Christian Dotremont
Christian Dotremont, (kʁistjɑ̃ dɔtʁəmɔ̃; 12 December 1922 – 20 August 1979), was a Belgian painter and poet who was born in Tervuren, Belgium. He was a founding member of the Revolutionary Surrealist Group (1946) and he also founded COBRA together with Danish artist Asger Jorn. In this capacity he was responsible for bringing Henri Lefebvre's Critique de la vie quotidienne (1946) to the group's attention.
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- Name
- Christian Dotremont
- Born
- 12 December 1922
- Birthplace
- Tervuren, Belgium
- Died
- 20 August 1979
- Place of death
- Buizingen, Belgium
- Known for
- founding member of COBRA
- Occupation
- painter, poet
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Languages
- French
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Christian Dotremont, (kʁistjɑ̃ dɔtʁəmɔ̃; 12 December 1922 – 20 August 1979), was a Belgian painter and poet who was born in Tervuren, Belgium. He was a founding member of the Revolutionary Surrealist Group (1946) and he also founded COBRA together with Danish artist Asger Jorn. In this capacity he was responsible for bringing Henri Lefebvre's Critique de la vie quotidienne (1946) to the group's attention.
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He later became well known for his painted poems (French: Peinture mots), which he called logograms. He died of tuberculosis in Buizingen.
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• Name — Christian Dotremont • Born — 12 December 1922 • Birthplace — Tervuren, Belgium • Died — 20 August 1979 • Place of death — Buizingen, Belgium • Known for — founding member of COBRA • Occupation — painter, poet
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• Illustration — Sept Ecritures by Dotremont and Alechinsky
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