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The main characteristics of Guy Leclef’s work are essential, original, material, sensible. A genuine artist, constantly searching for the truth, he allows us to discover objects and structures as they really are. His work always contains a touch of humor, a kind and subtle reminder of our daily life. with his book compositions he strives to put order amidst chaos. Adding colors only perpetrates his quest for harmony and peacefulness. As such, his creations wil not leave us untouched.
Strips of paper deployed like paint, thick accreations, thin layers, sliced, impregnated, cut and pasted: this is the raw material that forms the basis of Guy Leclef’s artworks. His oeuvre represents a perpetual quest for the essence of things. Varied and exhilarating art, moulded from a mountain of waste paper. Through his signature attention to detail, he transforms his paper art into an experience. Guy Leclef’s handling of his medium – as though it were paint – displays a playful virtuosity, and never descends into showmanship or ennui. Call it poetic recycling.
His work is admired and collected globally. The artist collaborated with Delvaux, Piet Boon and The Jane, among many others. Forwart Gallery represents the artist at international art fairs in Paris and Venice (La Biennale di Venezia).
Guy Leclef is a permanent resident at Forwart Gallery.
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