Walter Leblanc

About Walter Leblanc

Walter Leblanc was an important figure in the European post-war kinetic and optical art movements, a position he earned through his 'torsion' technique. This unique and innovative visual language, developed by himself, involved twisting materials such as cotton and metal threads to create dynamic works that interact with light and movement. He was a co-founder of G58 Hessenhuis and was affiliated with the ZERO group, with which he participated in international exhibitions. Following his first solo exhibition at the Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels, 1961), Walter Leblanc organized the exhibition Anti-Peinture (Hessenhuis, Antwerp, 1962) and became a member of the international group Nouvelle Tendance. In 1964, he won the prestigious Jeune Peinture Belge/Young Belgian Painting prize. Since 2018, Tate Modern has included five of the artist's works in its collection.

Born in Antwerp in 1932, passed away in 1986.