Lanto Mo

Hi, I’m Lantomo, pseudonym of Antonella Montes, an Italian artist based in Barcelona.

My drawings are suspended between realism and vision, through the detailed and ephemeral use of graphite.
I try to refine details and techniques to the max, in order to represent an unobjective reality, to describe all the nuances of sensations, through faces, eyes, mouths.
My latest production evidence an undeniable oriental influence, product of my long stay in Beijing.
The drawing is my tool of expression, candid and direct.

The passion for drawing, inherited from my mother, has been a constant in my life. I studied architecture in Italy, in Rome and Genova; then move to Spain, specializing in scenography and exhibition design.
Just a few years ago, since 2010, I started to dedicate myself exclusively to painting, and my passion has definitely become my job. And in this journey, my stay of almost two years in Beijing, China, has left an indelible trace. My drawings have become more accurate and detailed; my colors, black and white, with touches of red, and my faces have come to have Asian features.
Since then I have participated individually in several exhibitions, in galleries in Barcelona (Artevistas Gallery, Artspace gallery M...

2019 Art Madrid 2019 with Galeria BAT Alberto Cornejo (Madrid, Spain)
2018 CONTEXT Art Miami with Retrospect Galleries
2018 AAF Hamburg, with Retrospect Galleries
2018 AAF Stockholm, with Retrospect Galleries
2018 Exhibition Deceptive markings, en 'Ciclo: Diálogos’ at Galeria BAT Alberto Cornejo, Madrid
2018 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong, with Retrospect Galleries (Byron Bay, Australia)
2017 Collective exhibition”Cycles” at Arteria, curated by MITTE, Barcelona
2016 Collective exhibition”Who is Miss Catbantry” at Miscelanea, Barcelona
2016 Collective exhibition”La Femme” at Bacanale, Barcelona
2015 Individual exhibition Renaissance, at Opera Lounge, commissioned by Escalera de Incendio, Bcn
2015 Collective exhibition “Sóc Artista” ||4ºAniversario||, at MITTE Artspace gallery, Barcelona
2015 Collective exhibition GIGOLOVE005 organized for MITTE Artspace gallery, Barcelona
2014 Selected to the Weart Festival, theme EGO, Barcelona
2014 Collective exhibition BDC II, with The Walrus Hub, at Transforma Bcn, Barcelona
2014 Collective exhibition Barcelona Drawing City, with The Walrus Hub, at Galerie Le Marais, Paris
2014 Individual exhibition SansSens, at Artevistas Gallery, Barcelona
2014 Collective exhibi...