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Art Menu 0 Viewing Room Shop Contact Home Artists Locations News Menu Home Artists Locations News Your cart is currently empty DTR Modern Four Paintings by Leestemaker As performed by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Exhibition Statement In 2002, a budding composer named Vincent Ho visited a gallery in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) and came across the paintings of Luc Leestemaker. Inspired and enraptured, Ho took down the artist’s name and years later, during his post doctoral studies, found himself in Los Angeles where Dutch-American Luc Leestemaker based his studio. After reaching out, Luc and Ho bonded over a mutual love of music and fine art, and the idea to collaborate on a project was born. Luc himself was often known to paint to loud music, from Wagner to Philip Glass, Bob Dylan and Coldplay. Music moved him and thus his paintbrush. In 2005 Vincent Ho was commissioned to write a work for the ARC Ensemble (Artists of the Royal Conservatory of Music) and he decided this would be the perfect time to compose a piece inspired by Leestemaker’s paintings. After pouring over hundred of Luc’s canvases, Ho selected four that he would interpret into music. Four Paintings by Leestemaker” has since been performed worldwide by the ARC Ensemble, the Winnipeg Philharmonic Orchestra and now, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. DTR Modern is honored to represent the estate of Luc Leestemaker, an artist whose impact transcended the canvas with which he painted and left an incredible legacy of works behind in only a short twenty-five year career span. Such a rich archive of paintings has allowed us to create an inspired exhibition around this live performance event, arising from the original four works selected by Ho. It will also include a few pieces never before exhibited to the public. Enter Virtual Gallery About Luc Leestemaker For more information on the artist and available artwork, please contact: DTR Modern Galleries 167 Newbury Street Boston, MA 02116 info@dtrmodern.com 617.424.9700 Born in the Netherlands in 1957, Leestemaker’s family boasted several accomplished painters including his grandfather, a painter in the Dutch court. Luc himself did not discover his true artistic avenue until his mid 30’s working initially as an organizer and entrepreneur in several arts, including visual art, theater, and literature. Working in Amsterdam, he helped found a performing arts center, an art collective, and a monthly magazine devoted to business and the arts. He was managing director of Leestemaker & Associates, a consulting firm specializing in arts marketing, financing, and public relations that at its height boasted the Dutch government’s cultural portfolio as its most prominent client. In the 1990s, Leestemaker moved to Los Angeles. After a stint as an actor and model, he turned to painting full time. Leestemaker developed a style influenced by Abstract Expressionism in both its American and European forms. He eventually evolved a more lyrical style, in which the expansive brushstrokes and vivid palette of Abstract Expressionism becalm themselves, ultimately taking on the composition and atmosphere of land and seascapes. Vigorous, yet imbued with art-historical reference, his paintings have a distinctive and evocative style. In 2005, Leestemaker created a private art fund to mentor and invest in emerging and established artists such as sculptor Patrick Marold, photographer Richard D’Amore, and composer Vincent Ho. The artist also collaborated with famed composer and musician Charlie Haden and created the artwork for Haden’s 2005 Grammy Award-winning CD Land of the Sun.” His collaboration with Hollywood’s film industry has led to a number of film and television projects and in March 2012, Leestemaker was selected as a Star of Design in the art category by the Pacific Design Center. On May, 18, 2012, Leestemaker passed away peacefully on his 55th birthday. As well as being a part of major corporate and private collections, Leestemaker’s work continues to be exhibited widely throughout North America and Europe, in museums, commercial galleries, and various public spaces. In 2014, Luc’s work was selected for exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Beijing (MoCA Beijing). COPYRIGHT © 2020 | POWERED BY ART VIRTUALY | 3D...