Jef Verheyen

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The Belgian ZERO artist Jef Verheyen (1932-1984) became known as the painter of light streams and colour spectra. He experimented not only with light, but also with movement and the invisible as means to evoke natural mechanisms and to reveal universal interrelationships between human beings and the surrounding world. He used geometric principles – his passion for geometry was born out of his interest in mathematics and (Greek) philosophy – as the basis for harmony. Verheyen never gave up on traditional media and materials such as the canvas, paint, and brushes to search for the essence of our nature. 

Jef Verheyen

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(c)Jef Verheyen, photo: Jef Verheyen Archive
• 0104 • Brazilië I , 1968
Axel and May Vervoordt Foundation
Painting , 130 x 130 cm, 160 x 160 cm with frame
Matt lacquer on canvas
References

  • Jef Verheyen, Le peintre flamant / Dirk Pörschmann & Tijs Visser. - Brussels : ASA Publishers, 2010. - 256 p. : ill. ; 23 x 23 cm

  • In-Finitum, exh. cat., published by Axel Vervoordt, 2009.

  • Jef Verheyen 'Lux est Lex' / Freddy De Vree. - Wijnegem : Axel Vervoordt, 2004. - 160 p. : ill. ; 35 x 28 cm

  • Retrospectieve Jef Verheyen, 1932-1984 / Willy Van den Bussche & Léonore Verheyen. - Oostende/Brugge : Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst/Stichting Kunstboek, 1994. - 158 p. : ill. ; 30 x 24.5 cm

  • Phil Mertens, Pierre Baudson, Marie-Jeanne Chartrain-Hebbelinck, Francine-Claire Legrand (eds.), Italianen in België. Belgen in Italië, exh. cat., Europalia 1969 (12.09.1969-12.10.1969), Brussels: Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België, 1969.

  • Wend von Kalnein (ed.), Kreislauf der Farben, exh. cat., Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf (28.09.1973 - 11.11.1973), Düsseldorf: Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, 1973.

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