clanetti

Italy • 1965

Biography

Andrea Clanetti (1967) is a figurative painter. Born in Venice (Italy), he moved to Brussels in 2007 where he has been living ever since. His work is displayed in solo and collective shows. Since 2010 he is a permanent artist at the art gallery L’Entrepôt, in Monaco (Monte-Carlo), France.

Andrea Clanetti draws inspiration from street and Pop art, but tries to seize the reverse side of pop light motives. Some of his work has been described as “dark” Pop art. His early production echoes the lasting impression made on him by Emilio Vedova’s late paintings and Informal art.

Cinematographic mythology and film icons are an unfailing source of inspiration. His compositions strive to capture a moment of suspended reality, often reaching for an emotion more than a narrative.

His imagery is sourced in stratified memories of movie stills, cartoons and old drawings. In recent works his inspiration comes from snapshots he collects from newspapers.

Andrea Clanetti uses acrylics, watercolor, India ink, charcoal and pastel on canvas or wood.
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