Joachim Luetke

Joachim Luetke is a cross-media artist. He is mostly known for his artwork for bands such as Arch Enemy, Dimmu Borgir, Kreator, Marilyn Manson, Meshuggah, Sopor Æternus & the Ensemble of Shadows and Rage. His art has also been published in book form and compared to that of H. R. Giger.

Artistic training

Luetke, born in 1957, studied graphic-design in Switzerland during the late seventies, and improved his artistic capabilities at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, Austria. His teacher and mentor was Rudolf Hausner, the grandmaster of Phantastic Realism.

Publications

• Luetke, Joachim (2000). Posthuman - The Art of Joachim Luetke. Wien: Weitbrecht Verlag. pp. 128 pages. ISBN 978-3-522-71935-3.