Page loaded successfully. Showing biography for Walter Leblanc.
Walter Leblanc BIOGRAPHY
1932 Antwerp, Belgium - 1986 Silly, Belgium. Known for: Mixed-media two dimensional art work, kinetic and op art.
Walter Leblanc, b. 1932 Antwerp, Belgium – d. 1986 Silly, Belgium. Walter Leblanc was primarily interested in motion, both the illusion of movement and its physicality. After graduating at The Royal... Read full biography
Walter Leblanc, b. 1932 Antwerp, Belgium – d. 1986 Silly, Belgium. Walter Leblanc was primarily interested in motion, both the illusion of movement and its physicality. After graduating at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp Leblanc began to introduce torsion in his work in 1959, initially on... Read full biography
Walter Leblanc, b. 1932 Antwerp, Belgium – d. 1986 Silly, Belgium. Walter Leblanc was primarily interested in motion, both the illusion of movement and its physicality. After graduating at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp Leblanc began to introduce torsion in his work in 1959, initially on canvas and later in sculpture, employing 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... Read full biography
Walter Leblanc, b. 1932 Antwerp, Belgium – d. 1986 Silly, Belgium. Walter Leblanc was primarily interested in motion, both the illusion of movement and its physicality. After graduating at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp Leblanc began to introduce torsion in his work in 1959, initially on canvas and later in sculpture, employing 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 studies the incidence of light on twisted cotton threads and the shadow it projects. His research on Torsion, which also materializes in steel sculpture (lacquered... Read full biography
Walter Leblanc, b. 1932 Antwerp, Belgium – d. 1986 Silly, Belgium. Walter Leblanc was primarily interested in motion, both the illusion of movement and its physicality. After graduating at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp Leblanc began to introduce torsion in his work in 1959, initially on canvas and later in sculpture, employing 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 studies the incidence of light on twisted cotton threads and the shadow it projects. His research on Torsion, which also materializes in steel sculpture (lacquered or oxidized), unquestionably brings it closer to Kinetic Art and Op Art. In 1962 he organised the influential exhibition Anti-Pe... Read full biography
Artist Biography
Biography page for Walter Leblanc ((1932 - 1986)), known for Mixed-media two dimensional art work, kinetic and op art. Showing 1 biographical entries and 0 sample artworks.
Walter Leblanc - Artist Info
About Walter Leblanc
Name variants
Walter D Leblanc
Biography
Walter Leblanc, b. 1932 Antwerp, Belgium – d. 1986 Silly, Belgium
Walter Leblanc was primarily interested in motion, both the illusion of movement and its physicality. After graduating at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp Leblanc began to introduce torsion in his work in 1959, initially on canvas and later in sculpture, employing 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 studies the incidence of light on twisted cotton threads and the shadow it projects. His research on Torsion, which also materializes in steel sculptu...But wait, there's more...
Displaying 1,730 of 1,714 characters.
Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.
For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.
If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.