Arthur Devisscher

Arthur Devisscher was born in Bruges. He lives in Ghent. Studied illustration at LUCA School of Arts (Ghent). During his last years studying psychology he returned to the pencil. Drawing provided a freedom that he did not find in his training at the time. At LUCA this freedom was only further encouraged.

When Arthur draws, he lets everything come to him, the stories unfold as he goes along. His bedroom is also his workplace, the fantasy world and the real one closely linked. Discipline is necessary when the bed is just a hop away.

Arthur likes to spend his time in nature, and despite the fact that this doesn’t rhyme in English as it does in Dutch, you can also see it in his work. Flowers and animals, equal characters. In his attic room, time crawls by like a caterpillar. The summer heat makes it feel like feverish dreams. The colorful compositions are made for you to lose yourself in them.

When Arthur looks at his drawings he finds his young self again, the pleasure in drawing is what drives him.