Xavier Laurent Leopold, known artistically as Xavi Art, is a self-taught contemporary artist, exploring abstract portraiture, cubism and illustrative styles.
Xavi’s pieces draw inspiration from his lived experiences, relationships, ideology and world view. He first picked up a paintbrush in the lockdown of March 2020 and has gone on to exhibit at the OXO Tower and launch workshops for young people.
Here he talks to Binki Taylor and Jessica Dyer about three of his new pieces, how young people can use creativity to process their mental health and his plans for the future.
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