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His early work, such as *Cataract*, still belongs to the dominant lyrical abstraction of the 1950s. It seems miles removed from the later monochrome paintings that portray purely \u0026#39;visual\u0026#39; content. In that context, the choice for an eye disease as the title further increases the mystery of this change of direction.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","description":"\u003cp\u003eWalter Leblanc wordt vanaf begin jaren 1960 bekend met schilderijen en objecten die virtuele beweging scheppen en die aansluiten bij de kinetische kunst en de op art. Zijn vroege werk, zoals *Cataract*, hoort nog bij de dominante lyrische abstractie van de jaren 1950. Het lijkt mijlen ver verwijderd van de latere monochrome schilderijen die louter \u0026lsquo;visuele\u0026rsquo; inhoud afficheren. In dat verband vergroot de keuze voor een oogziekte als titel nog het raadsel van die koerswijziging.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","description":""}]},{"id":6101,"title":"Mobile-Static M 0 27","dimensions":"100 x 100 cm","date_begin":"1960-01-01","material":"Red and blue polyvinyl on black background","short_description":"","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":24,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Foundation Walter \u0026 Nicole Leblanc, Brussels","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":14,"permalink":"mobile-static-m-0-27","description_ru":null,"description_de":null,"description_es":null,"description_el":null,"short_description_du":null,"short_description_fr":null,"short_description_ru":null,"short_description_de":null,"short_description_es":null,"short_description_el":null,"description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/012/896/large/Walter_Leblanc__Mobile-Static_M_0_27__1960_Fondation_Walter_Leblanc2.JPG?1350047562","poster_credits":null,"translations":[{"locale":"en","description":""},{"locale":"nl","description":""},{"locale":"fr","description":""}]},{"id":13406,"title":"Twisted Strings","dimensions":"55 x 40 cm","date_begin":"1960-01-01","material":"Strings on cardboard ","short_description":"\u003cp\u003eTwisted Strings are interwoven cotton threads, stretched on a single color (usually white) surface. In the beginning, the artist twisted the strings by hand, in a later stadium he used a small device to rotate the distortions.\u0026nbsp;As the sun passes by during the day and sheds its light on the Twisted Strings, they also move with the shadows. A similar effect is obtained when the viewer passes by the work. The shadowsare much more to be noted on the monochrome background. Shadow thus plays a crucial role in the work of Leblanc. And yet his work is\u0026nbsp;delicate and sensual.\u0026nbsp;despite the monochrome.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":79,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Courtesy of Galerie Tom Gerits, Ostende ","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":8,"permalink":"twisted-strings","description_ru":null,"description_de":null,"description_es":null,"description_el":null,"short_description_du":null,"short_description_fr":null,"short_description_ru":null,"short_description_de":null,"short_description_es":null,"short_description_el":null,"description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/030/638/large/WalterLeblancTwistedStrings1960.jpg?1453894286","poster_credits":null,"translations":[{"locale":"en","description":""},{"locale":"nl","description":"\u003cp\u003eBij de Twisted Strings worden ineengevlochten katoendraden gespannen op een monochroom (meestal wit) vlak. Bij de eerste werken draaide de kunstenaar de torsies allemaal met de hand, bij de latere werken maakte hij gebruik van een toestelletje om de torsies te draaien. Naarmate de zon gedurende de dag voorbijtrekt en haar licht op de Twisted Strings werpt, bewegen ook de schaduwen mee. Een vergelijkbaar effect krijgt men als de toeschouwer het reli\u0026euml;f voorbijgaat.De schaduwen vallen zo anders op de monochrome achtergrond. Schaduw speelt dus net als licht een cruciale rol in het werk van Leblanc. En toch is zijn werk ondanks het monochrome, gevoelig en sensueel.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","description":""}]},{"id":13407,"title":"Mobilo Static M 027 ","dimensions":"100 x 100 cm","date_begin":"1960-01-01","material":"Polyvinyl strips on frame and box","short_description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003eWalter Leblanc creates tension by creating distortions. For Mobilo Static M 027 he uses polyvinyl ribbons. As the sun passes by during the day and it throws light on the work, the shadows move. A similar effect is obtained as the viewer passes the relief.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":79,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Walter Leblanc Foundation ","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":8,"permalink":"mobilo-static-m-027","description_ru":null,"description_de":null,"description_es":null,"description_el":null,"short_description_du":null,"short_description_fr":null,"short_description_ru":null,"short_description_de":null,"short_description_es":null,"short_description_el":null,"description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/030/637/large/WalterLeblancMobiloStaticM0271960.jpg?1453894243","poster_credits":null,"translations":[{"locale":"en","description":""},{"locale":"nl","description":"\u003cp\u003eWalter Leblanc cre\u0026euml;ert spanning door torsies te maken. Voor Mobilo Static M 027 gebruikt hij polyvinyl-linten.\u0026nbsp;Naarmate de zon gedurende de dag voorbijtrekt en haar licht op het werk werpt, bewegen ook de schaduwen mee. Een vergelijkbaar effect krijgt men als de toeschouwer het reli\u0026euml;f voorbijgaat.\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","description":""}]},{"id":13408,"title":"Torsions T 090","dimensions":"60 x 60 cm ","date_begin":"1973-01-01","material":"Latex on cotton canvas and box ","short_description":"\u003cp\u003eWalter LeBlanc is best known for his Kinetic and Op Art\u0026nbsp;pieces that incorporate light and other non-traditional materials. In 1959, investigating strategies for painting without pigment, LeBlanc introduced torsion\u0026nbsp;to his work\u0026mdash;he tightened and twisted cotton threads, and eventually plastic ribbons, over traditional supports to create ray-like patterns and simple geometric shapes. LeBlanc was primarily interested in motion, both the illusion of movement produced by Op Art and the physical movement of Kinetic Art.