ABOUT










Contemporary abstract sculptor and painter Daniel Anderson was born and raised in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. His interest and passion for art began at an early age and led him to be recruited and to receive a scholarship to attend the College of Visual & Performing Arts at Syracuse University in New York. He continued his formal education in Florence, Italy, and was the sole artist from New York City selected to participate in an annual residency program in Melbourne, Australia.
Continuing with his early childhood obsession of cubism, futurism, and surrealism, Anderson studied and gained
inspiration from the works of Picasso, Boccioni, and Dali. Anderson started to push the boundaries of abstraction as it
applies to movement, form, and the compositional elements of matter.
His vision is inspired by highly mechanical and mathematical methods, and allow his works to transcend traditional
forms, exhibited in his signature ‘sculpted canvas’ DIFFUSION SERIES, in which he portrays the buildup and
breakdown of matter by rendering depth with light and shadow.
In DIFFUSION SERIES #7: ‘Ascension’, his mathematical and architectural tendencies surface, with 14 buttresses
supporting a bridge of two-sided diffusing energy textures, aligning shadow depths above and below the bridge for
heightened illusion.
Anderson’s COLOR SPLASH SERIES of sculpted canvases utilize 3D background textures in motion. Splashes of
color are painted over sculpted forms which conform to and interact with their shadows, providing dramatic
movement and the illusion of depth.
In his SPONTANEOUS ENERGIES SERIES, brush strokes are “dimensionalized” with dramatic, impacting, kinetic and
catalytic energies, enmeshed in layered overlays and underlays.
His fascination with transitioning in and out of 2D and 3D methods to portray energy, movement, and dimension as it relates to color and form allows viewers to experience
such elements in his oils.
METAPHYSICAL ROSE ANATOMIES SERIES: ‘2-Rose’, inspired by its complex and
delicate form, evokes what others have called “dancing roses” in a celebratory homage
to exquisite artisanship of the natural world. The mystique and ambiguity of the
background acts as an abyss that the metaphysical movements animate, dissipate, and
weightlessly float within.
XO WORLD, one of the monumental sculptures of the XO WORLD Project and and
currently on display at at One World Trade in New York City, was unveiled on the 40-year
milestone of World Peace Day, September 21, 2021. The sculpture is a visual expression
of the powerful message of equality, unity, peace, and love. This use of iconography and
symbolism is meant to connect with the hearts and minds of the masses as it is intended
to motivate, activate, and further progress humanity.
Inspired from observing children, Anderson chose the universal game of Jacks to create
a 12-foot Jack ‘X’ which is reflective of two crossed arms and represents “Love” in
universal sign language. The ‘O’ is represented by the world/globe. The dramatic
juxtaposition of scale in this work was meant to minimize the scale of its viewers, making
the impact and importance of its message that much bigger.
The complimentary XO Play sculpture depicts children engaged in the game of Jacks. Reminiscent of childhood innocence and harmonious coexistence with the world, it acts as a powerful metaphor of all races uniting, the accepting nature of children, and offers a vision of a better global society for generations to come. The “cross-armed” jacks symbolize security and safety, and like XO World, love.
Anderson’s visual language and artistic expression not only allows his work to expand across multiple platforms and disciplines, but also provides intriguing, transformational visual experiences in varied scales and mediums.


The Dino
{2015 oil commission}



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