Baron François Schuiten (born 1956 in Brussels) is a Belgian comic-strip artist and scenographer descending from a family of architects. His brother Luc Schuiten, who works with him as comic-scenarist from time to time, is also noted architect.
As Francois Schuiten was just 16 years old, the comic magazine "Pilot“ published his first comic. In addition to his first publications, he enrolled at the Institute Saint-Luc, where he studied under Claude Renard.
As Francois Schuiten was just 16 years old, the comic magazine "Pilot“ published his first comic. In addition to his first publications, he enrolled at the Institute Saint-Luc, where he studied under Claude Renard.
Together with the scenographer Benoît Peeters, Schuiten created his most well-known work of art the series "Les Cités Obscures“ (The Mysterious Cities) which numbered 17 volumes.
Influenced by the literary genre "Steam-Punk”, the content of the series centres about parallel urban worlds and the destruction of the historic cityscape of Brussels.
Influenced by the literary genre "Steam-Punk”, the content of the series centres about parallel urban worlds and the destruction of the historic cityscape of Brussels.
Schuitens‘ passionate relationship to architecture becomes evident in these series and is also reflected in the character of the drawings which are influenced by the graphic art of Giovanni Battista Piranesis.
Francois Schuiten designed subway stations "Arts et Metiers" in Paris and" Porte de Hal" in Brussels. In addition, he was the designer for several Worlds Fairs pavilions : Luxembourg pavilion in Seville, "Planet of Visions" in Hanover in 2000 which has welcomed five million visitors, and the Belgian pavilion in Aichi (Japan) in 2005.
He has just published a Lonely Planet Guide about Brussels and is currently working on the design of future railway museum in Belgium.
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