Christian A.G. Heckscher was born in
At an early age, he develops a passion for the power of images through movies, books, and the famous Belgian art of comic strip. His travels and time spent on the Atlantic Coast have etched a very large place in his childhood best memories.
These themes will be found later in his work.
From 1967 to 1972 he studies graphic arts and advertising as well as engraving techniques in
He travels extensively, collecting series of sketches and photographs from
In 1971, he also worked briefly with the famous dancer and creator of ballets, Maurice Bejart in
His first trip to
He recalls the feeling of first steps in NYC, “To me it was like landing on the moon”!
An extended journey to
Another milestone is created in 1978, when he was invited to exhibit his work in the (then) prestigious
After Mexico, the attraction for South America was alive and well. He decided to travel to
From 1980 to 1993, he settles in Southern California with frequent return to
Searching for a quieter environment, he moves to an Island on the East Coast of the
After years of isolation necessary to accumulate the energy and the emotional ingredient for the creation of
new bodies of work, he now lives back in
“A work of art is like a friend, a partner, a lover. It must access to a certain amount of joy, a complicity of intellect and emotions, but most of all it should light your inner fire and reach your soul. I am more interested by sharing emotions transpiring from the intensity of light, the energy of colors or the power suggested by the subject itself, than by a pleasant image, even beautifully done. To my view, there is no room for small-talk with art”. -Christian Heckscher.