Éric Duyckaerts (4 February 1953 – 26 January 2019) was a
Belgian
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contemporary artist, specializing in pastels and videography. His practice also includes installations.
His work articulates the plastic arts and exogenous knowledge, such as science, law and mathematical logic.
Biography
After studying law and philosophy, Duyckaerts followed a career in art by enrolling in the
Institut des Hautes Études en Arts Plastiques
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in
Paris
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. He taught art in schools such as the
École nationale supérieure d'art de Bourges, École nationale supérieure d'art de Dijon, École supérieure d'Art Pays Basque, the
Villa Arson
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, and the
École nationale supérieure d'arts de Paris-Cergy. He co-founded Groupov in 1980 with Michel Delamarre, Jacques Delcuvellerie, Monique Ghysens, Francine Landrain, Jany Pimpaud, and François Sikivie.
Since the mid-1980s, Duyckaerts had been working on performances and videos mixed with audio installations.
Éric Duyckaerts died on 25 January 2019.
References
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1953 births
2019 deaths
Belgian contemporary artists