Andrea Contin is a visual artist. Born in Padua in 1971, after initially studying in Venice he graduated in Painting from the Fine Arts Academy in Bologna. After first tackling issues related to Abstract Informalism, his interests shifted to aspects of Arte Povera while studying in Bologna.

After completing his education, he developed his own firm conceptual framework for handling the eclectic range of stylistic-formal tools characterising his work. An irreverent artist, he has created his own video clips, objects, installations and performances, designed along the conceptual lines of rigorous synthesis and irony.

Contin’s work combines a powerful physical presence with an amusing and thought-provoking use of the body. With lightness and profundity, he is not afraid to touch on issues and archetypes at the very foundations of life, such as death and struggle, either ritualistic or just to survive.la Naldi