Adrian Landon is a 25-year-old artist who creates life-size horse sculptures out of steel. His sculptures capture the movement and musculature of horses through the use of negative space between carefully crafted metal pieces. Landon draws inspiration for his sculptures from his family's history with horses and his personal connection to the animals. The process of sculpting a horse can take Landon up to two months, and his most recent large-scale mechanical horse sculpture took over a year and a half to complete. Landon works out of a large industrial space in Brooklyn where he uses his skills and vision to bring steel horses to life.

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Like a lot of kids in the horse show world, I lived a privileged
life. Since my mother is French, my time was split between
North America and Europe, competing in the most presti-
gious shows. I was 16 years old when I started my interna-
tional Grand Prix career, reaching my goals at the highest
levels. But when I was 22, I began questioning my life pur-
poseandrealizedthatIneededtochange.Itwasthemostdif-
ficult decision I had ever made, but I hung up my tack, and
walked away from my comfort zone among horses.
In 1999 I volunteered for the American NGO Trickle
Up during its reconstruction efforts in Honduras following
the devastation of Hurricane Mitch. I saw a different world,
and there was no question in my mind that I was going to do
whatever was in my power to make the world more just. It
was during this period that I began learning about the Asso-
ciation Compartir and the street kids whom their programs
benefit. Every night they canvased the streets for kids suc-
cumbing to drugs, prostitution and begging, searching for
a solution to help them elevate them to a better social situ-
ation. I had never seen such horrific poverty in my life, and
my conviction only grew when I visited the local garbage
dump. It was a living hell, and it shattered all preconceived
notions of the world I had.
I returned from Honduras with the seed of an idea, and
it could only grow. I had such conviction about my vision
that there was no questioning me, or trying to stop me.
I knew that I needed more experience with NGOs and deci-
sion-making so that I wouldn’t set out on my mission blindly.
I took part in the Friends World Experiential Education
Program in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, volunteered at the
“ Crisis Center ” for street children in Casa Alianza, in Costa
Rica, and collaborated on policy advocacy at Oxfam America
in Washington, D.C.
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My vision was to inspire the international equestrian
community that fostered my sense of determination and
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Pascale holds a degree in modern literature and
resides in her native city, Paris. She made a name
for herself as a creative and copywriter with the
prestigious advertising agencies Publicis, Mafia and
RSCG. Now a freelance journalist, she specialises
in her favourite fields of oenology, gastronomy,
tourism, luxury and beauty. She frequently takes
part in wine tastings both in France and abroad.
This avid equestrian enthusiast is well acquainted
with polo and a great admirer of the players in the
discipline …
Emmanuel Ortiz
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Born in Argentina in 1960, Ortiz moved to France
in 1978, where he began his career in photography
in 1982. In 1984, Emmanuel went to Peru for three
years to cover the conflict between Peru’s military
government. During this time Emmanuel also covered
the events in the new democracy of Argentina, the
1986 mass-hunger strikes in Bolivia and Pope John
Paul II’s visit to Santiago, Chile. After returning to
France, Emmanuel went to cover the beginning of
the Croatia war in 1991, where he fell in love with the
region and covered the conflicts throughout the break
up of Yugoslavia until 1999. In 2005 he began another
long-term project on one of his dearest passions,
horses, their return to modern life and the history of
their relationship with humans.
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Born in Uruguay in 1965, his interest in photography
was ignited by his father who put a camera in Luis’
hands at age seven before the two embarked on a
memorable road trip across the Andes. He is a self-
taught photographer, who began his professional
journey as a trekking guide and a travel photographer
in South America. In 2003, Fabini started his current
body of work, American Cowboys, with a personal
journey back to his roots in Uruguay that expanded
into a profound look at a vanishing culture spanning
all the Americas, from Canada to Tierra del Fuego.
In 2012 his book, Gauchos was published, and in
late 2015, American Cowboys is to be released by
Greystone Publishers, of Canada.
Sophie Renauldon
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Half French and half German, Sophie was born into
showjumping as her parents are passionate amateur
riders. Soon, she would imitate them by starting
in pony competitions before changing to horses.
Spending her childhood in horse land Germany, she
then lived in horse city Chantilly in France. Eager
to discover a new world, she moved to Montreal,
Canada, to study communication and journalism,
thereby following the footsteps of her father Pascal.
The latter made her discover polo at its best, during
the most impressive competition, the Abierto of
Argentina. Since then, polo and showjumping are
her passion and work. Today, Sophie lives between
France, Germany and Switzerland, constantly
travelling from showjumping events to polo matches,
and constantly meeting, interviewing and discovering
top-level sportsmen and women.
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When she arrived in London in 2007 after completing
her Masters’ degree in photography at ECAL
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develops advertising campaigns while working as a
photographer for the trendy Tank magazine, which is
published by the same agency. Two years later, the
girl from Geneva decided to go solo to develop her
own artistic projects. Her international advertising
campaigns include Dior Haute Joaillerie, Tod’s
and Uniqlo and she works for editorial magazines
as well as Swatch, Liberty of London and Purdey,
to name but a few. She is currently is preparing a
series of photographs of pregnant adolescents’
bedrooms. “The first image might be a girl aged 13
in a tracksuit, eating crisps while stretched out on
her bed surrounded by her soft toys.”
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to L’Eperon, Grand Prix, St-Georg, and Ecuestre)
since the eighties and a polo specialist since 2001.
