Pierre Alechinsky
Pierre Alechinsky, 1927
Belgian painter
Althoug the youngest member of the Cobra group and participant in the 1949 exhibition, he had a decicive impact on CoBrA. Among other things Alechinsky was active in the CoBrA publications. The old building in Brussels he refurbished became the scene of many CoBrA activities.
Japanese calligraphy became his great passion which inspired him and some Japanese artists to make the film "Calligraphie Japonaise". Whe the group dissolved in 1951, he moved to Paris where he lives today. He travelled and painted in the USA too.
