Talenthouse

I create large scale figure paintings of women, most recently focusing on those who have impacted my life in some way. My work toys with the concept of glorification vs. objectification vs. modification, while concurrently investigating the territory between visual and sexual enjoyment through pattern, color and image. I have come to focus on painting as a medium because of its primarily masculine history in the western art canon.

I am dedicated to my studio practice and intend to continue making art throughout the course of my life, no matter what path my career may take. In the future, I see my artwork marking a sexually fluid presence and stimulating dialogue in both the feminist and mainstream art worlds.

Location United States, IL, Chicago

Bio Kim Leutwyler is a Chicago-based artist who works in a variety of media including painting, installation, ceramics, printmedia, and drawing. She was born on Friday the 13th, which people say \"explains a lot.\" Never residing in one place for more than a few years, Kim has traveled extensively throughout North America, the European continent, Asia and the South Pacific region.

A great deal of Kim’s inspiration is drawn from the imagery, social differences and experiences in her travels. Kim’s current work takes its form in large scale paintings primarily dealing with images of beauty, femininity and sexuality. Her artwork has been exhibited in multiple galleries throughout the United States, and she is part of a permanent collection at both the Naestved Cultural Center in Denmark, and the Brooklyn Art Library in New York.

Much of Leutwyler's time is dedicated to the things she loves such as extreme sports, good beer, body modification, beautiful girls, chocolates, narcissism, carbs and mohawks. She holds concurrent degrees in Studio and Art History from Arizona State University, and recently graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a Painting and Drawing degree.

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