\u003c/p\u003e","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":79,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Walter Leblanc Foundation ","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":8,"permalink":"torsions-t-090","description_ru":null,"description_de":null,"description_es":null,"description_el":null,"short_description_du":null,"short_description_fr":null,"short_description_ru":null,"short_description_de":null,"short_description_es":null,"short_description_el":null,"description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/030/636/large/WalterLeblancTorsionsT0901973.jpg?1453894197","poster_credits":null,"translations":[{"locale":"en","description":""},{"locale":"nl","description":"\u003cp\u003eWalter LeBlanc is vooral bekend om zijn Kinetische kunst en Op Art stukken, waarbij hij licht en andere niet-traditionele materialen gebruikt. In 1959 onderzoekt LeBlanc manierne om te schilderen zonder pigment. Hij introduceert torsie in zijn werk, hij draait letterlijk katoenen draden, en uiteindelijk plastic linten, over traditionele dragers om patronen en eenvoudige geometrische vormen te cre\u0026euml;eren.\u003cspan style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;LeBlanc was vooral ge\u0026iuml;nteresseerd in beweging, zowel de illusie van beweging geproduceerd door Op Art en de fysieke verplaatsing van Kinetische kunst.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","description":""}]},{"id":13409,"title":"Twisted Strings PFX 225 ","dimensions":"40 x 40 cm","date_begin":"1972-01-01","material":"Cotton threads and latex on cotton canvas and cushion-shaped frame ","short_description":"\u003cp\u003eTwisted Strings are interwoven cotton threads, stretched on a single color (usually white) surface. In the beginning, the artist twisted the strings by hand, in a later stadium he used a small device to rotate the distortions.\u003cspan style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;As the sun passes by during the day and sheds its light on the Twisted Strings, they also move with the shadows. A similar effect is obtained when the viewer passes by the work. The shadowsare much more to be noted on the monochrome background. Shadow thus plays a crucial role in the work of Leblanc. And yet his work is\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003edelicate and sensual.\u003cspan style=\"line-height:1.6\"\u003e despite the monochrome.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":79,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Walter Leblanc Foundation ","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":8,"permalink":"twisted-strings-pfx-225","description_ru":null,"description_de":null,"description_es":null,"description_el":null,"short_description_du":null,"short_description_fr":null,"short_description_ru":null,"short_description_de":null,"short_description_es":null,"short_description_el":null,"description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/030/635/large/WalterLeblancTwistedStringsPFX2251972.jpg?1453894119","poster_credits":null,"translations":[{"locale":"en","description":""},{"locale":"nl","description":"\u003cp\u003eBij de Twisted Strings worden ineengevlochten katoendraden gespannen op een monochroom (meestal wit) vlak. Bij de eerste werken draaide de kunstenaar de torsies allemaal met de hand, bij de latere werken maakte hij gebruik van een toestelletje om de torsies te draaien. Naarmate de zon gedurende de dag voorbijtrekt en haar licht op de Twisted Strings werpt, bewegen ook de schaduwen mee. Een vergelijkbaar effect krijgt men als de toeschouwer het reli\u0026euml;f voorbijgaat.De schaduwen vallen zo anders op de monochrome achtergrond. Schaduw speelt dus net als licht een cruciale rol in het werk van Leblanc. En toch is zijn werk ondanks het monochrome, gevoelig en sensueel.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","description":""}]},{"id":35774,"title":"Torsions","dimensions":"275 x 15 x 0,3 cm","date_begin":"1965-01-01","material":"Oxidised steel","short_description":"","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":24,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Foundation Walter \u0026 Nicole Leblanc","cached_tag_list":"Jef Verheyen","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":9,"permalink":"torsions-9399e162-333d-491a-be7b-6ef0505bc2f8","description_ru":"","description_de":"","description_es":"","description_el":"","short_description_du":"","short_description_fr":"","short_description_ru":"","short_description_de":"","short_description_es":"","short_description_el":"","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/092/329/medium_500/35774.jpg?1711372038","cached_actor_names":"Walter Leblanc","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/092/329/large/35774.jpg?1711372038","poster_credits":"© Fondation Walter \u0026 Nicole Leblanc / SABAM Belgium","translations":[{"locale":"en","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eA canvas with stainless steel reflectors, by Hermann\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eGoepfert. A composition with mirror surfaces, by\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eChristian Megert. A sculpted torsion form, by Walter\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eLeblanc. Unlike his colleagues, Verheyen does not\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eexperiment with mirror, glass or steel. He paints in\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eoil on burlap and sticks to the two-dimensional\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003ecanvas. All these works nevertheless have one\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003ething in common: they are in constant dialogue\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003ewith the light. Verheyen and the ZERO artists invite\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eus not to stand still and stare, but rather to move\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003epast the works. In that way we activate light and\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003espace and become part of the work.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eEen doek met reflectoren in edelstaal van Hermann\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eGoepfert. Een compositie met spiegelvlakken van\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eChristian Megert. Een gesculpteerde torsievorm\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003evan Walter Leblanc. Anders dan zijn collega’s\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eexperimenteert Verheyen niet met spiegel, glas\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eof staal. Hij schildert in olieverf op jute en houdt\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eals schilder vast aan het tweedimensionale doek.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eToch hebben al deze werken één ding gemeen:\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eze voeren een constante dialoog met het licht.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eVerheyen en de ZERO-kunstenaars nodigen je uit\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003eom niet te blijven stilstaan maar voorbij de werken\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003ete bewegen. Zo activeer je licht en ruimte en ga je\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:black;\"\u003edeel uitmaken van het werk.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","description":""}]}]