George De Decker
George De Decker (°1951 Asse, Belgium) is a visual artist and composer who lives and works in Sint-Katelijne-Waver. He studied piano, composition and art history at the Royal Conservatory in Antwerp and Brussels, electronic music at IPEM in Ghent and painting in Anderlecht. Besides solo work (mainly with sound tape) and works for a large symphonic orchestra and sound installations, he also composed music for film, television and theatre. As from 2008 his paintings have featured in many solo, duo and group exhibitions in Belgium and The Netherlands. De Decker also created large mixed media installation projects including 'Ørnen 1897' (2013), a gigantic wooden zeppelin installation in which he combined fine art, music and film and 'Le bruit de la pensée' (2014), permanent site-specific installation works for the prison complex in Leuze-en-Hainaut (BE) consisting of 4 sculptures, a large stained glass and 2 paintings. In 2016 he founded the music ensemble SP!TSBERGEN. His latest composition Wit in Wit Goldberg Variations Revisited (2019) is released on CD and in the near future it will be performed by pianist Geert Callaert in several concert halls.