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Born in Lörrach, Germany, LECKOmio grew up in a household where painting was a daily activity, and was exposed to much creativity from an early age. Painting comics and characters had always been one of his favourite hobbies as a kid and with the help of a school friend, he was introduced to graffiti. Following that small introduction, LECKOmio was hooked and they started sketching together; sneaking out at night to paint the neighborhood walls. After several run-ins with the law, he took a break from painting outside and concentrated on school, which led him to a future of business management. However, as a burgeoning artist, he was not satisfied. LECKOmio continued sketching and painting, and in 2002 began experimenting with stencils, though completely unaware of the well-established stencil movement in street art outside of his own developments. His work has been entirely self-taught, with trial and error being his greatest mentor. Following his move from home to studio, and finally quitting his job in management, LECKOmio has taken off with his art, cultivating his personal style, developing innovative stenciling techniques like transparency, and exhibiting work in galleries all over the world (U.S., Middle East, Australia, and all over Europe). From small beginnings in regional art clubs in Germany, to recent successes in huge international exhibitions, he has spent most of his artistic career working alongside the world's top graffiti artists, to include his chief creative influence and personal friend, the late, Sigi von Koeding, aka DARE. Drawing from his years of artistic experimentation, and influence from his colleagues, LECKOmio’s talent is profound. He takes a very simplistic approach to such a broad genre, turning objects that are so overlooked into a complex series of physics, urban attitude, fine art, and creates a “universe of colors on one square centimeter.”
