Artist Information:
Kim Leutwyler
Chicago, IL
United States
Member Since: Apr 2009
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Artist Statement:
I create large scale figure
paintings of queer-identified
women and transgenders,
particularly those who have
become mainstream,
depoliticized and assimilated
into a commodity. In order to
meet the needs of their social
environment, they modify their
bodies and take on various
permutations of androgyny and
femininity in order to become
palatable to both sexes. One
aspect of my most recent work
I consider significant to my
artistic practice is my use of
artificial flowers.
Generally speaking, flowers in
fine art raise more questions
than they answer. Though their
visual appeal is
straightforward, the
interpretation of their
bewildering array of meaning
is complicated, and often
contradictory. The flower can
function as a vehicle for
contemplating concepts of sex,
decay, gender politics, our
environment, decadence,
ceremony, and the mutability
of life, love and death. Since
flowers are the sexual
expression of a plant, they
can function as a subtle
vernacular to portray the
layers and complexities of
sexuality that I deal with in
my work.
I use primarily
recycled/rescued silk flowers
that each have a history of
their own to build an iconic
arrangement upon which the
viewer can cast their own
interpretations. However I do
not deny my own ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2009
Recesselation, SPOKE Gallery,
Chicago, IL
Spring BFA Exhibition,
Sullivan Galleries, Chicago,
IL
2008
Naestved International
Exhibition of Contemporary
Mini Square Prints, Naestved
Roennebaeksholm Art & Culture
Center, Denmark (permanent
collection)
Black Moon Lilith, CB:AG,
Phoenix, Arizona (solo)
Black Moon Lilith, Einstein
Bros. Bagels, Tempe, Az (solo)
2007
Coup de ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Naestved Roennebaeksholm Art &
Culture Center Permanent
Collection, Denmark
Printmaking Student
Association collection,
Arizona State University ...
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Commissions:
Ashton Dykert, commissioned
painting
Elena
Sarn, commissioned painting
On the “By the Wayside”
album/CD label.
Commissioned for mural in New
York, New York.
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Kim Leutwyler's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Kim Leutwyler's Portfolio. Browse Leutwyler's body of work: I create large scale figure paintings of queer-identified women and transgenders, particularly those who have become mainstream, depoliticized and assimilated into a commodity. In order to meet the needs of their social environment, they modify their bodies and take on various permutations of androgyny and femininity in order to become palatable to both sexes. One aspect of my most recent work I consider significant to my artistic practice is my use of artificial flowers.
Generally speaking, flowers in fine art raise more questions than they answer. Though their visual appeal is straightforward, the interpretation of their bewildering array of ... |
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Drunk Painting, 2008
Acrylic Painting,
60 x 72 X 1 inches
Price: US$ 4320
€: 3088
UK £: 2720
¥en: 398483
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zinc amarillo, 2008
Oil Painting,
24 x 30 X 1 inches
Price: US$ 720
€: 514
UK £: 453
¥en: 66413
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Discordia with Gold and Brown, 2008
Other Painting,
11 x 14 inches
Price: US$ 155
€: 110
UK £: 97
¥en: 14297
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Vice with Red and Blue, 2008
Oil Painting,
48 x 72 X 1.5 inches
Price: US$ 3450
€: 2466
UK £: 2172
¥en: 318233
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Painting the Roses Red, 2009
Assemblage,
8 x 6 X 0.5 feet
Price: US$ 6620
€: 4733
UK £: 4168
¥en: 610638
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Unfortunate Collision of Gum Balls and Adolescence, 2008
Oil Painting,
36 x 48 X 1 inches
Price: US$ 1720
€: 1229
UK £: 1083
¥en: 158655
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