Leonardo Nierman Biography
Leonardo Nierman (1932 - ) is a Mexican abstract artist. His various paintings and sculptures are inspired by both nature and classical musicians such as Johann Sebastian Bach and Claude Debussy, as well as a range of artists that includes David Alfaro Siqueiros, Wassily Kandinsky and Joan Miró. Nierman's paintings use bright colors and evoke elemental natural events such as volcanic eruptions, storms, and waterfalls. Likewise, his sculptures often depict sublime abstract representations of angelic figures and flames. Born on November 1, 1932 in Mexico City, Mexico, to Lithuanian and Ukrainian parents, Nierman studied the violin from an early age before earning a bachelor's degree in business administration from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Today, the artist's works are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Detroit Institute of the Arts, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art, among others. Nierman lives and works in Mexico City, Mexico.