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and Centauros (the AAP review). Having been a
three-day eventer during the 1980s, he became an
amateur showjumping rider in Germany and is now
a polo player. While he mainly works for Equestrio,
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mainstream media such as L’Equipe, Agence France-
Presse, Paris Match, Welt Am Sonntag and also
worked as a consultant for Eurosport (polo), RDS
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5. Part of the signature power of Adrian Landon’s sculptures is not
only the carefully crafted metal pieces which form the horse but the
spaces in between. He explains, “ The negative space implies and accen-
tuates more movement in the piece. ” Imagine a youthful version of the
Greek god Vulcan who uses his hammer and anvil to create life, bending
steel to imitate the sinewy muscles of a galloping horse.
Landon has exhibited his sculptures in the States as well as Europe
and his horse sculptures grace the entrance of the Winter Equestrian
Festival and the Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida. His work
has been shown in Europe for the last four years, and Adrian’s artwork
is collected in France, England, Luxembourg, Poland and the USA.
Horses run in the blood of Landon and his family. His grandfather
was an equine veterinarian and colonel in the French Army in the Alge-
rian War. He raised Adrian’s father Christophe with horses in the town
of Fontainebleau, south of Paris. Christophe fell for the sport of polo
and now keeps horses in upstate New York. Adrian comments, “ I really
made an effort to learn from my dad as much as I could about horses. ”
His personal connection to the animal shows in his work.
Landon describes his creative process, “ I come up with a general
idea of the position and feeling and a certain situation a horse would
be in, whether it’s a moment in the gallop or when the horse is being
confronted by something and halted. I make a drawing of it then I work
from images of horses to get the basic anatomy. I start with the base and
structure and then I work on the pieces. ” “ It’s a lot of work. It’s crazy, ”
admits Landon laughing, “ Hardly anyone would sculpt by this method
but it’s what I like to do. ”
EQUINE ALCHEMY
Landon rents a large industrial space in Brooklyn, New York to
work his alchemy. His life-size horses take about two months to
complete but his most recent sculpture The Mechanical Horse which
debuted at the Hampton Classic took over a year and a half. Landon
comments, “ It is the most challenging thing I’ve ever done so far. It’s
a life-size suspended horse that gallops in slow motion, and everything
runs off one little electric motor. Due to the size of the piece, the whole
horse is in stainless steel, so it can be outside and doesn’t rust. ” In
terms of its use of negative space he comments, “ Here I wanted to
make sure that we can see all the clockwork behind the defining pieces,
and that adds another dimension. ” Landon worked with Jeevan Goff
of Lotus Energy in Hudson, New York who kindly supplied the solar
equipment. Using solar power also contributes to the awareness of
climate change and the necessity to rely on sustainable energy. Adrian
is a very conscious person who has great love and respect for nature.
Adrian Landon must be an old soul.
The 25-year-old artist creates formidable
metal horse sculptures that astound
audiences with their ability to be abstract
and representational at the same time.
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6. His representative Isabelle Delgrange, an expert in the art field,
identified Adrian’s talent as he was just turning 21. She comments,
“Already you could recognize the undeniable talent in his way of cap-
turing the horse’s charisma, leaving us with the feeling that our rela-
tionship with the horse is deeply connected, yet the latter retains its
powerful independence. It can leave us puzzled although always aston-
ished.” She saw a market not only in the equestrian world, but beyond.
Delgrange comments, “I had been an avid rider and well connected to
the horse world and wanted to bring Adrian’s work to the public eye in
places where the horse is recognized as an essential element of one’s
lifestyle, places of prestige where the people involved have the same
love of developing idealistic ideas the way Adrian sculpts his horses
with great precision, beauty and aesthetics.”
A KINGDOM FIT FOR A HORSE
Next stop for Adrian Landon’s horse sculptures–Versailles. The
Académie Du Spectacle Equestre (Equestrian Arts Academy) at the
Grande Écurie (Royal Stables) at Château de Versailles is putting the
spotlight on equestrian arts in a contemporary dimension. Delgrange
reveals, “ The project at the Grande Écurie of Versailles will contribute
to celebrating and reviving an essential element that was once the heart
of a unique place.The support of the Académie by sponsoring us, offers
the opportunity to bring the beauty of the horse not only in the arena
where the horse performs, but as a celebration of the majestic poten-
tial the horse awakens in us through art, this time with Adrian in his
contemporary way side by side with a contemporary traditional form
of dressage.” She adds, “ The Académie Equestre opened its doors in
2003 under the direction of Bartabas, giving about 70 equestrian perfor-
mances a year, allowing the public to connect with the renewed traditions
of equestrian theater in the beautiful context of the Renewed Stables of
Versailles. ” In France, Bartabas is known as a talented horse trainer, film
producer and impresario who creates amazing horse performances.
For one so young and so serious as Adrian Landon, what does he
do for fun ? Adrian answers, “ When I need to take a break, I do a bit of
violin making.” Along with learning from his father about horses, he
also learned about the fine craft of making violins. Christophe Landon’s
prize-winning instruments are sold all over the world. “Violin making is
delicate, fine and detailed, in strong contrast to working with a big anvil.
They are two extremes,” Adrian explains, confessing, “My hands get so
insensitive after working with metal, and I don’t want to shave off too
much wood or break it.”
No doubt whatever this accomplished artist touches will turn to
gold. As his prowess and reputation continue to reach new heights,
who knows–maybe a golden horse will be next. — adrianlandon.com
“When I need to take
a break, I do a bit of
violin making. Violin
making is delicate,
fine and detailed, in
strong contrast to
working with a big
anvil. They are two
extremes”
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