Artist’s notes

Jacques Leo is a young emerging Italian artistww who,

since his childhood, has dedicated and still devotes his

life to the art world.

He began his career at the age of 3, drawing for a long

time the same subject that was enriched, little by little,

by significant details that underline the discoveries that

occur in a child of that age.

The material, thanks to the influential presence of the

father, was collected, photographed and filed in order to

have a linear path as regards the artistic experience of

this young artist.

The developments made are the following: the figurative

element is always present in the artist’s works and

gradually takes on more form and vitality thanks to the

continuous study and personal growth.

Philosophy, chemistry, geometry, alchemy, symbolism,

esotericism is the complex of knowledge that clearly

transpires from the works of Jacques.

Strongly fascinated by the shamanic culture, this is the

subject of the first section that we meet in this catalog.

Observing the shamanic figurative subjects of Jacques

we are immediately pervaded by a sense of ascetic

mysticism capable of transporting us in the complex

journey that the mind makes during the meditative act.

The second section we meet is that of the Mandalas,

closely linked to the third section called the Universes.

The word Mandala, in the Buddhist and Hindu

religion, represents the configuration of a space around

a “center” or a “circle” delineating in various ways the

ancient notion of totality.

The Mandalas can therefore be defined as geometric

representations of various complexities with the aim of

involving the entire Universe in the ritual act of prayer.

The presence, inside the canvases, of materials such

as hemp, soil, gold, textiles, are elements that strongly

distinguish Jacques as an artist who not only mastered

a rich knowledge about different cultures but also has

the ability to work with the material, transforming it

and integrating it perfectly within its subjects that are

figurative or not.

Jacques Leo is an artist who has been studying for a long

time, both in terms of spiritual and material knowledge.

Painting, sculpture, tailoring, woodworking, marbles,

metalworking, are just some of the activities to which

the artist demonstrates great familiarity.

Always ready to experiment with new materials coming

from Mother Nature, his goal is to bring his material

and philosophical knowledge to an ever higher level.

Fabrizia Franco