Leon Löwentraut

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Leon Löwentraut (born February 15, 1998 in Kaiserslautern ) is a German artist. He lives and works in Düsseldorf .

Life

art

Löwentraut's interest in art was sparked by his mother's painting. He watched her at first, but then quickly practiced it himself. Since he didn't paint stick figures, skies and meadows like other children of his age, his parents noticed his own abstract style .

During school he began to be creative as an actor, model and artist. Löwentraut went to the Aloisius College in Bonn Bad Godesberg. Due to his youthful age compared to other artists and the positive response to his works, there was a media hype . In January 2015 he appeared on the television program TV total , in which he painted a picture together with presenter Stefan Raab . Martin Zips wrote in the Süddeutsche Zeitung that Löwentraut was “ cheered a little early on to the new Picasso by an art and media scene obsessed with money and publicity ”. National exhibitions followed in Munich, Hamburg , Berlin and, most recently, Düsseldorf. Internationally, he has had vernissages in London and New York as well as Singapore and Basel .

In 2017, Löwentraut was selected by UNESCO to paint 17 pictures on the topic of “Sustainable Development Goals”, which were to be sold as art prints. The proceeds should be donated entirely to UNESCO. In the same year, as part of the RTL Spendenmarathon , he completed a work of art live on television, which was also auctioned for the benefit of the RTL Foundation - We Help Children via the United Charity charity auction platform. The work generated proceeds of 57,750 euros.

play

Löwentraut played the Mik in a supporting role in the 2015 film Henry (director: Philipp Fussenegger ) .

engagement

Leon Löwentraut has been supporting the youth against AIDS awareness initiative since 2015 and was part of the official campaign for World AIDS Day in 2017/18 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nathalie Riahi: Students inspire with works of art: Leon (16), the insider tip in the art scene. In: express.de. October 5, 2014, accessed February 6, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Maximilian Mühlens: Leon Löwentraut is considered a shooting star in the art scene. In: General Anzeiger Bonn. August 9, 2015, accessed May 3, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b Stefan Reinelt: At the age of 16 artistic all-rounder. In: Rheinische Post of October 30, 2014, accessed on July 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ Young artist Leon Löwentraut: At 16 already expressive-abstract. In: Spiegel Online . December 29, 2014, accessed February 6, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Ben meets up-and-coming artist Leon Löwentraut. ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: KiKA from February 25, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kika.de
  6. ↑ Raab paints with the Wunderkind - TV total on YouTube , from January 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ Martin Zips: Nice stupid - Adieu, Baselitz. In: sueddeutsche.de . July 17, 2015, accessed February 6, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Susanne Baller: 17 years old , shooting star. In: stern.de . August 4, 2015, accessed February 6, 2017 .
  9. ↑ Exhibition in London! Leon takes off . In: Express , April 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ Armin Himmelrath: 18-year-old painter: "I'm currently living my dream". In: Spiegel Online . October 14, 2016, accessed February 6, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Flavia Schlittler: Child prodigy Leon Löwentraut is showing his works in Basel today: “When others are sleeping, I paint” . ( blick.ch [accessed on March 11, 2018]).
  12. ↑ Leon Löwentraut paints for UNESCO , small talk, September 29, 2017
  13. ↑ Leon Löwentraut's painting auctioned for 57,750 euros , press portal, accessed April 12, 2018
  14. ↑ fffyeah.com: Henry - Startnext. In: startnext.com. January 30, 2015, accessed February 6, 2017 .
  15. ↑ Faces of our campaign: Interview with Leon Löwentraut. December 9, 2017, accessed March 26, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Löwentraut, Leon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION young German artist
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1998
PLACE OF BIRTH Kaiserslautern