David leitner is a European artist whose work moves between analog and digital, canvas and concrete, intimacy and monumentality.
his pieces reflect a constant shift between order and dissolution, control and chaos — a tension that exists not only in urban structures but also in internal landscapes.
Psychological states, transitions, and ruptures play a central role in his body of work: the motifs oscillate between clarity and fragmentation, stability and deconstruction - often marked by an intensity that fluctuates between eruption and silence.
david fuses traditional painting techniques with contemporary visual worlds, incorporating found-footage collected from all over the planet. Rather than indulging in technological nostalgia or blind faith in progress, he tries to use contemporary elements as a reflection of a fluid, ever-shifting perception of reality.
Whether on concrete or canvas, trashbags or polyurethane, out of flowers or micro plastic - his work tries to challenge you to look closer and question the habitual ways of seeing,
his (artistic) traces can be found worldwide, in India, tibet, the United States of america, all over europe and south east asia. Through projects such as the EUNIC Mural Project in New York or collaborations with Austrian cultural forums across the globe, he tries to employ art as a medium for dialogue between places, people, and cultural identities.
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David Leitner studied painting, graphic design, and advertising at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna as well as at Tongji University in Shanghai. His works are not merely images — they are surfaces of reflection on zeitgeist, transformation, and the complexity of human existence.