Leblanc, Walter | PF 657, ca. 1963–1971 — available on Composition Gallery

Signed and titled 'Walter Leblanc "TORSIONS. P.F. 657."' (on the reverse) White polyvinyl strip on painted panel in an artist's box Framed size 40 x 40 cm. (15.75 x 15.75 in.) Image 28 x 28 cm. / 11 x 11 in.) Executed circa 1963-1971. Literature: N. Leblanc, D. Everarts de Velp-Seynaeve, Walter Leblanc, Catalogue raisonné, Brussels, 1997, No. 564, p. 201.

PF 657 by Walter Leblanc, created around 1963–1971, is a mixed media artwork featuring white polyvinyl tape meticulously arranged on a painted panel. This piece exemplifies Leblanc's commitment to kinetic and optical art, where the interplay of light and shadow creates a dynamic, pulsating visual effect. The arrangement of the white strips forms a series of narrow, elongated diamond shapes that appear to shift as the viewer changes perspective. By using simple materials and a monochromatic palette, Leblanc achieves a sense of movement and depth, challenging perceptions of space and form. This work invites viewers to engage with its optical illusion, exploring how minimalistic elements can produce complex, engaging visual experiences.

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

PF 657, ca. 1963–1971

Name: PF 657, ca. 1963–1971
SKU: 5611

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PaintingPainting is the process of applying media to a surface, using a tool such as a brush. The term refers to both the action and the resulting object. Artists use many tools to paint, such as brushes, airbrushes, palette knives, sponges or fingers and hands.

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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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