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Andrew Mania

Snapshot of a Collection

Andrew Mania

Snapshot of a Collection

Andrew Mania, Snapshot of a Collection (2018) Installation view, Spike Island. Photograph by Stuart Whipps

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Andrew Mania explores identity, sexuality and nostalgia through portraiture drawing. His works have been described with the Portuguese term ‘Saudade’ (Martin, S., 2016) a word with no English equivalent, meaning a deep emotional state of nostalgic or profound melancholic longing for an absent something or someone beloved.

Mania developed these drawings within assemblages set on decorative backgrounds such as hanging printed fabrics. A voracious collector, he created a dialogue between a series of early vintage photographs selected for their aesthetic or mystery, and his own drawings that capture a state of mischief and yearning.

Andrew Mania

Andrew Mania (b. Bristol, 1974) lives and works in Bristol. Solo exhibitions include Andrew Mania, Bloomberg SPACE, London (2009) and Gogolin, Holbourne Museum of Art, Bath (2007). His work has been shown in group exhibitions including; PINK, Colette, Paris (2017); Adult World at Clearview Gallery, London (2017); BRISTOL, Peter von Kant Gallery, London (2017); Valentin at monChéri, Brussels (2017); Viaggio in Sicilia: Maps and Myths of the Mediterranean, Museo Archeologico Regionale Antonino Salinas, Sicily (2017); Portraits, Francesco Pantaleone Arte Contemporanea (2012); Nothing but Youth, Turner Contemporary, Margate (2011); Evening’s Tears, Morning’s Dew, Ancient and Modern, London (2011); Just Photography, Martos Gallery, New York. He was awarded the Rome Scholarship in 2004.

A large black canvas has faint outlines of people in a circle dancing naked. The faint outlines appear in white on black.
Andrew Mania, The Dance (2009) Enamel paint on paper on wood panels, wooden ball. Installation view, Snapshot of a Collection, Spike Island (2018) Photograph by Stuart Whipps

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