Leif Rasmussen is an self taught artist with influence by:
J. Gruetzke, J.M. Basquiat, G. Denning & Yoshitaka Amano.
He is currently living on Koh Samui, Thailand.
1960 - 2006
Participating in the mass psychosis of the Western World - believing
that money and power will lead to happiness.
2006 - till today
Awakening and deciding to make art one of my favourite pastimes.
My work is about modern life, celebrities and day-to-day living.
It's about pornography and news reports from trouble spots.
I'm fluent in Danish, German and English and can quickly
confuse most Thai-speakers.
I know how to start a fire, spit over six meters and, if properly
inspired, will dance until dawn.
I spend my days recovering from jetlag, cleaning paintbrushes,
repairing my boat and learning Thai.
Education:
| 2006 |
1 month artist residency in Munich, Germany. |
| 2005 |
6 weeks artist's residency Phuket, Thailand. |
| 2004 |
1 month artist's residency Saigon, Vietnam. |
| 2002 |
1 month artist's residency Phuket, Thailand. |
| 2001 |
Study trip to New York, USA. |
| 2000 |
Study trip to Hanoi, Vietnam. |
| 1998 |
1 month artist's residency KL, Malaysia. |
| 1996 |
Study trip to LA, USA. |
| 1995 |
Study trip to Hongkong, UK. |
| 1993 |
Study trip to London, UK. |
| 1992 |
Study trip to Manila, Philippines. |
| 1991 |
5 weeks artist's residency Bali, Indonesia. |
| 1989 |
Study trip to Berlin, Germany. |
| 1987 |
Study trip to Bombay, India. |
| 1984 |
Study trip to Amsterdam, Holland. |
| 1982 |
4 weeks artist's residency Flensburg, Germany. |
| 1981 |
Study trip to Paris, France. |
| 1960 |
Born in Ringe, Denmark. |
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