Luc Cauwenberghs
Luc Cauwenberghs | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 February 1952 |
| Died | 20 January 2025 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | visual artist |
Luc Cauwenberghs (24 February 1952 – 20 January 2025) was a Belgian visual artist and installation artist.
Biography
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Cauwenberghs was born on 24 February 1952.[1] As a visual artist he contributed to movies and theater. He became most known for his large sculptures and art installations. He collaborated with the National Opera, Middelheim Antwerp, Belgian cities Charleroi, Ostend, Brussels, Leuven, Ghent and projects outside Belgium in Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin. He is most known for his statues of comics characters, including the statue of Nero in Hoeilaart, statue of Urbanus in Middelkerke, the turtle by Jan Fabre, the Plastieken Walvis of Jommeke and the statue of Guust Flater in Charleroi.[2][3][4] Chinese artist Ye Yongqing forged his works of art and has been prosecuted.[5]
Cauwenberghs had four children and lived in Tervuren.[2] He died on 20 January 2025, at the age of 72 from heart failure.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Luc Cauwenberghs". standbeelden.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kunstenaar Luc Cauwenberghs (72) overleden, maker van beelden van Nero en Urbanus". VRT (in Dutch). 23 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Afscheid van kunstenaar Luc Cauwenberghs, die stripfiguren een extra dimensie gaf: "Hij had oog voor diepgang"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 23 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ "Kunstenaar Luc Cauwenberghs (72) overleden aan hartaanval". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 23 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ "Chinees die jarenlang kunstenaar uit Kluisbergen kopieerde, biedt excuses aan in Chinese krant". VRT (in Dutch). 23 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.