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Thierry De Cordier
by Angela and Elisa
Thierry De Cordier (born on 1954 in Ronse, Belgium) is a contemporary visual artist. He
currently lives and works in Ostend, Belgium. His art consists of drawings, paintings,
sculptures, installations and poetry/philosophy, and his work is held in numerous
museum collections, including S.M.A.K ,the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst
(commonly abbreviated as S.M.A.K., translated as City Museum for Contemporary Art)
is a relatively new museum located in Ghent, Belgium, and is renowned both for its
permanent collection. As a young artist, he lived a nomadic existence that caused him
to reflect upon architecture as a model for social relations. For a long time, his garden
was a substitute and a metaphor for the world. Later, he turned his back to the world to
look at the sea.Thierry De Cordier is an existential artist who tries to understand the
world through his own experience. His work is the result of a personal que 7C