Biography of Cheyco Leidmann (a.k.a.: Cheico Leidmann)

During the 80s Cheyco Leidmann’s images established a new visual style. Back then the hyper-real colors of his American landscapes, neon signs, swimming pools, secluded beaches and more, sparked the imagination of many art, music, and photography fans. At the time Leidmann worked mainly on fashion and beauty editorials and advertising campaigns, publishing his works in books such as the cult classic Foxy Lady. In more recent years, the photographer carried out a sort of social analysis through explicit and disturbing images that show the “toxicity” of modern life. Accompanied by his creative collaborator Ypsitylla von Nazareth, who contributed with her styling to quite a few advertising campaigns shot by Leidmann, the photographer is back with an exhibition part of Paris’ Festival de L’Art Saint Germain des Prés. Entitled ‘OXYcoNEXI’ the exhibition will feature surreal landscapes populated by grotesque characters. Disquieting and disturbing, these images can be viewed as strong statements about the society we are living in.