Leon Keer (born 1980) is a Dutch pop-surrealist artist. He has created work on canvas and (''3D'') artwork on the streets across the world. Leon Keer is a leading artist in anamorphic

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. His art has been showcased in Europe, the United States, Russia, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, New Zealand, and several Asian countries. In addition to using optical illusions, he often presents his art by adding new technologies, such as augmented reality and video mapping. The art is temporary, but the images are shared all over the world via social media. Leon generally paints contemporary themes which involves environmental concerns and raises questions about the livability in this world. Incase-of-lost-childhood-cover

Career

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Leon Keer designs and creates

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, 3-D and 4-D street art in the Netherlands and abroad. The 3-D Lego terracotta army is one of those creations.curated (daily news).
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. At the 2010 festival in

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, he made a surreal

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with

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and

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together, fighting against evil. International

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. The anamorphic painting Piggy Bank was Keer's Japanese debut in 2013. Keer created "

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", a supposedly anonymous guerilla artist. Leon Keer exhibited a solo show, "Forced Perspective", at Wanrooij Gallery Amsterdam.

References

External links

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Leon Keer – The 3D explorer talks to ISSA

3D street art: a question of perspective
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keer, Leon 1970 births Living people Dutch artists Street artists Public art Artists from Utrecht (city)