Christian De Dier currently lives and works in Jalisco, Mexico.
He was born in Belgium (1958) and studied Art History and Design at St. Lukas School of Arts in Brussels. He emigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1986, and lived in Texas, USA from 1996 to 2019.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work finds roots in science and technology, and in the historical evolution of humanity's persevering quest to find answers to our most primal questions about the purpose of life and its course, while solicitous about the increasing fragility of this advancing civilization due to the almost absolute dependence on complex electronic digital forms, computers and internet.
As such, my work concerns intellectual concepts around the strong geometric variance of circular and linear form. Often minimal and monochrome, the focus is on subtle instabilities of light and shadow against texture, depth, media, color.
Contemporary abstract and minimalist in aspect, sometimes suggestive of Italian Spazialismo, the treatment of various media is equally drawn from enduring art historical tradition as well as innovative experimentation.
EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
My artwork has been regularly included in various exhibitions at several private and public art galleries in Ontario, Canada and Texas, USA and was featured in published reviews and interviews, since 1990.
Artworks in numerous private and corporate collections in several countries.