Artist Love: ERIK DESMAZIÈRES

I saw an exhibition of this man's work when I went to the J. W. Waterhouse exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal last year. I was blown away, not only by his immense skill and talent for detail, but also the extent of his imagination to create such amazing imaginary architecture and landscapes... as if Albrecht Dürer and M. C. Escher had gotten together and had a baby!

Erik Desmazières was born in Rabbat, Morocco, son of a French diplomat. He spent his childhood in Morocco, Portugal, and France. Desmazières studied at the Institute d’Etudes Politique, political science and took an evening art course at the Cours du Soir de la Ville. After graduation he decided to pursue a career as an artist.

Considered to be one of the finest printmakers of his generation, Desmazières was strongly influenced by artists such as Giovanni Piranesi and Jacques Callot. Erik Desmazières work is represented by galleries in Europe, the United States, and Japan and is collected by important museums worldwide.

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