Érik Desmazières was born in Rabat in 1948 and spent his childhood in Morocco, France and Portugal. He obtained a degree in politics in 1971, but also studied drawing and painting at night school in Paris. In 1972 he chose etching as his principal method of expression.

His works are extremely detailed and polished. His images evoke imaginary cities, babylonian libraries and Piranese type architecture. He likes to represent indoor spaces such as the interior of studios or appartments. His works have been exposed in many galleries and are also part of numerous collections.