Walter Leblanc (Antwerp 1932 - Silly, Belgium 1986)
was active in the Neo-Avant-garde "Nouvelle Tendance", Zero, Kinetic Art, Op Art, Concrete Art & Neo-Constructivism
Founding member of the G 58 avant-garde group in Antwerp, exhibited with the Zero group
Works included in the "Zero : Countdown to Tomorrow" exhibition at the Guggenheim New York in 2014
was active in the Neo-Avant-garde "Nouvelle Tendance", Zero, Kinetic Art, Op Art, Concrete Art & Neo-Constructivism
Founding member of the G 58 avant-garde group in Antwerp, exhibited with the Zero group
Works included in the "Zero : Countdown to Tomorrow" exhibition at the Guggenheim New York in 2014
"Twisted strings" 1970, 130 x 130 cm, cotton threads and white latex on canvas.
Stretching threads over the canvas and then painting them, the artist created ray-like structures that give the illusion of movement.
Leblanc studied the incidence of light on twisted cotton threads and the shadow it projects.
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Stretching threads over the canvas and then painting them, the artist created ray-like structures that give the illusion of movement.
Leblanc studied the incidence of light on twisted cotton threads and the shadow it projects.
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"Gouache - sand relief C.R. no 245", 1960, 40 x 50 cm
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"Abstract composition C.R. no 161" 1959, indian ink on paper, 50 x 40 cm
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"Torsions-Mobilostatic" 1963-70
Yellow polyvinyl strips on a black background
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Yellow polyvinyl strips on a black background
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"Torsions-Mobilostatic" 1965-70
Blue polyvinylstrips on a black background
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Blue polyvinylstrips on a black background
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"Torsions-Mobilostatic" 1965-70
Yellow polyvinylstrips on a yellow background
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Yellow polyvinylstrips on a yellow background
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"Torsions-Mobilostatic" 1965-70
Blue polyvinylstrips on a black background
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Blue polyvinylstrips on a black background
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"Torsions-Mobilostatic" 1969
Polyvinylstrips on a black background
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Polyvinylstrips on a black background
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"White" - Gouache 1958
Cotton thread & mixed media on cardboard
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Cotton thread & mixed media on cardboard
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"Black" - Gouache 1958
Cotton thread & mixed media on cardboard
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Cotton thread & mixed media on cardboard
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"Twisted Strings" 1983
Cotton thread and white latex on cardboard
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Cotton thread and white latex on cardboard
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The works of Walter Leblanc (Antwerp 1932 - Silly, Belgium, 1986) are connected with motion, the illusion of movement and its physical presence. After studies at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Leblanc introduced Torsion in his work in 1959 on canvas and in sculpture, using new media such as vinyl, cotton thread and latex. Stretching threads over the canvas and then painting them, he created ray-like structures that give the illusion of movement. In his monochrome and purified creations called Twisted Strings, he studied the incidence of light on twisted cotton threads and the shadow it projects. His research on Torsion earned him international recognition in the field of Kinetic Art and Op Art.
In 1961 Leblanc had his first solo exhibition at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.
In 1962 he organized the influential "Anti-Painting" in his hometown Antwerp.
Leblanc joined the international group Nouvelle Tendance and started to exhibit with the ZERO Group of artists Otto Piene, Heinz Mack and Günther Uecker.
Leblanc's works have been included in countless international exhibitions, a.o. the Venice Biennial in 1970 and the Zero exhibition "ZERO : Countdown to Tomorrow" at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2014.
Works in the permanent collections of the Centre Pompidou Paris, Tate Modern London, Museum Kunst Palast Düsseldorf, Josef Albers Museum Bottrop, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, S.M.A.K. Ghent, Mu.Zee Ostend and The Royal of Fine Arts Museum in Brussels.
In 1961 Leblanc had his first solo exhibition at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.
In 1962 he organized the influential "Anti-Painting" in his hometown Antwerp.
Leblanc joined the international group Nouvelle Tendance and started to exhibit with the ZERO Group of artists Otto Piene, Heinz Mack and Günther Uecker.
Leblanc's works have been included in countless international exhibitions, a.o. the Venice Biennial in 1970 and the Zero exhibition "ZERO : Countdown to Tomorrow" at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2014.
Works in the permanent collections of the Centre Pompidou Paris, Tate Modern London, Museum Kunst Palast Düsseldorf, Josef Albers Museum Bottrop, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, S.M.A.K. Ghent, Mu.Zee Ostend and The Royal of Fine Arts Museum in Brussels.
