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Cardboard project for sculpture number 1450 (The work is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels). Catalogue raisonné nr 1450 bis.

Archetypes by Walter Leblanc, created in 1985, is a cardboard maquette for sculpture number 1450, measuring 22 x 17.5 x 7 cm. Enclosed in a transparent display case, the composition explores geometric purity and spatial tension through the interplay of triangular, circular, and rectangular forms. This small-scale study reflects Leblanc’s transition from his earlier kinetic and textile works to a more structural, minimalist vocabulary in his later career. The title Archetypes suggests a focus on essential forms and universal shapes, aligning with the artist's philosophical interest in form, balance, and perception. Listed in the catalogue raisonné as 1450 bis.

Walter Leblanc (Belgium, 1932–1986) was a pivotal figure in European post-war art, renowned for his contributions to kinetic and optical art. A founding member of the Antwerp avant-garde group G58, he introduced the 'torsion' technique, twisting materials like cotton threads and metal to create dynamic works that engage light and movement. Leblanc's innovative approach earned him international recognition, with his works featured in major exhibitions and collections worldwide.

Walter Leblanc

Archetypes, 1985

Name: Archetypes, 1985
SKU: 16372
Price: 15000.00 EUR
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Cardboard project for sculpture number 1450 (The work is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels). Catalogue raisonné nr 1450 bis.

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Archetypes, 1985

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Mixed Media

EUR 15,000

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Light is the frivolous sister of space and time.
- Walter Leblanc

Working extensively in Kinetic and Optical art, Walter Le Blanc is celebrated for his work with the Torsion technique – on both canvas and sculpture, the artist would tighten and twist such materials as painted cotton threads and plastic ribbons over a traditional support to create simple geometric shapes and ray-like patterns that produced the illusion of movement. Twisted Strings is just one among many examples of the aforementioned technique – this particular piece was comprised of string, black latex paint and canvas and was a study of the interplay between light and surface. Leblanc worked and exhibited with the ZERO group and in the latter part of his career began to created sculptural 3D archetypes by nesting primary geometric shapes of circles, quadrangles and triangles. (Artist website)

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Archetypes, 1985

22 x 17.5 x 7 cm

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