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Paperworld

Guy Leclef

Lannoo Publishers, Tielt 2015, 130 pages, Text in English, Dutch and French, ISBN 9789401427982      

euro 48,00

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In his work, Guy Leclef always aims to find the essence, purity and simplicity of things. His signature eye for detail turns his art with paper into an experience. You could even refer to it as poetic recycling. At the same time, his paper collages always contain a fair amount of humour, hinting at everyday life. Pieces of paper used as paint, thick or paper-thin strokes, queer, impregnated, cut and glued. They're all used as the raw materials for Leclef's art. A rich and varied oeuvre, in spite of - or thanks to - him using paper waste as the building blocks of this sparkling art. Paper, used as paint, to express life's emotions, but Guy Leclef manages to continuously catch your eye with his playful virtuosity.

Every work by Guy Leclef is a pièce unique, now all are compiled in a beautiful book

Increasingly successful, both at home and abroad. Guy Leclef has worked with Delvaux, amongst others

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Paper World

Guy Leclef

Lannoo, Belgium 2022, 272 pages, 28x34cm, ISBN 978-940- 1486 743

euro 55,00

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Discover the exceptional beauty of old paper

Guy Leclef is a paper artist. Rhythm, balance and aesthetics play a leading role in the creations through which he has developed his own unconventional language and technique. The result is richly expressive and coherent works of art that impress.

Leclef makes his way through paper like an explorer, looking for order in the chaos, and, by harnessing his innermost emotions, creates a fascinating paper landscape with an existential dimension.

The artist is constantly looking for new interpretations and forms of expression to take paper in new directions. By tearing his material into strips, then folding, moulding or cutting them up again, he has developed an impressive range of styles and ideas.

Looking at his poetic landscapes, we discern craftsmanship in them, but in reality he is searching for sublimation through the flow of planes, shadows and tints in infinite nuances and colours. However, in the end, it's the paper that tells its own story.