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Alechinsky, Pierre
born: 1927 Brussels

Like Karl Appel and Corneille, Pierre Alechinsky was active in a group of  Danish, Belgian and Dutch artists who called themselves Cobra 1948-1950 Alechinsky's background was in book illustration and typography, which he studied in 1944 at the Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture et des Arts Decoratifs in Brussels. This training in the principles of design remained a key factor in his later work. After a phase of emotionally charged, gestural painting in the mode of European Art Informel, a trip to Japan in 1955 brought a changeover. Alechinsky's style grew more tranquil, contemplative, and ornamental, probably under the influence of Japanese calligraphic ink-painting, about which he even made a film in Tokyo and Kyoto. This may also have been the source of his increasing preference for the color black, and perhaps even of the idea of including written texts in his prints and drawings of the period, which were eloquent in every sense of the word. A turn from impasto oils to smoothly applied acrylic paint, in 1965, contributed to a stylistic change in Alechinsky's work. Coupe Sombre (Dark Chalice) is a characteristic example. The composition consists of a central field of calor flanked by black and white scenes that provide narrative variations on the central motifs. The configurations emerging from the agitated color fields and arabesque lineatures may be ambiguous, but this only increases their capacity to stimulate the viewer's imagination and trigger free association. The dreamlike atmosphere of Surrealist art fascinated Alechinsky from the beginning. He especially admired André Breton, Surrealist poet, philosopher, and explorer into the creative forces of the subconscious mind.
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