Teo Andreani

TEO ANDREANI Profile 2018

In my two studios in Amsterdam and in Dordogne daily I paint large and small formats. My catalog lists more than 2500 abstract works. Each of my canvases has a compositional asymmetric structure, On linen canvases, often stretched by myself, I use brushes and knifes and invent often my own techniques. Through superimposed layers of acrylics and oils, incorporating sands and metal dusts my pictures show a perceivable depth. I put great care for the emotional potentials of colors, and for the physical properties of scrutinized pigments, when I make my own nuances. In my palette blacks, whites and skin colors are frequent as well as a panoply of yellows and reds. My favorite tints are Vandyke brown and Caput mortuum.
When signing I add one or more vertical strokes as my id seal and I give a title not to explain the contents, but to associate a “poetic” tag.
What I seek in all my works is true authenticity, the sense of being.

I was born in Sofia, but grew up in Italy. I got a technical basis for arts in my family where artist professions are frequent since generations.
As a teenager I became familiar with Italian Renaissance visiting Toscana and Umbria and hitchhiking in north Italy. I studi...

Painting, music, art history, information processing.

Philosophy, medical research, information quality.

Fluent in Italian, French, English, Bulgarian.

Japanese literature.

First solo exhibition in 1985.
Several group shows in Italy and in Paris aerea, inclusive Realités Nouvelles.
Solo exhibitions, when possible, each year.