Leandro Comrie on Clubhouse

Bio

Brooklyn-born artist Leandro Comrie explores painting from a figurative perspective with a narrative rooted in the intricacies of relationships. In his paintings, Comrie reflects upon ideas ranging from political quagmires to social injustice, cultural identity and sexuality, love and desire. The core of his artistic expression has a profound concern for social, cultural, intellectual and spiritual matters.

The use of the human figure in his paintings serves more as a metaphor than a realistic observation of the human body, with which he deconstructs, exaggerates or exemplifies an idea. The use of masks, shrouds, anthropomorphic figures and hooded characters blur the lines between our idea of civility and our animalistic instincts.

His latest body of work explores Venezuelan festivities such as carnival and Eastern but also draws inspiration from personal experiences during political and social upheavals during his childhood in Caracas. This exploration, ultimately, tries to find a correlation to the current political climate of the United States and the effect it has upon the society.
He recently completed Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation (ESKFF) art residency at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City. He has exhibited in solo and collective exhibitions in the United States, Germany, Austria, France and Hungary.