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.

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Jef Verheyen

Zon - Aarde / Warm - Koud / Wit - geel - rood - blauw- zwart - blauw - rood - geel - wit (Pour une peinture non plastique), 1958-1959

Jef Verheyen Archive

Sketch , 5 sides

Ink and pencil on paper, copies

Bewijs dat wit licht samengesteld is
dat kleuren gelijk of tesamen gebracht terug wit geven

zon aarde zon

wit geel rood blauw zwart blauw rood geel wit

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

zwart
aarde
materie
A materie

wit licht is samengesteld tussen de twee energiebronnnen
middelpunt Zon - middelpunt Aarde
ligt het zwart volledig afgekoelde laag waar geen warmte aanwezig is
dode materie, zij krijgt leven door de zonnewarmte

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