Anna Carla De-Leonardis

Anna Carla De Leonardis is an eclectic, self-taught artist, born in Mosciano Sant'Angelo in 1960 and working from her studio in San Benedetto del Tronto. Her research, described as "art that transforms into its essence", is a creative investigation that blends philosophical study, alchemical interests and experiences of travel. Her stylistic language is distinguished by the use of 24-carat gold leaf on canvas, a choice that recalls the iconographic tradition of the Byzantine Middle Ages and the modern experiments of masters such as Gustav Klimt and Lucio Fontana. Through a symbolic language that purifies the image of all excess, the artist transforms matter into light, creating works that evoke magical places and universal emotions. Alongside her painting, her output includes the study of precious fragrances, establishing a unique sensory dialogue between the visual and the olfactory. Over her career she has taken part in prestigious international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale 2024 (Bangladesh Pavilion) and the exhibition "Woman's Essence 2025" in London. With installations such as those presented in "The Contact", Anna Carla De Leonardis invites the viewer to go beyond the boundaries of the visible and perceive the joy of the spirit and the pure beauty of the cosmos.

Stylistic note:

The work of Anna Carla De Leonardis takes shape as a "journey towards the indefinable", a creative investigation that transforms the artistic experience into a path of sensory and spiritual exploration. At the centre of this aesthetic itinerary lies the use of 24-carat gold leaf, understood not as mere ornament but as a luminous material capable of guiding the viewer towards the discovery of new forms of reality. This path, which has its roots in ancestral symbolism and the Byzantine tradition, seeks to purify the image of all excess in order to reach its most authentic essence. The concept of the journey extends beyond the boundaries of the visible through a constant dialogue with olfactory research: fragrances become the intangible component of a route that begins in painting and arrives at the spirit. In works such as "The Golden Room", art becomes an experience of "uncontrolled emotion" and freedom, inviting a total surrender to universal beauty. De Leonardis's production is, in short, a navigation between abstraction and matter, where every touch transforms the perception of the world into pure joy and light.