Jean Dubois
Although Jean Dubois considered himself an autodidact, he trained as a painter and designer at the Ecole industrielle in Jumet and at the Academy in Nivelles.
His admiration for Matisse and Léger is palpable in his early work. He was also noticeably influenced by the Liège landscape artist Richard Heintz.
From the 1960s onwards, his paintings became resolutely abstract as he became an ardent advocate of abstract art and later also constructivism in Wallonia.
Jean Dubois combined his oil paintings with works in relief, incorporating pieces of wood in them. He created monumental works in pure colours with sleek lines. The vertical dimension of many of his compositions contrasts with the carefully-chosen diagonals or the tonality of the colours. The harmonious proportions and the engaging artistry combine to create a delicate tension between the static and the dynamic.
