Jef Verheyen

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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The Flemish Centre for Art Archives CKV started cooperating with the Jef Verheyen Archive in 2019, to work towards an inventory of the work and archive of Jef Verheyen, that can be for access to the public. For this project CKV appointed researcher Annelien De Troij to be in charge of the archival care and the set-up of a major ongoing database. To this end, this Ensembles platform has become accessible for research purposes, to follow-up on the development of the overview of the oeuvre and the mapping of key archival materials.

The archive is digitized but copyrighted. As it operates only as a reference, researchers and stakeholders can be in touch with the archive to request more specific information on every item listed in this database.

Contact
Annelien De Troij - info@jefverheyen.com

With special thanks to
Axel Vervoordt Gallery

General Website

More information about Jef Verheyen's work and archive can also be found at jefverheyen.com

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