Collection: Pierre Alchinsky

Born in 1927 in Brussels, Belgium

1944 Entered the Cambre School of Decorative Arts in Brussels

He participated in the Cobra movement with Cabel Appel and Asger Jorn, learned printmaking techniques from Stanley William Hayter and was influenced by Japanese calligraphy. He also had contact with Giacometti, Bram van Velde and Victor Brauner.

1955 Solo exhibition at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels Solo exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London

Since 1965, he has produced acrylic paintings, ink paintings, and prints that are strongly influenced by Japanese calligraphy.

In the 1980s, he taught at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and became more active as an artist.