Luc Leestemaker
Painter

Luc Leestemaker was born in the Netherlands and moved to the US in 1990. Living and working in the US created a stylistic journey that would take him from early inspiration by the CoBrA movement; through densely abstract expressionist compositions; to the “Inner Landscape” and “Transfigurations” Series, inspired both by Mark Rothko and 17th and 18th Century Dutch and English landscape painters (notably Constable, Ruysdael, Van Goyen). Recently he has also exhibited newly abstracted series of works, titled “Voyager” and “Map of the Wind.”

His paintings are exhibited throughout the US and internationally, increasingly becoming a part of major corporate and private collections. Two retrospective museum exhibitions were held in 2004 (Bakersfield Museum of Art, in California, and the West Valley Art Museum in Arizona). The documentary “Swimming Through The Clouds” about the artist’s life and work, was screened at a number of Film Festivals around the world and broadcast by Link TV, a culture and arts satellite network.

The artist collaborated with famed jazz composer and musician Charlie Haden and created the artwork for the cd “Land of the Sun,” which won a Grammy in 2005 in the category “Best Contemporary Latin Jazz.”

His collaboration with Hollywood’s film Industry has showcased his work in a number of film and television projects, amongst them, “Spiderman,” “Bringing Down the House,” “Erin Brockovitch,” “Simone,” and “Shopgirl.”

When not traveling, the artist lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

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