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Artist Statement:
My immediate environment is
what inspires me, ranging from
the people, culture, objects,
thoughts and especially
materials that I come in
contact with. I have a close
relationship to materials I
find in nature that can be
used or recycled. I often work
in layers, building a texture
and “feeling” ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Sweden:
Solo exhibition at
Konstnärshuset, KB
(Konstnärsbaren) 2005.
Art Moderna Gallery, 5th
anniversary of gallery, group
exhibition with “young and
upcoming artists”, 2006.
Galleri Nybroviken, 2006
Solo exhibition: Ostergök
Restaurang: 2007
Tyresö slot 2007
Konstnärshuset, KB
(konstnärsbaren) 2007
Solo exhibition Galleri
Hagström, Gamla Stan ...
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Artist Galleries:
Coming Soon!
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Artist Reviews:
TV: Green Art exhibition,
Nairobi Kenya, 2005
Ya Africa art group,
Nairobi Kenya, 2005
Dakar art bienale, 2006...
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Commissions:
Eco college: Bamboo college,
Oslo Norway. Tragic beauty and
transvangarde art, 2006
Isak Barnard: South African
ambassador in Kenya...
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Leon Kuhn Biography:
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36
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Male
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Married
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99
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Mixed Media
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Personal details: Leon Kühn
My immediate environment is what inspires me. My thoughts, experiences and ideas surrounding this. Here is where I collect most of my materials from. I like to experiment with textures and often apply natural pigments into the art. The materials I use mostly determine the outcome (not the original idea) and the end result is often surprising…
I was born in South Africa, 1971. From an early age I was exposed and involved in photography, art, artists and exhibitions.
In 2001 I moved to Sweden and completed various courses in painting, drawing, graphical printing and pottery at Folks Universitet in Stockholm. In 2004 we moved to Kenya and I started to work with a group of independent Kenyan artists now named Ya Africa. Here I developed my techniques of building up collages from various materials, like sand, soil, textile, hand made paper, rusted metal sheets etc.
In 2005 my family and I moved back to Sweden where I continued working as an artist and teacher.
Kenya: 2004 I took part in group exhibitions at the National Museum in Nairobi and the RAMOMA art gallery.
In 2005 a solo collection of one year’s work at the Village Market Exhibition Hall and Tazama Gallery. Also “action against landmines” commission for UN.
Group exhibition with Green Art (art that has an environmental theme or uses recycled materials).
Sweden: Retrospective solo exhibition at KB (Konstnärsbaren) during September and October, 2005.
Art Moderna Gallery, 5th anniversary of gallery, group exhibition with “young and upcoming artists”, April/May 2006.
Galleri Nybroviken: December 2006
Solo exhibition: Ostergök Restaurang: February 2007
Tyresö slot July 2007
KB (konstnärsbaren) June/july 2007-12-08
Solo exhibition Galleri Hagström, Gamla Stan
Solo exhibition at Galleri Sostockholm at Kungsträdgården
Spain Barcelona, at Sala Barna, Grupo Batik Art for the 30th anniversary art fair in October and November 2005.
United Kingdom: travelling exhibition in the United Kingdom with the Ya_Africa artists (various galleries), January-November 2006.
Norway: Transvangarde and eco art exhibition October and November 2006, in Oslo.
Senegal: Dak’art art bienalle, May 2006, installation on “tragic beauty” in Dakar.
websites: www.leonkuhn.com
most recent work: www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/l/leonkuhn/
links:
http://southafrica.africancolours.net/leon/
http://artyaafrica.com/cgi-bin/leon.pl
www.absolutearts.com
Tel no: 073 645 2121
Email: kuhnleon@hotmail.com
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