Walter Leblanc
1932 - 1986
Died in Silly (Belgium), born in Antwerpen (Belgium).
Walter Leblanc initially makes lyric abstract work, then radically changes course around 1960. With the torsion form as most important element – first twisted rope, then twisted strips of vinyl, white on white or, later, in bright colors too – he, like other artists of the ‘new tendencies’, aims to produce pure retinal art that would stimulate the viewer via virtual movement. As co-organizer of Anti-peinture, Leblanc was certainly responsible for the selection of like-minded artists. In the Sixties he also often participated in group exhibitions of the ‘new tendencies’, up to and including The Responsive Eye, the large survey exhibition of kinetic art at the MoMA in New York, in 1965.
Works
>Walter Leblanc, Cataract, 1958.Mixed Media, mixed technique/panel, 100 x 81.5 cm.
>Walter Leblanc, Mobilo Static M 027 , 1960.Mixed Media, polyvinyl strips on frame and box, 100 x 100 cm.
>Walter Leblanc, Twisted Strings, 1960.Mixed Media, strings on cardboard , 55 x 40 cm.
>Walter Leblanc, Mobile-Static M 0 27, 1960.Sculpture, red and blue polyvinyl on black background, 100 x 100 cm.
>Walter Leblanc, Torsions, 1965.Sculpture, oxidised steel, 275 x 15 x 0,3 cm.
>Walter Leblanc, Twisted Strings PFX 225 , 1972.Mixed Media, cotton threads and latex on cotton canvas and cushion-shaped frame , 40 x 40 cm.
>Walter Leblanc, Torsions T 090, 1973.Mixed Media, latex on cotton canvas and box , 60 x 60 cm .
Exhibitions & Ensembles
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> Exhibition: Dialogue with Light: Walter Leblanc & Jef Verheyen. 27 October 2016 - 22 January 2016.
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> Exhibition: Jef Verhejen. .
> Exhibition: Jef Verheyen. 24 November 1956 - 14 December 1956.
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> Exhibition: Jef Verheyen. 26 April 1959 - 09 May 1959.
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> Exhibition: Jef Verheyen - Peintures monochromes. 29 April 1960 - 05 June 1960.
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> Exhibition: Jef Verheyen - Schilderijen. 17 October 1959 - 06 November 1959.
> Exhibition: Jef Verheyen. Window on Infinity. 23 March 2024 - 18 August 2024.
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> Exhibition: Klein - Rotraut - Uecker - Verheyen. 20 October 1965 - 07 November 1965.
> Exhibition: LATT: new art in Antwerp 1958-1962 #1 the attic myth. 10 February 2012 - 18 March 2012.
> Exhibition: LATT: new art in Antwerp 1958-1962 #5 but vision itself. 07 December 2012 - 10 February 2013.
> Exhibition: THE GAP – Abstract Art from Belgium. A Selection. Curator: Luc Tuymans. 30 January 2016 - 29 May 2016.
> Exhibition: Vision in Motion / Motion in Vision. 21 March 1959 - 03 May 1959.
> Ensemble: Jef Verheyen - ARCHIVE.
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> Ensemble: Jef Verheyen - Ceramics .
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> Ensemble: Jef Verheyen - Monographic exhibition catalogues.
> Ensemble: Window on Infinity - Room 07.