Guy-Henri·Dacos

Born in 1941, Dacos is a full - time print artist. He firmly believes that to become a print artist, one must be highly self - disciplined and dedicated wholeheartedly to this art form. One should refrain from expending energy on other art media and use printmaking as the sole means of artistic expression.

In 1961, he held his first solo exhibition of artworks in Brussels. Subsequently, he held numerous solo and group exhibitions in Belgium and across Europe. In 1974, he became a professor at the Printmaking Studio of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Liège. He was actively engaged in teaching, creating, and popularizing print art.

His works have won numerous international awards. He holds a very important position and has a wide - reaching influence in the academic and artistic circles. He is one of the most significant artists in the field of contemporary European printmaking. With great diligence, he left behind a vast number of copperplate, lithograph, offset lithograph, and screen - printed works. Many of his works have been exhibited and collected in numerous galleries, museums, and art galleries across Europe.

Dacos has a broad creative vision. He often collaborates with poets and creates art books by combining texts and images in the form of prints. What makes him unique is his continuous attention to major events happening in the world we live in. He infuses a profound sense of humanism into his works through a unique visual language.

As one of the most important artists in the field of contemporary European printmaking, enjoying a crucial position and extensive influence in the academic and artistic communities, he created assiduously and left behind a large number of copperplate, lithograph, offset lithograph, and screen - printed works. His print works exhibit strong individuality and artistic characteristics in terms of composition, color, and lines. From the preparation of the printing plate, engraving to printing, he makes every effort to pursue the three - dimensionality of prints. This is not only an understanding of the concavity and convexity produced under chemical and physical effects, but also an exploration of the multi - dimensional results achieved through the continuous superposition (overprinting), juxtaposition, and pluralization of images in the concept.

Representative works

Carnival 、655x501mm 、Printmaking

Safflower 、660x505mm、Printmaking

Three Trees Landscape 、650x500mm 、Printmaking