Alexander de Cadenet

Alexander de Cadenet is a British artist working in various media predominantly painting, photography and sculpture. He is most known for his skull portraits that are set within the tradition of Vanitas. He defines his art work as a way to give experience meaning in a tangible form it is an exploration into the mysteries and sacredness of life and its presentation through art.

De Cadenet was born and brought up in Chelsea, London and continues to live and work there. He was educated at Ashfold Prep School and Harrow School, where he won the LincolnSeligmann Art Prize in 1992. In 1995, he curated Liberty a show of art by prisoners and special hospital patients, selected from the Koestler Awards Scheme. In 1996 he graduated with a B.A. from the Courtauld Institute of Art. Between 1997 2000, De Cadenet was the art editor for Sleazenation magazine, a fashion and lifestyle magazine, featuring interviews with YBA artists.

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