Drawing from the ethereal qualities of early Renaissance painting and expanding upon the rich visual language of contemporary abstraction, André de Vanny’s work explores the delicate balance between the abject and the sublime. His practice is inherently physical, incorporating cycles of disintegration and repair which speak to the human experience of trauma and healing.

Working outdoors in the natural elements his process-based practice encompasses scoring, staining and folding, stitching, sanding and stapling a range of materials from fine linens to heavy gauge canvas and reclaimed timbers. Prioritising spontaneity and chance over the predetermination of imagery and ideas, he seeks to discover new forms, organic shapes and original compositions that reveal themselves, as if by nature, free from the artist’s hand.