Christian Dugardeyn

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By the use of a multitude of artistic mediums ranging from painting to sculpture, Duga, brings together in his works a particular aesthetic. This Belgian artist finds his roots, his influences, in the primary arts, African art, Oceanian art, Amerindian art, brut art but also in naive art. Detach yourself from academism to create your own style Born in 1963 in Brussels, Christian Dugardeyn (alias Duga) is an artist belonging to the movement of free expression. After an essential passage to the Fine Arts, he quickly emancipates from the artistic techniques taught to refocus on his instinctive emotions. He painted and sculpts viscerally, in a state of regression and on the fringes of contemporary artistic currents. The reappropriation of his influences to give form to his emotions Duga gives free rein to his emotions through different techniques: drawing, painting and sculpture. Among the contemporary artists who have permeated his work, we find, among other things, Basquiat and Combas. From the free figuration movement, Duga is inspired by Aléchinsky, Appel and the Cobra group. Without forgetting Picasso, Schiele and expressionism as well as Dubuffet, Brut Art and Street Art. According to him, an artist cannot remain isolated in his corner, he must open up, soak up influences from the past to reshuffle them and create. At Picasso, Basquiat and in street art, it is the distortions of the characters that interest him with the conservation of a certain anatomical fidelity and a gestural. Street art, scriptures and graffiti, it particularly retains the fluidity and speed of the gesture as well as the explosion of colors.

Selected Works

Don't go there by Christian Dugardeyn

Don't go there

Paintings - 100x150 cm
Let me go by Christian Dugardeyn

Let me go

Paintings - 106x85 cm
Disunion by Christian Dugardeyn

Disunion

Paintings - 101x141 cm
Disunion 1 by Christian Dugardeyn

Disunion 1

Paintings - 101x71 cm
disunion 2 by Christian Dugardeyn

disunion 2

Paintings - 101x71 cm
fétiche by Christian Dugardeyn

fétiche

Sculpture - 80x25 cm
Autoportrait aux yeux verts 1 by Christian Dugardeyn

Autoportrait aux yeux verts 1

Sculpture - 50x25 cm
Jeu d'enfant by Christian Dugardeyn

Jeu d'enfant

Sculpture - 80x35 cm
Union Royale by Christian Dugardeyn

Union Royale

Paintings - 150x100 cm
Introspection by Christian Dugardeyn

Introspection

Paintings - 106x74 cm

Sagesse

Paintings - 106x74 cm

Fusion

Paintings - 120x80 cm

Saut de joie

Paintings - 120x80 cm

Protection rapprochée

Paintings - 120x80 cm

Stay with me

Paintings - 103x73 cm

Dark day

Paintings - 100x70 cm

Autoportrait 21

Paintings - 120x80 cm

Autoportrait 20

Paintings - 160x120 cm

Autoportrait 19

Paintings - 160x120 cm

Autoportrait 16

Paintings - 120x80 cm

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